- Mountain news round up for the week 2010-03-14
- The unprecedented dangers in the Sierra Nevada mountains this winter
- Mountain news round up for the week 2010-03-07
- Alpujarra weather station records February 2010
- Sierra Nevada mountain and snow conditions 1st March 2010
- Mountain news round up for the week 2010-02-28
- ‘We are all born, we all die, it’s what you do in between that counts’
- Mountain news round up for the week 2010-02-21
- Snowboarder gets stuck overnight on chairlift and burns his money to attract attention
- 8 Backcountry ski descents from the peak of Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada
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New trail between Alcazaba and Vacares saves much time and re ascent
Last summer some local spaniards developed a new walking trail between Alcazaba and the Puntal de El Goteron and Puntal de Vacares ridge. The old route meant a long diversion round the Loma de la Alcazaba involving much time and height loss (600m). With the passing of the winter snows the route is now open [...]
Foxes still a problem at high mountain camps in the Sierra Nevada
A year ago I wrote an article about fox related incidents involving clients in the Sierra Nevada. The situation has worsened in the past year. They have spread outwards and now occur further afield from the normal Veleta/Mulhacen tourist tracks. Indeed they are getting braver and becoming more and more of a nuisance.
Here is what [...]
Trip report – Northern Sierra Nevada
Just spent 3 days doing the circuit of the northern peaks. The Pe±a Partida hut is in a good state, well sited, comfy and sleeps about 12. About 5hrs walk in from the trailhead east of Guejar-Sierra. The hut provides access to peaks and climbs on Puntal de los Cuartos, Cerro del Mojon Alto and [...]

