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Los Tres Miles – a Three Day Traverse Of Spain’s Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
My previous forays into the Sierra Nevada had been centred on the south western ‘honey pots’; Mulhacén, Veleta, Cerro de los Machos, Cerrillo Redondo and Cerro del Caballo; all of them ‘Tres Miles’...
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Tres Picos Charity Challenges, Sierra Nevada
Day 1 The start is normally made from the Hoya de la Mora at 2500m on the northern slopes of Veleta. From the high car park here to the summit of Veleta is 900m of ascent. After Veleta (3394m) we drop...
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Hiking opportunities near Sevilla
Yes, the Sierra de Aracena Nature Reserve is only 30 min journey north west from Sevilla. It is an extensive forest of over an incredible 186.000 hectares, providing an outstanding walking and hiking...
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Berghaus athlete Julia Pickering to join Spanish Highs guiding team
Julia was the first female and second person ever to have climbed and snowboarded the three highest peaks in the Arctic Circle. In May 2012 saw her team head out to Alaska to attempt the first...
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Wet weather and fox encounters on the ridges of the Sierra Nevada
Had a brilliant time completing Los Tres Miles. I got a little behind schedule on the first day due to a late start and the altitude making the uphill pull slow going. From Lanjaron I made it up to...
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An ascent of Tozal del Cartujo via the north-west ridge
Back in May 2012 I walked the ridge from Cerro del Caballo to Tozal del Cartujo, crossed over to the Refugio Elorrieta for the night and then returned to the Ventura trailhead the next day via the Río...
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The origins of the Refugio Caballo Restoration Project
In August 2011 we followed a call via Facebook to come to the Refugio Caballo at 3000m in the Sierra Nevada. The aim was to clean the refuge and repair the door and window. There were three of us. We...
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Trek from Lanjarón to Trevélez over the roof of Spain
A multi day trek over the high Sierra Nevada from Lanjarón to Trevélez taking in the main peaks and some surprisingly interesting diversions en route. The trek started as normal from the south near...
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Climbing Trevenque with the Sierra Nevada “Twitteros”
It seems that the whole world is involved with Social Media Sites these days. A few of us Twitter users who regularly tweet about the Sierra Nevada mountains met for the first time yesterday in the...
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Life in the deep freeze
In the Sierra Nevada mountains of southern Spain we can expect some bad weather in November. This is normally the month when the major snows fall. We had a three day crossing of the mountain range...
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Spanish Highs supporting solo Patagonia Icefield trek
Hi friends, Here is the final update of my planned solo hike in Patagonia! If you ever plan a similar adventure, then you might find valuable information and helpful suggestions in the plan below. So...
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After fresh snows the Snowshoeing in the Alpujarras region of Andalucia is a superb experience. With the first major snows of the year falling over Christmas it gave Ian Tupman chance to get his...
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Climbing the Canuto Norte del Veleta, Sierra Nevada
Report and video of climbing the Canuto Norte de Veleta, one of the classic mountaineering routes (AD) in the Sierra Nevada. Grade - Winter – AD (50º) (AD- in good conditions with footsteps to...
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A cold and blustery winter night out in the Sierra Nevada
Camping out in the mountains does not have to always be reserved for those long summer days. With careful planning and foresight great experiences are to be had during the winter months. We recently...
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Spring Mountain Conditions for the Sierra Nevada 2014
Not great news I’m afraid. We have some very dangerous mountain conditions above 2700m where there are extensive areas of hard ice on all slopes. Strangely, below 2700m, under thaw conditions then...
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“No dramas nor fancy music”, just a normal day’s ski touring in the Sierra...
Let’s face it, most of us are not daredevil skiers. We don’t really want to be hurtling down some ridiculously steep slope chased by an avalanche! Yes we want to be tested, be prefer the wide open,...
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Spring Ski Touring conditions on the Cerro de Caballo, Sierra Nevada, Spain
This has been a generally poor ski touring year in the Sierra Nevada but yesterday we did the west flank of Cerro de Caballo, above Nigüelas. A superb ski day! Winter 2014 has been beset by a lack of...
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New refuge opens in the Barranco de Sangre in the Sierra Nevada
On May 2, 2014 the opening ceremony took place of the Refugio Barranco de Sangre in the Taha del Pitres area of the Alpujarras/Sierra Nevada The refuge has 12 bunk beds, some sofa beds and mattresses....
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Descent from Cerro de Caballo May 2014
An exhilarating 2 minute ride down Europe’s most southerly 3000m mountain, the Cerro de Caballo (3009m) in Spain’s Sierra Nevada. More info about the ski touring potential here at Filmed by Jens Foell...
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Chris Stewart walking for charity along Spain’s Sierra Nevada 3000m ridges
Vice President of the charity Acompalia, Chris Stewart, alongside Contraviesa farmer, Nick Cranham and London based Physiotherapist, Glenn, will undertake the mammoth task of walking the Sierra Nevada...
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