In a recent article in Granadas Ideal newspaper I read of a project based in the Rio Dilar area of the Sierra that was investigating the l...

Many of us who live in the countryside areas around the Sierra Nevada rely upon the acequia system to bring us much needed water. For t...

The Sierra Nevada in summer is arid and dry it’s a special event then when a new there is chance to walk to a laguna or tarn. Laguna de ...

Sum mer in The Sierra Nevada – It’s cool at altitude! Although summer has been a few weeks late in arriving this year, it has now ...

The Best Path in the World! Spring Walks in The Alpujarra and Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada Guides , spring walking season of is in ...

Flowers of the Sierra Nevada Although I’m no expert on flowers, my work as a guide in Spain’s Sierra Nevada brings me close to natu...

Last week I went with a few friends and again climbed Travenque a superb mountain east of Granada. After a steep ascent the final few meters...

Walking in the Sierra Nevada Spain’s Sierra Nevada is a great destination for mountain walking on account of it’s settled (summer) w...

Summer has now departed in the Sierra Nevada and the first snows of autumn have already fallen.   Snow in September and October rarely s...

The first autumn storm bringing snow has arrived today in The Sierra Nevada with snow lying at 2600m on the northern slopes. We use the ...

Autumn in the Sierra Nevada and Alpujarra The autumn is a great time to visit as the heat from summer starts to fade and walking and clim...

Back in The U.K. for a few weeks and thought we'd take the opportunity to do some new scrambles in The Peak District. Ascended Kind...

Too hot to walk in The Alpujarra! We had a client this week complaining that it was too hot to walk in the Alpujarra.   Yes, it is ver...

On a recent trip to the Sierra de Huetor Martin from The Life of Riley discovered a couple more scrambling routes making use of two of the ...

Mulhacen 3482m Mulhacen with Alcazaba (to the left) Climbing Mulhacen which at 3482m is the highest point in mainland Spain. This puts ...