Yes its true, we were out with 3 Spanish Highs clients in the high Sierra Nevada and climbing a peak called Cerro de Caballo (3009m). Circling above us and the mountain were around 16 BIG birds, first thoughts were Golden Eagles but as we got higher and nearer to them, no for sure they were [...]
I have recently spent 3 days in the Sierra Nevada, followed by a day with brid watching clients (report to come). We are having a busy time in our “quiet” time of the year. We have had 10 guys out who have done a 6 day traverse of the 3000m peaks in the Sierra Nevada. [...]
Yes that time of year arrived again and the 6 day fiesta in Lanjaron took place 19th – 24th June. The town comes alive during these few days, with street stalls, street bars, all sorts of activities during the day, even concerts in the evening and includes the famous “noche de agua”, which is a [...]
Whilst on a recent trip back to the UK, we saw many red kites flying around the Bramhope and Harewood areas of West Yorkshire and managed to get a little film of these fantastic birds.
We took Khumbu and Bruno up to the snow yesterday, probably their last chance as temperatures are in the 30s most days now and its melting fast. We decided to take the skis and see if we could ski in the Sierra Nevada mid June. Turns out you can! We had a great day, Khumbu [...]
Sarah and Ali our friends and the rest of the crew at Caballo Blanco Horse Trekking have produced a nice 5 minute video showing the delights of horse trekking in this wonderful part of Andalucia, so I thought I would share it with you.
The stables are situated on a small plateau at a height of 1200 [...]
At last your chance to see the video of when we went to Patagonia in 2006 and traversed the icefield which circles the famous Cerro Torre and Fitzroy massifs. The quality is not great in places as the video was rescued off our scratched dvd.
You can view more photos in my gallery section or you [...]
This video was taken by our friend Pepe (Badaje) from the Tajos de la Cruz Ermita above our house, overlooking the town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras. More interesting information and videos from Pepe Badaje
We are having a great week of walking so far, the weather has been warm and sunny and have had good company. The Sierra de Huetor is quiet, unspoilt and relatively unknown to foreign visitors to Andalucia
To read a little about the walk.
Here is a short video of our walk.
Walking Sierra de Huetor near Granadaby [...]
Had a lovely walk along a 4 hour stretch of the long distance path the GR7. Have a look at the short video I took to give you a taste of what to expect should you venture this way into the Alpujarras. Read a little about the walk.
Walking in the Alpujarras – the GR7
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Between the Sierras & the Sea, Lanjarón, gateway to Las Alpujarras. Living in the spa town of Lanjaron in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, follow the adventures of life in this part of Andalucia.
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