I got this video from Pepe’s blog it shows the devastation to the Sierra Nevada from the fire above Lanjaron in 2005 El incendio de Tello (2º parte) web coment Uploaded by pepebadaje. – More college and campus videos.
2005 Fire above Lanjaron
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Feb 022011
We had to go in and extract a client who had very bad blisters, he was on a 5 day traverse of the Sierra Nevada, so we took the Khumbu and Bruno with us for a day out. We left Lanjaron at 9am sharp, drove to the Hoya de Mora above the Sierra Nevada Ski [...]
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 [...]
3 days in the Sierra Nevada
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Jul 222009
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. [...]
Whilst driving to the Ventura trailhead above Lanjaron at 2200m in the Sierra Nevada, we rounded the corner and were met by beautiful these sights. Ive never seen this before so it can only be the due to the fantastic winter that we have had. Normally this time of year the mountains are a dry [...]
Jun 122009
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 [...]
Jun 052009
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 [...]
May 302009
An acequia is a community operated waterway and most were established more than 200 years ago. The Arabs brought the technology to Spain during their occupation. The acequia is how we irrigate our land and is a source of great entertainment for our dogs. Our water comes from the snows in the Sierra Nevada and [...]
Apr 252009
Had a great day out with a couple of clients and the dogs in the Sierra Nevada. Khumbu and Bruno had a ball playing in the snow. Khumbu did his bit in helping pull Richard up hill on his skis (skijoring) whilst Bruno got the real fun part of chasing Richard on his skis down [...]
Mar 142009
We had a great day in the snow yesterday with Khumbu and Bruno up in the Sierra Nevada. It was a blue sunny sky at 18C deg, perfect. Khumbu did very well with his skijoring in helping Richard up hill on his skis and Bruno just wanted to save all skiers! [MEDIA=15]
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