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Alpujarra Nomads

Alpujarra Nomads

Alpujarra Nomads are a local based walking and hiking group going out every week and doing hikes and activities within Andalucía province, Spain

Tajos de la Virgen Ridge

Tajos de la Virgen Ridge

It had been quite a number of years since I had last walked the ridge between Veleta and the Refugio Elorrietta. It's known as the Tajos de la Virgen ridge and is a rough but easy walk with some sections of very mild scrambling involved.

Las Campanitas Ridge to Veleta

Las Campanitas Ridge to Veleta

The ridge didn't let our expectations down. It is a magnificent scramble, probably Grade 3 in places. The highlight for me is the spiky pinnacle of Campario which soars like a needle up intto the sky. It is an impressive and intimidating sight.

Camp at Laguna Peñon Negro

Camp at Laguna Peñon Negro

Yesterday in the heat of the afternoon we made our way uphill to a remote lake, rarely visited, that we had never been to before. Laguna de Peñón Negro.

Threading the Raspones Ridge

Threading the Raspones Ridge

This was an interesting day. Interesting as it crossed some terrain I have never trodden before, threading the Raspones ridge. We started at Posiciones at 3000m, using the National park bus to gain altitude. Round the old road to the Refugio Carihuela, then over the vertical Paso de los Guias

Summer Walking With Water

Summer Walking With Water

This morning we went into the unknown amazonian forest, forded raging rivers, entered dramatic gorges, got eaten by bugs and swung over vertical cliffs. Were we deterred? No! We emerged the other side, intact and in time for a few lunchtime beers

Hard Going on the Tozal del Cartujo ridge

Hard Going on the Tozal del Cartujo ridge

A tough return for me to high mountain scrambling on this mountaineering ascent of the north ridge of Tozal del Cartujo in Spain's Sierra Nevada

Wet and Windy in the San Juan Valley

Wet and Windy in the San Juan Valley

A very unseasonal hiking day in Spain's Sierra Nevada which brought welcome relief from the heat of the lower villages