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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

Walk the Los Cahorros de Monachil Gorge, Granada

Walk the Los Cahorros de Monachil Gorge, Granada

There's something uniquely satisfying about reading the weather right. 10 minutes after finishing the walk today in the Monachil Gorge the heavens opened. Really good to be back enjoying Los Cahorros near Granada, 15 years since I was last there.

Trekking the Northern Flanks of the Sierra Nevada

Trekking the Northern Flanks of the Sierra Nevada

The Veredon Inferior deserves to be known as the most spectacular path in the Sierra Nevada that nobody knows about! We now head down onto a vasar, a descending rake which rather cleverly circumvents the vertical cliffs above and below.

Hiking at First Light in the Sierra Nevada

Hiking at First Light in the Sierra Nevada

There's something special about striking campsite pre dawn and hiking in the first daylight hours, whilst the rest of the world is seemingly still in bed.

Trekking the Upper Lanjaron Valley

Trekking the Upper Lanjaron Valley

To the people of Lanjaron, their Shangri-La is the upper Lanjaron valley, it's lakes and it's rivers. It's the source of it's life giving waters. A special place that we were privileged to walk and spend the night in.

The Vasar de Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada

The Vasar de Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada

The North Face of Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada. Its long been an ambition of mine to view the sunrise from Mulhacen's north face. This morning I got my wish and it didn't disappoint!

An Alpine Start (nearly)

An Alpine Start (nearly)

It's a long time since I had a pre dawn start in the mountains and I had forgotten how wonderful an experience it was moving at first light.

Making a Splash - River walk at Albunuelas, Lecrin Valley

Making a Splash - River walk at Albunuelas, Lecrin Valley

A superb way to spend a hot summers day! Walking up the river gorge outside The village of Albuñuelas in the Lecrin Valley near Granada, Spain.