By admin on May 7, 2009
An online winter climbing guide for climbers, ski tourers and mountaineers in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain. (Please note: this is an ongoing project)
This great mountaineering venue is still relatively unknown outside Spain. The area provides a fantastic alternative with guaranteed snow and ice, together with a greater chance of that magical combination of [...]
Posted in Misc, Welcome | Tagged features
By admin on July 11, 2008
Posted in Maps
By admin on July 11, 2008
Winter – PD
Approach from the Postero Alto hut (guarded) (3hrs). Climb is up the obvious couloir line. Plenty of belays available. Nice climb!
Posted in Grade PD, Picon de Jerez, Videos
By admin on July 8, 2008
Granada:
45 min transfer to Lanjaron or Hoya de la Mora.
Ryanair currently fly from Stansted, Liverpool and East Midlands but check because there are rumours that they are pulling out of some routes to Granada this winter.
Malaga:
1hr 45 mins transfer to Lanjaron or Hoya de la Mora.
Everybody seems to fly to Malaga. Loads of options but [...]
Posted in Flights
By admin on July 8, 2008
The first snows fall in November but realistically mountaineering doesnt get going until early December. The season last well into May.
The major snows fall in November/December and March/April. January and February have little preciptiation normally, just 2 or 3 bad days a month. Best ice is found, not unsurprisingly, in January, February and March.
With the [...]
Posted in When to go?
By admin on July 7, 2008
Not too much water ice climbing as you might expect in this part of Spain. There are some icefalls on the NE face of Alcazaba (1hr approach from Siete Lagunas) usually in condition and some higher streams and barrancos on the northern side form good ice.
The nearest place to do some ice climbing is at the Hoya [...]
Posted in Ice Climbing, Videos | Tagged climbing, climbing ice, ice
By admin on June 29, 2008
The best and most accurate map around is the following:
Parque National de Sierra Nevada – La Alpujarra
Editorial Penebetica
1:40000
www.penebetica.com
ISBN: 84-933461-9-5
Posted in Maps
By admin on June 29, 2008
Winter – AD (60º)
1st Ascent – 24th March 1970 Cuevas/Lopez/Asiain/Matose/Gomez
From the Laguna de la Mosca go right and then trend back left to gain the central couloir (30-40deg). The main couloir (canuto) is 300m long and at 50-55 deg. Above this there is some mixed climbing before trending right to finish just right of the summit.
Posted in Grade AD, Mulhacen, Videos
By admin on June 29, 2008
Winter – AD
1st Ascent – 2nd March 1952 Joaquin Fernandez/Alejandro Melgarejo/Manuel Martos/Juan B Ladron de Guevara.
Approach either via Siete Lagunas (1hr) or from the Cucharacha and over the Puntal de Vacares(3hrs). Steep snow with tha Tajos de Goteron on the right up to the summit.
Descent is easiest back to Siete Lagunas via the Alcazaba normal [...]
Posted in Alcazaba, Grade AD, Videos
By admin on June 28, 2008
Access Locations:
(1) Hoya de la Mora (2500m). Follow the ski road from Granada to the ski town. Follow the signs left for “Veleta” above the town and reach a car park at the road end. Good quick access for Veleta, Los Machos and Catujo sectors. Cariguela hut is 3hrs from here.
(2) Cortijuela (1700m). Follow the [...]
Posted in Access and approaches, Maps, Misc
