North of Granada – Moclín and Tiena
The bulk of the crags in the Granada guide are north of the city. We’d chatted to a couple of climbers at Capileira the previous week – a Welsh woman […]
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Las Alpujarras
Las Alpujarras is a natural and historical region in Andalusia on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. The average elevation is 1,200 metres, and there’s generally a view of […]
A to Z on the way to Granada – Ayna to Zújar
We were heading to Granada to catch up with Jim and Claire for a week’s flying visit. Rather than blast around the coastal motorway system, we opted for the cross-country […]
Dalias – La Hormiga and Sanson
Dalias is a small town, halfway between the Sierra Nevada and the Costa del Sol. We were looking for options to extend our stay in the Alpujarra, having decided that […]
La Genara in the Alpujarra, Almería
We’ve based ourselves at the lovely Almócita campsite, in the foothills of the Alpujarra. After stumbling into the path of the giant white motorhome migration, when passing Granada, it’s a […]
Cacín – into La Sierra de Gádor
As we left Jean, skirting Granada, on the way to Almería, the wall-to-wall olive groves gave way to the white and pink blossoms of the almond trees; all set against […]
Jaén – Castillo de Santa Catalina and Reguchillo
We’d pretty much wrung the last drops from the climbing available in Portugal, which coincided perfectly with the first day of dodgy weather in ages. Time to head East! We […]
Cerro del Hierro
With a couple of damp days forecast around Malaga we pressed onwards into Seville, and stopped off to check out the climbing at El Puntal near the town of Estepa. […]
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