High_Sierras

A Walk in the Sierra Nevada, Spain

This walk took in Mulhacen, Alcazaba and the other peaks that link Las Estrellas on the North to Capileira on the South of the Sierras. The links below are to my diary of the sections of this 'walk in the high sierras'.

Welcome to my walk - well, not exactly 'my walk', but it does feel like that. This is a 'mini web-site' that sets out to describe the walk and to put across what is was like, rather than trying to emulate the guide books. The site comprises a number of pages that mirror the sections of the walk, There are a lot of pictures, so you need to be patient if you have a slow connection.

Navigation: Sierra Nevada map 1:40.000, Geógraf Salvador Llobert, obtainable in Granada and also in London from Stanfords (see link on this web-site) - aided and assisted by a Garmin etrex GPS.

In 2003, I did a solo walk from the Estación de San Juan (el valle de las Estrellas) across the main ridge of the Sierra Nevada to the village of Capiliera in the Alpujarra. Why? well, I suppose it was a last gesture of defiance to getting to 55 years.

Alcazaba

On top of that, the Sierras are, for me, a unique place that allows me to dump all of the every-day concerns and to focus on the 'here an now'. It is a tough walk in the Summer and offers lots of opportunities for the unwary to fall off things, get lost and run out of water. (I tried to do these one at a time and not all together).