Tag Archives: Spain

Abroad, Hiking and Mountaineering

Ascent to Pico del Valeta (Sierra Nevada)

The Sierra Nevada (“snow-clad mountain range”) in Andalusia is a well-known skiing region in south-eastern Spain, but you can make there lots of nice mountain hikes and mountain climbs too.

In fact, the highest mountains in continental Spain are located in this easily accessible mountain range.

Especially easy to ascend even during the winter season is the second highest peak Pico del Valeta (3396 meters AMSL), for you can park … read more

Abroad, Hiking and Mountaineering

Ascent to Pico Salvaguardia (Spanish Pyrenees)

I had only been once to Spain in my adult life, a short visit to San Sebastián in the Basque Country eight years ago as I was making a somewhat ill-prepared cycling holiday in France and the French Pyrenees.

I was many times in Spain with my family during my childhood, vacations I barely remember and which had been rather dull and uneventful, so it has never struck me as … read more