For the more serious mountaineer, a winter tour seems consequential after a summer tour, in case he or she enjoyed the past experience on a particular mountain or in a particular mountain range.
March however, is a curious month in regards to mountaineering.
It’s the month where you encounter the most snow, since the snowfall of the entire winter has accumulated and nothing has yet melted. This is usually true … read more
It was my second visit to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Southern Spain (Andalusia), and opposed to the winter season I had not to deal with snow and ice this time but with summer heat, obviously.
Located in this mountain range is (Pico de) Mulhacén, the highest peak in continental Spain boasting 3479 meters AMSL.
The only Spanish mountain surpassing Mulhacén is Pico del Teide (3715 meters AMSL) … read more
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
