This week, I went on a day long hike in the Sierra de Huetor. The landscape is epic, and monolithic! Black and White seemed to suit this location more than colour. The mountains are not particularly high, (1700 metres at the highest point) though they take a few hours to climb, I think we were…
I had no idea, as recently as two weeks ago that there had ever been a goldrush in Andalucia. A visit to the gold mines of Rodalquilar put me right on that score, a fascinating story of greed, incompetence and ultimately, restoration in the Cabo de Gata. This is not my usual photowalk, I’m usually…
This week’s highlight and probably this year’s so far, was an overnight on Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain at 3482 metres. It was a long climb, but the descent was far worse. My muscles are still complaining if I try to walk downstairs! To put this into context, I once climbed Croagh Patrick in…
How long has it been since I published Beating Gear Acquisition Syndrome? I lasted precisely one week! Serious packing for overnight photography trips is a new experience for me, in the UK, when I wasn’t working in the studio I preferred to get up early and jump in the car, locations rarely being more than…
It’s been a while since I posted about an actual photography expedition, but I’ve done a couple of long hikes in the last month or so, so here’s the most recent; on Tuesday I went hiking in the Sierra Nevada, taking in Loma Pua, Pico Sabinar & Rio Veleta with a group of friends and…
So this is a bit random, posting about clothes in a photography blog? I’m writing here about clothes for mountain photography because I plan to do a lot of that in 2023 and I realise that so far as equipment goes I am grotesquely under prepared! So this article is informed more than most of…
About the Lecrin Valley Fire The Lecrin Valley Fire destroyed 3000 hectares of wild forest and cultivated land in the Lecrin Valley, Andalucia where I live. I must admit that finding myself in the middle of an actual natural disaster unfolding in real time added a discombobulating dollop of fear, uncertainty and confusion to my…
Walking in Andalucia is all about finding the hidden trails and Barranco de la Luna in the Lecrin Valley is a priceless example. Preparation Barranco de la Luna is a location I discovered on Wikiloc whilst looking for canyon type walks. The wikiloc entry had some decent photographs attached so it was possible to determine that…
Ruta Camino de los Pinos, in Conchar, near to Granada is as spectacular a walk as I’ve attempted in Spain. It’s not particularly long, but it’s quite demanding. You need a head for heights and there’s a bit of a scramble up the mountain around half way. I packed a camera and lens, 1.5 litres…
Stage 1: The Source The Ruta de las Fuentes y Atalaya de Conchar is one of a number of spectacular walks in and around the village of Conchar in the Lecrin Valley. Some are suitable for mountain bikes, others not. This one, or at least this stage of it is probably too much for anyone…