Mountain snow and ice conditions for the Sierra Nevada 2nd Feb 2012 The following mountain condition report was issued by the Junta de Andalucia in their Safety Campaign for the Sierra National Park mountains this winter. Information at February 2, 2012. All areas Variable states. Hard ice, neve, wind blown, powder. Some charged slopes. Even lower elevations will have some snow/ice. Hoya de la Mora – Veleta Access [...] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:04:37 +0000
Paragliding off the summit of Mulhacen, Spain What is it like to launch off and paraglide from the highest mountain in mainland Spain? Ian Tupman decided to find out! Ian continues………….. “Short video of a trip with my friend Rob on 23 and 24 January 2012. We walked up to the Poquiera refuge along the acequia alta, spent the night there and [...] Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:13:22 +0000
Climbing the Cerro de Caballo and want to know what the weather will be like? If you intend to climb the Cerro de Caballo which lies just above the Alpujarras spa town of Lanjaron in the Sierra Nevada, you may be interested in the following weather forecasting model. Wind speed, Wind gusts, Wind direction, Wind chill (°C), Temperature (°C), Cloud cover (%), Pressure (hPa) and expected Precipitation (mm/3h) are all [...] Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:48:09 +0000
Alpujarras weather trends in 2011 from our Lanjaron meteo station At the end of the year it is always interesting to look at the extremes, averages and trends in the years weather. Our weather station in Lanjaron, Alpujarras has provided the following information for 2011 (2010 figures in brackets). Temperatures – nothing too different on the maximums and minimums, but interesting to note that 2011 [...] Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:54:06 +0000
4 Insights the mountains and wilderness have shown me in 2011 As the dawn on a new year breaks it’s a good time to reflect on the past 12 months. 2011 has been unforgettable in so many ways. There were ups and downs, of course (it is the mountains after all…..ha ha!), but experiences in the Sierra Nevada and Patagonia have shown me some insights I [...] Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:03:06 +0000
Mountain Condition Report for the Sierra Nevada over the new year period The following mountain condition report was issued by the Junta de Andalucia in their Safety Campaign for the Sierra National Park mountains this winter. Information at December 29, 2011. Original information in Spanish provided by Mammut Sierra Nevada All areas Ice, snow, ice, snow and snow crust vented. Thin snow in lower elevations. Hoya de [...] Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:23:08 +0000
Photo diary from the Patagonian Icefields An interesting photo diary from Michelle Wakeley of her recent trip to the Patagonian Icecap, visiting El Chalten, Rio Electrico, Marconi Glacier, Paso Marconi, Cirque de los Altares and Paso del Viento before returning via the Tunel valley. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:08:15 +0000
Wild night bivouac at the Refugio de Caballo, Sierra Nevada Our group spent a rather wild 2 days ascending to the Refugio de Caballo with the intent to do some winter mountaineering in the area. In the event, strong winds and severe icing had them beating a retreat for the valley the following day. Thanks to Ian Tupman, from the Costa Tropical who sent in [...] Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:28:40 +0000
Video from our Patagonian Icecap Expedition 2011 This year our expedition was blessed by windless and sunny conditions, unusual on the Patagonian Icecap. A far cry from the year before. We managed to complete the full itinerary and had some of the most amazing mountain and wilderness views any of us had ever seen. Here is a short 10 minute video from [...] Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:46:27 +0000
Report on Yellowbrick Tracking System testing on Southern Patagonian Icecap We have been reviewing and testing the Yellowbrick 3 Tracking system on the Southern Patagonian Icecap recently. This is a remote and wild place and a good place to put the Yellowbrick and it’s satellite network through it’s paces. Here are our findings and observations. Our Particular Requirements Our previous experience on the Icecap in [...] Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:05:58 +0000
