Walking, Trekking & Mountaineering activity holidays,
Sierra Nevada & Alpujarras, Spain
We provide walking, trekking, mountaineering and skiing activity holidays in the Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada
of Andalucia, southern Spain. The area provides great opportunities
for all, from the high and wild mountains, in winter, to the more gentle
hills of the Alpujarras. There is something to interest everybody.
We have been operating here, from our permanent base in Lanjaron,
since 2002 and offer a wide range of holidays. Our enthusiastic team of qualified professional mountain guides live and work here permanently
and have vast experience and knowledge of these mountains (see client testimonials). We are the first, most established and experienced
UK and alpine guides operating year round in the Sierra Nevada.
Easy access is available from Granada, Malaga or Almeria airports.
We offer trips of any duration and any start date. Singles and groups
are welcomed. Tailor made, family
friendly activity holidays available and also support for self
guided climbers, walkers and trekkers. We have the "Big
3" Charity Fundraising
Challenges for you to test your endurance for good causes. We also run expeditions to Patagonia and the Andes.
Trekking
The
high mountains offer great trekking opportunities. From the
5 day Traverse of the 3000m Peaks (Los Tres Miles), to 1 or 2 day ascents
of Mulhacen (3481m) the highest peak in Spain, there is
something for all. We also offer 2 or 3 day, north to south crossings of the range, taking in the remote and lesser known peaks and valleys. We run year round individual ascents of all the major peaks.
Walking
The gentler terrain of the Alpujarras offer great walking trails for all. Choose from day or multi
day tours along the GR7 or GR142 or walks around the Poqueira Gorge or "White Villages". The Cumbres
Verdes range just south of Granada also gives marvellous walking. We offer day and multi day hiking and walking possibilities,
where your bags are forwarded in advance. The Lecrin
Valley area is quiet and unspoilt and offers alternative and varied
types of walking. Further afield, the mountains of the Huetor
Natural Park, Almijara and the Deserts of Tabernas, Almeria
offer great alternative and remote destinations.
Mountaineering & Climbing
With
guaranteed snow from December to May each winter ,this is one of the
best places to learn mountaineering skills in the high mountains.
We offer winter skills
and alpine introduction courses. In addition we provide year round holidays for those interested
in scrambling or
starting to rock climb.
Also try out the "scariest path in the world", the Camino del Rey.
Ski Touring & Snow Activities
If you love walking the winter hills, enjoy skiing and fancy getting
away from the crowded pistes, then ski touring may be for you? With quiet and snowsure mountains, this
is the one of the best areas of Spain to learn and practice this wonderful
sport. Personalised downhill skiing instruction is also available as is snowshoeing through incredible winter landscapes.
Self Guided? Support for trekkers, climbers, groups & adventurers
For walkers, trekkers, climbers, groups and adventurers, we offer a year round self guided support service. We provide the transport to/from airport and trailhead, choice of accommodation, maps, gas,dehydrated food, gps, gear hire, sat phones, information on snow conditions, routes etc. This ensures you spend maximum time in the mountains for minimum cost!
More info on our self guided support...Expeditions to the Patagonia Icefields and the Puna de Atacama
We run a bi annual expedition (Nov and Dec) to the Patagonian Icefield encircling the Mount Fitroy and Cerro Torre massifs. The Icecap is the largest piece of ice in the world outside
the polar regions. It is very special and gives us the chance of a lifetime to sample the nearest thing you will get to an antarctic experience
without going there!
Climb 6000m peaks in the Puna de Atacama, Andes, Argentina. Around the Salta and Jujuy regions in north west Argentina lie some of the Andes highest peaks. These are mountains for all, but predominately for the modest mountaineer who wishes to tackle technically easy mountains but at high altitude. They are an excellent training area if you aspire to some of the himalayan giants. We have selected an interesting mix in our itineraries below. From the very high 6700m+ peaks of Pissis and Llullailluco to the easier and shorter 5500m peaks and volcanoes.
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