Cercedilla: The Run Home

You know when you’re in a nice mountain village or coastal town and say, hey, I wish I could own … More

La Pedriza: the playground of my life

La Pedriza: ode to granite rock, smells of rockrose, mecca of Madrid climbers and hikers and, well…one of the few … More

Still Remote: Another Try at Loving Gredos

It had been – what – 20 years since I had hiked in Gredos for the last time? And this … More

2020: Best B-Sides in the Year of C

2020, phew. So thankful it’s over, like y’all. In what regards the project behind this blog, there were some disappointments … More

Sierra de Guadarrama: The Freedom of the Hills

No hay mal que por bien no venga, we say in Spanish. Good stuff comes out of shit times, I … More

Riaño revisited: Solitude after Confinement

As the end of the particularly harsh COVID-19 quarantine in Spain became apparent, I had little doubts as to what … More

A camping trip to Sierra de Albarracín, Teruel

It’s hard to overstate the value of Spain as prime walking country. There’s just so much, and so diverse. And … More

B-Side hiking around Riaño, Spain

I basically headed to the Riaño mountains because I was alone that weekend and found an extremely cheap single hotel … More

Best of 2019

A new year kicks in and beckons me to review the previous travel year. A weird one, I feel – … More

My Alicia Hills Journey – By Czarina L. Platino

Preface What I can say: I am delighted to finally be able to publish Czarina Platino’s reflections on her beloved … More