Maliciosa Peak (2227m) – Hugest among our mountains

In this hiker’s imagery, La Maliciosa (“the malicious one”) is the biggest mountain in our modest sierra. Huge, really. Not … More

The Pyrenees: A world-class hiking destination

The Pyrenees are a mountain chain that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, and which acts as … More

This is a story that took place in August 2012, on Vermont’s Long Trail, close to its Northern terminus. It’s … More

Pretty impressive, the guajes, nodded the ruddy Asturian mountaineer on meeting the three of us on the top of Peña … More

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

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

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

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

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

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