After 5 trips spanning over a fifteen month period, the Ibiza coastline trail is completed. I have reported extensively on … More
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Never with your hands! Moving rocks on Pico de San Pedro
When we went out on hikes, my dad used to warn me: If you ever move a rock from the … More
Tiatordos, Asturias. The perfect day?
It was from the summit of Peña Ten, back in 2019, that I saw Tiatordos peak (1951m) Since then, climbing it … More
Ibiza coastline walk: Sant Antoni – Santa Agnes
What can I say – we were much looking forward to this stage. A lot of it had to do … More
Ibiza coastline walk: Figueretas – Santa Eulària
After the scenic, rewarding hike from Cala d’Hort to Cala Bassa the day before, on day 2 I would be … More
Ibiza coastline walk: Cala d’Hort – Cala Bassa
For our first stage on the Ibiza coastline walk, we wanted to combine spectacular scenery with a walk that would … More
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
Laciana (León) with Kids II: Peña Orniz (2194m)
Every Spanish town has a bar, no matter how dinky the town may be. Conventional wisdom that my son had … More
Laciana (León) with Kids I: Muxiven (2027m)
Pretty impressive, the guajes, nodded the ruddy Asturian mountaineer on meeting the three of us on the top of Peña … 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