Whilst on a short trip to Spain, we spent a day exploring the summit of the Lujar with Martin Riley. We can see the aerials from our house, and have often talked about walking to them. Martin suggested a better idea, driving! We were almost at the aerial station, when only a short distance away we saw a large group of Griffon Vultures soaring around the mountain side. An amazing and most rewarding sight was made even more stunning as one landed on a boulder, only feet away from us.


The rest of the day was spent exploring the karst beneath the summit, certainly worth another autumn or winter visit.

A week spent exploring some lesser known valley's, together with Mulhacen, Caballo and Trevenque. There was still lots of snow in the mountains this year, but this also meant lots of water and some beautiful early summer flowers. Working with Martin Riley, who shared the delights of an alternative route to the Poqueira refuge, followed by an ascent of Pulpito.

Our intrepid Friday walking group joined us for their third (and Peter's fourth) trip to Spain. Based in the hotel Lanjaron they were joined by three others for an adventure activity holiday. During the week we managed to walk, climb, cross rope bridges, negotiate water slides, and explore the spectaculour caves at Nerja. Being a holiday, we also visited the beach, ate icecreams and enjoyed afternoon drinks at Mike & Jane's mountain house. A great week, lots of new experiences, confidence gained and pictures to remember it by.