Kiersten Rowland

Adventures, wildlife, and life in the Alpujarras

Tag: trekking

Wanderings on and off the Alta Via 2 trek in the Italian Dolomites

Wanderings on and off the Alta Via 2 trek in the Italian Dolomites

One week traditional hut to hut trekking on the Alta Via 2 and one completely different week "making it up as we went along" heading south at a lower level

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Possibly my favourite flower in these mountains Sempervivum minutum

Pico Sabinar and Rio Veleta

We had a massive day in the mountains yesterday, it was fantastic, so hard, but it was so worth the effort. Into an area I, and everyone else with us, had never been to before. The high Sierra Nevada...

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Upper Lanjaron Valley overnight

Upper Lanjaron Valley overnight

We walked up the Lanjaron Valley to the far end and came back via the spectacular Verea Corta. It was a surprisingly hot couple of days. We had some great close up encounters with wildlife including Golden Eagle, Griffon Vultures, Ibex and lots of butterflies.

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Vasar de Mulhacen

Vasar de Mulhacen

The clouds enveloped us on and off. A big boom of thunder decided where we would spend the night.

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A round of the northern peaks

A round of the northern peaks

This time we did an overnight camp to enable us to do this round trip. It was a short walk on the first day to our overnight camp spot at Lavaderos de la Reina.

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