Walking and Trekking in the Sierra Nevada
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Walking and Trekking in the Sierra Nevada by Richard Hartley
A guidebook to 30 day walks and 2-day excursions, 5 high mountain scrambles and three longer multi-day routes in Spain’s Sierra Nevada. Routes are graded by difficulty: all call for good fitness and hillwalking experience, and the more demanding options involve navigational challenge, prolonged ascents, remote rugged mountain terrain and scrambling. The walks range from 5 to 38km (3–24 miles) and from 3 hours to 2–3 days. The scrambles are graded from Grade 2 to 3S. Also included are a 3–7 day traverse of the range’s 3000m peaks, a 3-day traverse of the 3 highest peaks ('Los Tres Picos') and an overview of the 302km (188 mile) Sulayr GR240. Clear route description illustrated with 1:50,000 mapping (1:100,000 and 1:250,000 for the longer treks) Photo topos showing the line of the scrambles GPX files available for download Information on water sources, plus additional notes for winter mountaineers Includes ascents of Mulhacén, mainland Spain’s highest summit
Richard Hartley has lived in Lanjarón in the Sierra Nevada since 2002. He is the owner of a local company which runs mountaineering, snowshoeing and ski-touring trips in the Sierra Nevada and, further afield, organize regular expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icecap.
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ISBN 13 | 9781852849177 |
ISBN 10 | 1852849177 |
Title | Walking and Trekking in the Sierra Nevada |
Author | Richard Hartley |
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Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Cicerone Press |
Year published | 2022-11-21 |
Number of pages | 272 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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