The Mulhacén
Today Saturday, August 5, day Virgen de las Nieves , we went by car Alfacar (Granada) on 6 ¼ of the morning to go to the top of Mulhacén here for Sierra Nevada, with the intention of Crown and attend Mass in honor of held it there. So today I was playing. Played today look up and reach the roof of the Peninsula. I came back my inseparable and indefatigable "Estrella de las Nieves", which even despite not being fully recovered from his cold summer, has insisted on the march - and what better place to celebrate!. Also encouraged, and late, Jose, his brother and his friend Manolo Honorio.
To do this we use that on this date so fixed for all mountaineers, pilgrims, devotees, walkers or just lovers of nature stands the barrier to entry for vehicles over the area of \u200b\u200bthe shelters, Hoya de la Mora and continuing with that enjoyed by the savings of legs, lets up the road on Veleta positions (taking away for about two hours of rising and rising), specifically next to the viewpoint that there is to see the stunning views of the Corral del Veleta and where now if another barrier that prevents the passage of noisy engines.
would be around 7:45 pm when we parked the car. Forced stop playing we made as we go up and down the road and in strict order for the caravan in front of us to continue walking and as mandated by the first word in the dictionary hiking, and direction Collado de la Carihuela (3,211 m.). There on the highest road in Europe, and the first quarter of an hour, the road splits dos: a la izquierda se sube al Veleta; a la derecha, y ya sobre una pista de tierra, al refugio-vivac de la Carihuela.
Hasta hace relativamente poco, y viajando sobre el pasado, podíamos transitar por ella en utilitario hasta la Alpujarra, atravesando el Barranco de Poqueira. Hoy día ya, ni se puede, ni se podría. Primero, y gracias, a que lo hicieran Parque Natural (1.989), posteriormente P.Nacional (1.999); y segundo, debido al mal estado de la misma, ya que en algunos tramos hay enormes rocas que cortarían materialmente el paso al más “cañonero” de los 4x4.
Un poco antes de llegar a dicho Collado, el de la Carihuela, observamos a nuestra derecha que, bajo los Tajos de la Virgen (area where legend has appeared on 5 August 1717 the "White Lady" - as it is called in these places to the Virgen de las Nieves - to the benefit of value and his servant) had a swirling crowd on the small picture and waiting for that first ray of sun touched the robe of the figure of the Virgin to begin the Mass is also offered here as worship and homage. Tradition that dates back to 1912 and which is being organized by the Brotherhood of the White Virgin with support from the City of Monachil and "Cetursa" and going on pilgrimage about four o'clock from Pradollano the rise and rise until these places full of mystery and enchantment.
But back on our feet and in the vicinity of Collado del Veleta or Carihuela that overlooks the southern Sierra Nevada region (La Alpujarra), a few meters from the Carihuela Refuge, where we get the best shots the first rays of sunshine peaking over the great mountain grisácesa, Mulhacén today wider than high to give support to the White Patron.
The track begins with a marked decrease and reach the first sharp curve to the right, note that a large part to the left lane. If we cut quite the journey, but ultimately you have to use chains anchored to the rock to cling and to cross by a large vertical wall and re-enter the turnpike road, speaking about the "Step Guides." But we continue along the main rail. Then we spotted our right down the Laguna de Aguas Verdes , from whom the river Veleta.
A little later, to our left and right next to the lane, we see a small, transparent Lagunillo: the Lagunillo Veleta when waters overflow, they join the river Veleta.
on our hats and caps have peaks Hall, Belfry and Zacatín , three three thousand who live or sleep, as best choice, next to the Pico del Veleta; we are in the shelves of Veleta.
A little later we passed beneath the Cerro de los Machos (3329 m.). Now the track climbs gently to reach the Collado del Lobo to fall back slightly.
Soon we are in the early Crestones Rio Seco. A closer look to our left we see a cut in the rocks we descend on a small natural viewpoint where, with very careful where we walk, we can get some beautiful shots to the camera and the eyes of this wonderful landscape on Corral del Valdeinfiernos , where the river downstream Valdeinfierno will join the Valdecasillas in the area known as "The Real" and that after the intake just below the Guarnón be baptized and as Genil " and switch to wheat snow", as said the great poet from Granada.
Soon we practiced artificial step in the rock and form a large "U", visible from hundreds of meters before the Viso of Crestones Rio Seco, and allows us to continue the journey. At this point, to our left, we would have called Rio Seco Crestones to our right the Scrapes the same name. Once past that step we are in the Corral de Rio Seco , with gaps, being the most important Laguna Rio Seco of the source of the Rio Seco , and we get a beautiful image to our right. Force landscape is etched on our retinas both its harshness and the beauty untamed with living. Here he was, until very recently, installed Refuge Félix Méndez and disastrous decisions that knocked him down, but not before thought of the minimum bill savings, to reform that would have been more successful, but we know that with political things, the end user on foot, and never better, as always is the loser. Arriving
to the beginning of Loma Pelada, "Loma Pelá" to save energy, rail continues horizontally along it. To avoid this detour, to the left leaves a trail that climbs up the hill of this hill and the first rise negligible, and passing through a Cascajal, we observed a large herd of goats or scared is unfazed with the noise of our footsteps. Under our feet we have the Laguna de la Caldera and the background the majestic Mulhacén like just up and getting out to meet him.
Before descending to the lake we looked, moving a few hundred yards to our left and up slightly to a nearby rocks for excellent views on the North side and we discover, even in the shadow, the stunning Laguna Larga, Valdeinfierno headwaters, and along with it the Lagunillas de La Gabbatha.
We retraced our steps, to take a narrow path that goes to our left and strut along the hillside the boiler and its southern side, turn with direction E. the area of \u200b\u200bthe lagoons and river source Mulhacén Laguna de la Caldera (3,030 m.) and stew, which incidentally latter was dry, Refuge Bivouac Caldera (3,100 m.) , with a brief stop here to recharge the batteries, to then move towards The Deer Collado (3,124 m.), the only passage between the Mulhacén and Depth of the Caldera and with wonderful views of the Alcazaba and the Laguna de la Mosca, in Mulhacen Hoya and Valdecasillas headwaters.
But now come good ... On the west side, and nearly vertical, if growth is coming from, crowned in one hour Mulhacén summit with its 3,482 m is the highest in the Peninsula. But it would have to save before a drop of about 400 m. in a very short mile away, total slope of 40%. And now come and explain to us what the engineers ...! Leaving
this scenery, the note puts the legend located on the top of the mountain's grave-I-Hassan Abu Ali, known as Muley Hacen, penultimate Muslim King of Granada, Boabdil infamous father. Boabdil tells the story as Christian fell in love with Isabel de Solís, who later became Princess Zoraya, and that was even willing to marry. Muley Hacen, his father, also fell in love with the girl and snatched her child, living with her years of cohabitation, until his death in 1485. The girl who converted to Islam and love Muley deeply, deeply mourned his death occurred in the town of Almuñecar, where he organized a caravan to bury Mulhacen summit, whose name is placed in honor of this ancient Moorish king of Granada.
But leaving aside the story today, and "above" the noise was impressive. The climbers, along with the pilgrims, ordinary people from Trevélez Capileira of Granada itself, or where best on board, had made the summit. There could be a pin more about this haystack rock and we use a hollow clueless to take us a sandwich before the Mass began. The image of the Virgin and was exposed when crowned Mulhacén there about 11:15 am; image brought from Trevélez in horse and put in a wooden box. At 12 o'clock began as is also being so common here year after year, the Mass in honor of the patron.
For more joy if possible, we also met a former neighbor and mountaineer and has been going up and up - "and you go for forty" by Antonín and let me at sixty, I practically describes in great detail. We also reunited around, and by the same road that brought us, with Emily and Joe, two of the guides who accompanied us on the journey of the Marquis to Trevélez Jerez and heading to the Laguna de la Mosca. After a flamboyant cross hands and hugs, we headed to the car and the doors open We also expected. Would be around 15:20 hours when we put on our seatbelts and we drop "downhill." Lastly
and highlight on the fauna, the tame herd of goats previously commented that in Loma Pelá sighted, and a solitary, even that came a few meters from the statue of the Virgin at the very top of Mulhacén and while Mass was officiated.
On the flora, commented today, and the instant I hang one of the 2,100 listed species in Sierra Nevada, the endemic Arenaria pungens Clemente, known as "dog tooth", "mancaperros" or "cushion pastor" but can also be found in some high mountains of Morocco. Belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae (carnations, collejas ...). It comes in very thorny cushion-shaped green and its flowers are white with five petals, solitary at the stem end and very frequent in the area of \u200b\u200bCaldera, abounding in acid soils on schists and scrub the floor oromediterranean (from the 2,300 m.). While saying that we also encounter the lovely Star of the Snow, the Evergreen, thyme and Brads tiny copies of the Sierra Nevada and all the flora that opens us to our feet and we could never look enough it in detail but for the strength and luck of nature is more alive than kicking.
As usual some pictures as souvenirs, dedication and honor that he lived and exhibited can be shared by other peers, and for whom walking is always the result of a destination. That path begins and ends always on the Nature of Life. And almost never better and that diamond in the rough as fixed in the words of wise sayings and I modified it a bit: "That carriers we are and the way we" . In very few words: "That Mulhacén sitting waiting for us many more years and this side of the look." *
-Itinerary: Granada, Km.44, 5 Carretera de Sierra Nevada in the vehicle. - Positions of Veleta, La Carihuela, Hint of the Alpujarras-Capileira, Pelá Loma, Laguna de la Caldera, Collado del Ciervo, Mulhacén - Return: vice versa.
Today Saturday, August 5, day Virgen de las Nieves , we went by car Alfacar (Granada) on 6 ¼ of the morning to go to the top of Mulhacén here for Sierra Nevada, with the intention of Crown and attend Mass in honor of held it there. So today I was playing. Played today look up and reach the roof of the Peninsula. I came back my inseparable and indefatigable "Estrella de las Nieves", which even despite not being fully recovered from his cold summer, has insisted on the march - and what better place to celebrate!. Also encouraged, and late, Jose, his brother and his friend Manolo Honorio.
To do this we use that on this date so fixed for all mountaineers, pilgrims, devotees, walkers or just lovers of nature stands the barrier to entry for vehicles over the area of \u200b\u200bthe shelters, Hoya de la Mora and continuing with that enjoyed by the savings of legs, lets up the road on Veleta positions (taking away for about two hours of rising and rising), specifically next to the viewpoint that there is to see the stunning views of the Corral del Veleta and where now if another barrier that prevents the passage of noisy engines.
would be around 7:45 pm when we parked the car. Forced stop playing we made as we go up and down the road and in strict order for the caravan in front of us to continue walking and as mandated by the first word in the dictionary hiking, and direction Collado de la Carihuela (3,211 m.). There on the highest road in Europe, and the first quarter of an hour, the road splits dos: a la izquierda se sube al Veleta; a la derecha, y ya sobre una pista de tierra, al refugio-vivac de la Carihuela.
Hasta hace relativamente poco, y viajando sobre el pasado, podíamos transitar por ella en utilitario hasta la Alpujarra, atravesando el Barranco de Poqueira. Hoy día ya, ni se puede, ni se podría. Primero, y gracias, a que lo hicieran Parque Natural (1.989), posteriormente P.Nacional (1.999); y segundo, debido al mal estado de la misma, ya que en algunos tramos hay enormes rocas que cortarían materialmente el paso al más “cañonero” de los 4x4.
Un poco antes de llegar a dicho Collado, el de la Carihuela, observamos a nuestra derecha que, bajo los Tajos de la Virgen (area where legend has appeared on 5 August 1717 the "White Lady" - as it is called in these places to the Virgen de las Nieves - to the benefit of value and his servant) had a swirling crowd on the small picture and waiting for that first ray of sun touched the robe of the figure of the Virgin to begin the Mass is also offered here as worship and homage. Tradition that dates back to 1912 and which is being organized by the Brotherhood of the White Virgin with support from the City of Monachil and "Cetursa" and going on pilgrimage about four o'clock from Pradollano the rise and rise until these places full of mystery and enchantment.
But back on our feet and in the vicinity of Collado del Veleta or Carihuela that overlooks the southern Sierra Nevada region (La Alpujarra), a few meters from the Carihuela Refuge, where we get the best shots the first rays of sunshine peaking over the great mountain grisácesa, Mulhacén today wider than high to give support to the White Patron.
The track begins with a marked decrease and reach the first sharp curve to the right, note that a large part to the left lane. If we cut quite the journey, but ultimately you have to use chains anchored to the rock to cling and to cross by a large vertical wall and re-enter the turnpike road, speaking about the "Step Guides." But we continue along the main rail. Then we spotted our right down the Laguna de Aguas Verdes , from whom the river Veleta.
A little later, to our left and right next to the lane, we see a small, transparent Lagunillo: the Lagunillo Veleta when waters overflow, they join the river Veleta.
on our hats and caps have peaks Hall, Belfry and Zacatín , three three thousand who live or sleep, as best choice, next to the Pico del Veleta; we are in the shelves of Veleta.
A little later we passed beneath the Cerro de los Machos (3329 m.). Now the track climbs gently to reach the Collado del Lobo to fall back slightly.
Soon we are in the early Crestones Rio Seco. A closer look to our left we see a cut in the rocks we descend on a small natural viewpoint where, with very careful where we walk, we can get some beautiful shots to the camera and the eyes of this wonderful landscape on Corral del Valdeinfiernos , where the river downstream Valdeinfierno will join the Valdecasillas in the area known as "The Real" and that after the intake just below the Guarnón be baptized and as Genil " and switch to wheat snow", as said the great poet from Granada.
Soon we practiced artificial step in the rock and form a large "U", visible from hundreds of meters before the Viso of Crestones Rio Seco, and allows us to continue the journey. At this point, to our left, we would have called Rio Seco Crestones to our right the Scrapes the same name. Once past that step we are in the Corral de Rio Seco , with gaps, being the most important Laguna Rio Seco of the source of the Rio Seco , and we get a beautiful image to our right. Force landscape is etched on our retinas both its harshness and the beauty untamed with living. Here he was, until very recently, installed Refuge Félix Méndez and disastrous decisions that knocked him down, but not before thought of the minimum bill savings, to reform that would have been more successful, but we know that with political things, the end user on foot, and never better, as always is the loser. Arriving
to the beginning of Loma Pelada, "Loma Pelá" to save energy, rail continues horizontally along it. To avoid this detour, to the left leaves a trail that climbs up the hill of this hill and the first rise negligible, and passing through a Cascajal, we observed a large herd of goats or scared is unfazed with the noise of our footsteps. Under our feet we have the Laguna de la Caldera and the background the majestic Mulhacén like just up and getting out to meet him.
Before descending to the lake we looked, moving a few hundred yards to our left and up slightly to a nearby rocks for excellent views on the North side and we discover, even in the shadow, the stunning Laguna Larga, Valdeinfierno headwaters, and along with it the Lagunillas de La Gabbatha.
We retraced our steps, to take a narrow path that goes to our left and strut along the hillside the boiler and its southern side, turn with direction E. the area of \u200b\u200bthe lagoons and river source Mulhacén Laguna de la Caldera (3,030 m.) and stew, which incidentally latter was dry, Refuge Bivouac Caldera (3,100 m.) , with a brief stop here to recharge the batteries, to then move towards The Deer Collado (3,124 m.), the only passage between the Mulhacén and Depth of the Caldera and with wonderful views of the Alcazaba and the Laguna de la Mosca, in Mulhacen Hoya and Valdecasillas headwaters.
But now come good ... On the west side, and nearly vertical, if growth is coming from, crowned in one hour Mulhacén summit with its 3,482 m is the highest in the Peninsula. But it would have to save before a drop of about 400 m. in a very short mile away, total slope of 40%. And now come and explain to us what the engineers ...! Leaving
this scenery, the note puts the legend located on the top of the mountain's grave-I-Hassan Abu Ali, known as Muley Hacen, penultimate Muslim King of Granada, Boabdil infamous father. Boabdil tells the story as Christian fell in love with Isabel de Solís, who later became Princess Zoraya, and that was even willing to marry. Muley Hacen, his father, also fell in love with the girl and snatched her child, living with her years of cohabitation, until his death in 1485. The girl who converted to Islam and love Muley deeply, deeply mourned his death occurred in the town of Almuñecar, where he organized a caravan to bury Mulhacen summit, whose name is placed in honor of this ancient Moorish king of Granada.
But leaving aside the story today, and "above" the noise was impressive. The climbers, along with the pilgrims, ordinary people from Trevélez Capileira of Granada itself, or where best on board, had made the summit. There could be a pin more about this haystack rock and we use a hollow clueless to take us a sandwich before the Mass began. The image of the Virgin and was exposed when crowned Mulhacén there about 11:15 am; image brought from Trevélez in horse and put in a wooden box. At 12 o'clock began as is also being so common here year after year, the Mass in honor of the patron.
For more joy if possible, we also met a former neighbor and mountaineer and has been going up and up - "and you go for forty" by Antonín and let me at sixty, I practically describes in great detail. We also reunited around, and by the same road that brought us, with Emily and Joe, two of the guides who accompanied us on the journey of the Marquis to Trevélez Jerez and heading to the Laguna de la Mosca. After a flamboyant cross hands and hugs, we headed to the car and the doors open We also expected. Would be around 15:20 hours when we put on our seatbelts and we drop "downhill." Lastly
and highlight on the fauna, the tame herd of goats previously commented that in Loma Pelá sighted, and a solitary, even that came a few meters from the statue of the Virgin at the very top of Mulhacén and while Mass was officiated.
On the flora, commented today, and the instant I hang one of the 2,100 listed species in Sierra Nevada, the endemic Arenaria pungens Clemente, known as "dog tooth", "mancaperros" or "cushion pastor" but can also be found in some high mountains of Morocco. Belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae (carnations, collejas ...). It comes in very thorny cushion-shaped green and its flowers are white with five petals, solitary at the stem end and very frequent in the area of \u200b\u200bCaldera, abounding in acid soils on schists and scrub the floor oromediterranean (from the 2,300 m.). While saying that we also encounter the lovely Star of the Snow, the Evergreen, thyme and Brads tiny copies of the Sierra Nevada and all the flora that opens us to our feet and we could never look enough it in detail but for the strength and luck of nature is more alive than kicking.
As usual some pictures as souvenirs, dedication and honor that he lived and exhibited can be shared by other peers, and for whom walking is always the result of a destination. That path begins and ends always on the Nature of Life. And almost never better and that diamond in the rough as fixed in the words of wise sayings and I modified it a bit: "That carriers we are and the way we" . In very few words: "That Mulhacén sitting waiting for us many more years and this side of the look." *
-Itinerary: Granada, Km.44, 5 Carretera de Sierra Nevada in the vehicle. - Positions of Veleta, La Carihuela, Hint of the Alpujarras-Capileira, Pelá Loma, Laguna de la Caldera, Collado del Ciervo, Mulhacén - Return: vice versa.
-Number of participants: 5
-Difficulty: Medium-High
-Length: 6 1 / 2 hours
-Water:
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