Asturian southwestern noted for its rich forests, among which Muniellos. The landscape is characterized by the remains of coal mining today have moved to modern farms. In all councils can also find examples of traditional architecture. (más…)

The Pyrenees, or the Pyrenees and its inhabitants prefer to call referring to a part or region thereof (Catalan: Pirineus; French: Pyrénées; Gascon: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés; Euskara: Pirinioak or Auñamendiak) are a mountain range located at north of the Iberian Peninsula between Spain and France.

It stretches over 415 km from the Mediterranean Sea (Cape Creus) in the east to the Cantabrian Sea (Cape Higuer) west.

At its core has a width of about 150 km.

In everyday language the word applies to the whole Pyrenean high mountains of Hispanic-French border. (más…)

How to build a shelter? Building a shelter is not a task as difficult as it sounds. These are some small tips to consider before building the shelter: (más…)

Before this article is necessary to define what a polar or arctic region is. It is considered that a place is polar or arctic when the average temperature of the hot season does not exceed 10 º C and the sun does not rise in winter, or is just for a limited time span.

But a polar region is not the only place where care must be receipts for survival. There are passengers who travel less extreme conditions, or sites that appear to be safer such as a mountain, which may become the perfect scenario for a weather disaster. (más…)

Start the cold. What for many homebound means next to the heating is, however, for a small group of mountain lovers the exciting arrival of the first snow. But while the postcards of snowy peaks and valleys are beautiful, everyone who has ever tried knows how difficult it is to try to walk on three feet of snow and not end up gasping for five minutes without having advanced more than twenty meters. (más…)

Cudillero councils, Valdes, Tineo, Allande and make the Shire Chambers Vaqueira. Valdes Cudillero and give away the visitor beaches and cliffs that impress the eye, while Tineo takes pride in its noble past and mining of an imposing gastronomy captained by chosco is joy for the palate. Allande megalithic monuments and forts houses. In Sales, as the whole area, are present reminiscences of vaqueiros, cattle nomads. (más…)

Far from being the idea is to use a cane in the mountains is synonymous with adult or physical problem. Fortunately, today its use is so general that has become a material recognized and valued by all.  If you think about it as has been their introduction should acknowledge that we owe it to the expedition and suffered endless snowy slopes of the Himalayas. We have in mind the tremendous effort of this activity and the need to help with clubs in areas not involved. Initially, the type used ski and later arrived specific walking. These have become popular so that the existing supply is excessive. (más…)