Escaño Peak, 2106m 27-Marzo-2010 (C.Cantabrica)

This year I hadn´t gone to the east-south part of Cantabrican mountains yet. I watched a recent illustrated feature of this zone on internet. Finally, we decided to do this peak. In fact, last year I had already though about going to this peak, but I went to other nearby peak (Coriscao).

Noel picked me up at Llevinco, and we got it through San isidro and Señales pass (If I had gone from Aviles, I would have gone by Tarna pass). We left the car in a bend near to Pandetrave pass. We started walking at 11am.

The track is pretty beautiful. In its begining It runs through tipical Cantabrican forest.

After two km, the forest began to finish. Beyond it, we can look the high part of the small valley. The valley is sorrounded by mountains, and the highest is the Escaño peak.

In the picture below doesn´t appear the Escaño peak, which is a bit more to the left. We choosen a different way to get it. Once finished the forest, we turned right over the first summit that appears in the photo (1830m aprox).

The terrain was quite hard.

We had a little problem to get over the last meters. Those meters were very vertical, and Noel hadn´t got piolet and grampones. The snow wasn´t hard, but the snowshoe didn´t hold. A rocks helped me. I put the grampones, and I helped him to pass the rocks.

In the picture below you can see him, still in the rocks.

It isn´t the summit, but there were very wonderful views of Picos de Europa.

The rest of our track ran over the wide ridge as far as Escaño peak.

Vallines peak.

Me in a photogenic part of the ridge.

Escaño peak in the middle with its perfect slope waiting for us. The easy track runs over there. but as you can see we choosen the ridge.

And summit! Escaño peak, 2106m with the Picos de Europa at the background.

From the summit, the sights westwards. You can also see the track over we ascended.

The slope was fantastic, with a fast spring-snow.

Noel with the main slope behind him.

Come on!

Noel and our sprint of ascend. You can see the final part more exposed.

And the last meters of descent as far as the woods.

Later we ate something into the placid forest.

The route lasted 5 hours, and was wonderful, in spite of being a quite unknown zone.

The weather for next days doesn´t get better...

Neat day in Remelende Peak, 1888m 22-marzo-10 (C.Cantabrica)

Like every Monday, Noel and me finished our lessons at 11am. Weather in mountain was very nice. The last rainy and warm days have damaged quite the snow covered. Our intention was to do some easy and fast peak. Remelende Peak was the perfet activity to ours aims.

We arrived at Señales´s pass at 2pm. The day was sunny and very neat. It was perfet to take photos and to enjoy a well day in the mountains.

Remelende peak from the bot part of the trail.



As soon as had we begun, we were already taking photos. This zone is known like Pinar de Lillo, and is the unique zone where there are authentic pines in Cantabrican mountains. It´s so different than others places of here, that seems like you stay in other far mountains.

San Justo peak.

Near to the summit the snow has dissapeared. The contrast with the brown of the terrain, the white of the clouds and high mountains and the blue of sky...let us to take really good photos.

Few meters to the summit...

And summit!!! There are a fantastic views of Lago Peak and Mampodre Masiff.

Let´s go down! I like very much the path...It seems that will never finish or it is missed in the horizon.

In spite of I am not a photographer, I could afford to take creative photos.

The descend of that peak was really short. We knew it. Anyway we enjoyed it very much in certains slopes.

In conclusion, the activity was really good with only 2 hours and 300m of desnivel.

I suppose that in next days I will be able to do some larger and higher if weather lets me/us.

Requejines Peak, 2012m 16-Marzo-2010 (C.Cantabrica)

On last Tuesday I finished my lesson at 13h, so I couldn´t afford to go far away. I drove to San Isidro, and once there I would choose the peak. From the road a good line in Requejines Peak attracted my attention.

Yes, I had not time to doubt. So, I parked in the parking of Cebolledo.


I followed a man who goes in the same direction. Although, I had to leave early. He went to other place.



A small forest in the ascend.

Requejines peak...

A pine...almost at 1800m!

I had to put the grampones due to sloping of terrain. In 1h and 20min I reached the summit.

The most beatiful views were eastwards.

The descend had very well snow...The main disadvantage is that was short enough...but It is good to days when you don´t have more time.

I have descended over the "red line". You can´t see the all print because of the perspective in that photo was taken.

I wish the weather would improve for the next days.

Peña Cerreos, 2104m 15-Marzo-2010 (C.Cantabrica)

Began the week with a hard Monday...I am being ironic! The forecast for that days were nice, so I deciced to take advantage. We went out of lessons at 11 am. Noel and me drove to Tuiza.

Peña Ubiña from "La Portilla".

The mountain refuge of Meicin. You can see the Cerreos peak at the left, which is the goal for that day. The first step was rise to Terreros coll.

As you can see the slope would seem very well. Later we checked it, with positive result...jaja.

From Terreros, the sights of Peña Ubiña Pequeña are fantastic.

Noel couldn´t rise the peak. The grampones were necessary for the last 50m. He prefered wait me.

From the summit...

Amazing...I hope I descend peña Ubiña next month.

The slope from the peak to the coll was too little snow. But the rest was formidablous, specially from the coll to the refuge.

We could skiing as far as 1400m.

The path runs in a wild enviorement. A big forest, and at the background La Tesa y La Mesa.

In 5 hours we were in Tuiza again.