Best way to Hike to the top of Mulhacen: Tallest Mountain on Mainland Spain (17/50)

Published 2024-01-28
Spain is home to some of the most beautiful mountain ranges in Europe, and the Sierra Nevada has the highest peak of mainland Spain and the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) - MULHACEN!

It's a 26 km out and back trail with many starting points as options and ways to do it, either one or two days, winter or summer. Some people say it's boring, but I say (now) it's all about how you approach it. We did this at the end of November, and it was the first time my partner had been at this altitude and the first time I had gone this high on the project to climb the highest peak in every European country. I hope you enjoy the journey, and it helps you towards your next adventure!

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All Comments (21)
  • @fxhzl
    Happy birthday, Juan Pablo! 🎂
  • Ah. I live just outside Lanjaron below Mulhacen. Glad you enjoyed it here, and yes once the tree line finishes it is a bit like mars ha ha. I'm off up there in August. It's a good way to eacape the heat here at the low level of 1000m😂. I'll be going up from Trevelez. I can catch the bus from here, that way i can leave my car at home, do the summit and then walk the three days back down to home. Thanks for sharing, subbed and will watch some more soon.
  • @karpov7233
    Happy Birthday Juan Pablo, hope you enjoyed your day
  • Happy birthday juan Pablo 🎉. Congratulations on the 18th summit 👏 some nice views too.
  • @mrbrenta1
    HB JP! 🎉…Looks like you had great weather for your birthday - and glad that you were both ok with the altitude. Look forward to the next one :)
  • @gabrielleszafir
    Ahhh congrats girl! So wonderful to see your progress and determination - keep going! Sending love
  • @Daver903
    Happy (belated) birthday Juan Pablo!!
  • @glenmurray8447
    Always great to do a walk on/around your birthday 🎉. Excellent video👍🏻😃
  • @bjornbear6856
    Happy birthday JP! Hope you had a great day climing that pile of rock😁😎. You looked kinda rough there for a while 😬😆? Maby it has something to do with getting old😂🤣. As always I really enjoyed watching this video of your struggles reaching the top. I am however a little concerned about some of the higher peaks in this project though. Can't you find a grassy hill in a flat country somewhere like you did in Denmark?? It would be so much better för my heart 😂😜. (And another thing I missed in this video... food! Where's all that wonderfull food???😮😁 All honours to cupcakes, but it won't cut it! I T I S N O T E N O U G H!!😂🎂🍕🥗) On to the next one!!! Be safe my friends Björn
  • @SharmanSomerset
    Congratulations Natasha, happy birthday JP, hugs to the fur baby and big love to you all x
  • Always a true delight to see your videos 🧡 Aaand Happy Birthday Juan Pablo 🎉🤗 wish you lots of happy moments and happy feelings together 🌈🌞🥳
  • @relax9056
    Hi! Nice Natasha as always! I missed all the food too as someone else wrote! Happy birthday JP!
  • @gw7120
    What aamzing views , and glad you all were able to make it 🎉
  • @akeke1
    Wow! Love your videos! I know now that your are a Canadian Well you could be nice anyway! 😜 Just kidding , love your videos, Subscriber! Lovely dog! Curious, Bergen is a Norwegian town and in Norwegian and Swedish also = Mountain
  • @notsonominal
    Thats a bad way to spend ones birthday! 🥳 Thanks for sharing!
  • @SinaFarhat
    Congrats on your lovely day! That is a good way of remembering ones birthday!
  • @philhomans3521
    Thanks for uploading, great watch. The title says this is the best way up to the top. Just wondered how it compares to the other routes and why you found it preferable to the other faces and ridges. Thanks.
  • @najken
    Oh, i got altitude sickness just on 1500m when driving from the Mediterranean to some in my opinion high mountain village. I was feeling motion sick and dizzy. Cant even imagine how 3000m+ feels. Although i guess hiking is in a different tempo than driving.