"Last minute, we got an open spot for an overnight in the Refugio Elola in the Gredos Mountains. The weather was great for hiking in. We passed all the weekend crowds, so we could enjoy our time around the lakes and streams at around 2000m. Only the 🐐came to bother us, but we were fine with that 😄 The next morning, after breakfast, I headed out for a solo ascent of Pico Almanzor, which is considered a harder climb, mostly due to the rocky terrain and the scrambling involved. The trail is only 1.3 miles from the refugio to the top, but with over 2000 feet of elevation gain. I was the only one on the trail in the morning, so I was hustling up the steep terrain. The last section has quite a vertical climb, but it wasn’t too bad. Definitely not a beginner peak. It was a great solo climb while Elena enjoyed the glacier pools at a lower elevation." — nandorszotak • Aug 24, 2025

"Path is straightfoward but few signposts so GPX route needed. Fairly muddy near the top where th cows and horses fequent the area. Easy path to summit from saddle. Roundtrip took just over 4 hours." — edshuttleworth • Jul 5, 2025

"After walking the circuit of Las Brañas de Caldas in the morning, it was obvious there was a beautiful line to this summit from the track which heads north-east from the roadhead at Balneario de Caldas, just up from the village of Caldas de Lunas. I took the track until I was more or less under the huge boulder to be seen at a low point on the summit ridge, found a little rocky path leading down to the stream and from there up the most beautiful wildflower meadows, on grassy rakes more or less the whole way to the ridge. From there it was an easy walk to the summit, offering sensational views. With the weather looking like it was closing in, I reluctantly decided not to go on to the Three Marias and took an easy line, following a sheeptrod to the col and then another easy ridgeline down to a hut in the valley below, the beginning of the track left earlier. The route took exactly 4 hours starting from the hotel at Balneario de Caldas. Sensational scenery. " — Earthdreamer • May 25, 2024

"Overnighter trip to Collado Jermoso Refugio. Amazing high mountain experience and views. I climbed Torre Jermoso which is a small peak by the refugio and just a short hike away is Torre Llaz which is another great little peak." — nandorszotak • Jun 11, 2023

"Overnighter trip to Collado Jermoso Refugio. Amazing high mountain experience and views. I climbed Torre Jermoso which is a small peak by the refugio and just a short hike away is Torre Llaz which is another great little peak." — nandorszotak • Jun 11, 2023