Picos da Europa expedition 2015: T-7 days

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This post is part of a series that briefly describe an inspiring expedition to Picos da Europa, Spain, during the Spring of 2015. The complete series follows:

 

 

Still decisions,

Thanks to fabulous contributions and messages in my facebook page, the topic around what equipment to take is still boiling in my head. It is great to see that film has so passionate defenders and I believe they are right. João and Nanã: I read you! I’ve decided to procrastinate a bit, postponing the decision some days while I try to do some sokoban (check it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoban) on the backpack trying some alternate configurations.

I’ve also took a peek at my closet and mentally picked the clothes I’m packing. Comfortable, multi-layer set of clothes. This time of the year temperatures are usually in the rage of 9º C ~ 25º C (base) and 8º C ~ 12º C (upper mountain). Wind and rain are also frequent in the area (a nice report can be found here http://www.myweather2.com/Hill-and-Mountain/Spain/Picos-De-Europa.aspx). With this scenario… layers are important with a final water proof protection. For the camera I also have an all-weather cover. This will do the trick and allow me to shoot in any conditions.

Today was a pretty packed day and I’m trying to store some sleep this week to compensate the lack of it next week. That sayd I’m checking in now and hope the night brings some smart decisions 🙂 (or any other sort will do…)

Cheers!

 

 

 

This post is part of a series that briefly describe an inspiring expedition to Picos da Europa, Spain, during the Spring of 2015. The complete series follows:

Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 5
The night was calm and re-energizing. The hotel uses a generator for electricity that is shut down at mid-night. After
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 4
After an easy day with a wake up scheduled for 8:00, today was our last chance to make the sunrise
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 3
Day 2 was a long, exhausting day and as a group we decided to sleep a bit more this morning.
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 2
The morning started early: after 3 hours of deep and fast sleep, the alarm clock went of at 5:00. And
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 1
As I start writing this new set of posts, less than 24 hours have gone by since arriving from the
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: T-0 day
Getting soooo close I can almost smell it 🙂 (as in the cold air in the high mountains) with hours
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: T-3 days
A post that considers bot the T-4 and T-3 days. Yesterday, a day mostly dedicated to the family, with a
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: T-5 days
No news 🙂 Full days with a lot going on not just around the trip.
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: T-6 days
Packing: DONE! this is a late entry in the post series as I was working on the packing till late
Picos da Europa expedition 2015: T-8 days
The screening process of what to take, at least for me is a hard one. I don't want to take

 

Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 5

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The night was calm and re-energizing. The hotel uses a generator for electricity that is shut down at mid-night. After that moment, absolute silence! Only the sound of the wind persists. Some adventurous fellows stayed up and made some nice night sky images. I’ll have to come back to this amazing place and stay here a bit longer for those types of images…
Now was the day for the high mountain glorious sunrise… or was it?

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Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 2

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The morning started early: after 3 hours of deep and fast sleep, the alarm clock went of at 5:00. And what a shock that was! The big difference I immediately felt was that after the milliseconds it took for me to acknowledge where I was and remembering what I was there to do, it took me no time to jump out of bed, grab a quick snack and some coffee from my thermal bottle and there I was – ready to rock and roll!

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Picos da Europa expedition 2015: day 1

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As I start writing this new set of posts, less than 24 hours have gone by since arriving from the expedition. I am being completely honest with you when I say that I still miss the words for accurately describing the sensations I came across during these last 5 days. I guess somethings are really to be felt and not put in words. Very few have the ability to transpose this and I’m certainly not one of them. Please bear that in mind while reading the remaining posts of this series.

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Picos da Europa expedition 2015: T-3 days

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A post that considers bot the T-4 and T-3 days.

Yesterday, a day mostly dedicated to the family, with a final shopping points in the way (some snacks to carry during the day and caffeine drinks for the driving 🙂 ). As I will have a very active next days, I will do all the packing today. I don’t want to stay up late on the days before driving as it adds unnecessary risk to the mix.

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