Following the success of the first mountain festival last year, Hermida Vertical 2012 will be held over the weekend 15th - 17th of this month.

The Cabaña Veronica celebrated it's 50th anniversary on the 13th of August this year. Here's a video of the event including mountaineers paying homage to Mariano, the warden of the hut for many years.

The first snows of the winter came early to the Picos with a generous smattering at the back end of September, this was followed by a wonderfull Indian summer throughout most of October. It was during the last days of October that the first real snow arrived with a 60cm dump falling to 800m.