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1. Cañada del
Capricho - 146+ routes - sport / boulder - Topo: Tenerife
Escalada deportiva |
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Not a lot of things beat
climbing on the Teide on a sunny day, a precious sports climbing
area which you have to try. Sun and shade all day. |
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2. Guaria (Guía de
Isora) - 108 routes - sport / trad - Topo: Tenerife Escalada
deportiva |
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Routes are sometimes
over 35m in height. usually stamina routes on rock that is not
always perfect. The rock formation and crag height have led
to a mixture of styles combining sport and trad. South
facing and warm. |
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3. Arico |
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a. Arico
Arriba/Abajo - 233 routes - sport / boulder - Topo:
Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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This is one of the best
climbing areas on the island due to a combination of easy access,
routes of all grades and good bouldering. The upper gorge
has shorter and easier routes, the lower gorge longer routes and
higher grades. Sun and shade all day. |
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b. Los Naranjos
- 33 routes - sport - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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Small area with routes
up to 25m. Sunny in the morning and shady in the afternoon. |
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4. El Río - 93
routes - sport / trad - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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Routes up to 30m, medium
to high in grade and usually pretty technical. Sun and shade all
day. |
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5. Las Vegas - 62
routes - sport / trad - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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A classic, it looks a
bit chaotic but has very nice routes. Very interesting for
for beginners in trad climbing. Sunny in the morning, shady
in the afternoon. |
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6. La Galería -
21 routes - sport - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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Overhanging crag with
good, sustained, fingery routes. Perfect for cloudy days or
afternoons. |
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7. Tabares - 110
routes - sport / trad - Topo:
Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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The pioneer area for
free climbing on the island alternates between good traditional
routes in cracks and dehidrals with sport routes on the faces in
between. There is shade in the morning on the Enfrente wall
and in the afternoon on the Macrocalma wall. |
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8. Vistamar - 35
routes -sport - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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This is a small area in
the north of the island, with spectacular scenery overlooking the
sea. Sunny in the afternoon. |
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9. Martiánez -
34 routes - sport - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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Small area situated in
Puerto de la Cruz, short routes with bouldery moves. It is
warm on sunny afternoons and has shade most of the day in winter. |
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10. San Marcos -
45 routes - sport / boulder - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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Fingery routes up to 25m
in height. It is warm on sunny afternoons and has shade most
of the day in winter. |
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11. La Martela -
40 routes - sport / trad - Topo: available at Tenerife Outdoor |
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Upper part: very good
area for less experienced climbers, most routes up to 20m are 6a
or less. New routes every couple of weeks. The lower part
has longer and harder routes also very nice trad climbing.
The boulders are spread throughout the gorge |
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12. Jama - +60
routes - sport / trad - Topo: soon available at Tenerife Outdoor
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Project of our good
friend Melo, perfect place to go climbing on those chilly and
windy days, sun in the afternoon. |
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13. Roques de García
- 53 routes - trad - Topo: not available any more |
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Climbing with beautiful
views, most are trad climbing routes. The perfect area if
more than one rope-length is your kind of climbing. Most
routes are quite old so bring your friends, nuts and protective
gear. |
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14. El Río Abajo |
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a. El Sótano
-13 routes - sport - download here |
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Enclosed sector which
you will either love or hate. Interesting climbing which is
different due to the smooth texture of the water-washed
gorge. In the shade most of the day |
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b. Zona Zero
- 21 routes - sport - Topo: Tenerife Escalada deportiva |
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Small area developed for
a climbing competition. Shade in the afternoon. |
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15. Arico below the
climbing highway |
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a. El Saltadero
- 11 routes - sport / trad - download
here |
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Isolated area with good
sport routes on average quality rock. |
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b. La
Bóveda - 10 routes - sport - download
here |
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Small area with 10 good
quality routes on water-washed basalt. Sustained routes,
technical, with some hard moves. Shady all day. |
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c. Sector Fantasma
- 27 routes - sport - Topo: Available at Tenerife Outdoor |
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A project of Moí and
Juany who have been developing this area over the last year.
The climbing is pretty similar to el Hoyo. |
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d. El Hoyo
- 41 routes - sport - download here |
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Climbing area in a
narrow gorge on water-washed basalt. Sun and shade all day. |
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e. Las Bóvedas
- 28 routes - sport / boulder - download here |
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Another of the numerous
enclosed climbing areas in narrow gorges, it does have a number of
interesting routes as some bouldering. A choice of sun and
shade all day. |
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16. Arico Nuevo -
bouldering - Topo: available soon at Tenerife Outdoor |
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Boulder paradise |
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