NAVIGATION
SOCIAL
ADDRESS
Calle La Asomadita 8 bajo
38580 Villa de Arico
E-Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Mon-Sat: 10h-14h/ 15h-18h
CLOSED FROM 15.06-15.09
Sport climbing: Roxtar is mostly involved in equipping and maintenance of
sport climbing routes. There are thousands of routes on the island and you
will find the most important ones in our guidebooks or downloads.
New areas are developed on a daily base and we might have some
interesting surprises up our sleeves when you visit the roxtore.
Looking for easy grades? Don’t worry there is more than enough to climb
on Tenerife. You might have to change to a different area from day to day,
but isn’t that part of the climbing adventure?
We might have some interesting surprises up our sleeves when you visit us
in the Roxtore.
Bouldering: Welcome to boulder paradise! Go to the download page and
get the Arico Nuevo boulder guide.
Rent a crashpad at the Roxtore and we will definitely give you some more
tips and topo’s.
Trad climbing: If you like trad and multipitching you are definitely in the
right place, but… info’s are old or rare. Be sure to be able to build a belay
point or even better: Hire a guide from ocho-escalada to go with you and live
an unforgettable experience.
We’ve put some links to local trad pages on our download page (in Spanish)
Important!
To be able to climb in Guaria or El Roquito de Jama you need to
apply for a permit. Clicking here you can download the form, which
you need to complete, sign and then send by email to
violeta@tenerife.es or by fax: ++34 922 23 91 94 at the attention of
Violeta. It will take her +/- 1 week to send you the permit (in Spanish).
The permit is free, will inform you about the regulations for those
protected areas and is valid from the day you receive it until the 31st
of December of that same year.
The climbing area of Martiánez is permanently closed
GUIDEBOOKS AND DOWNLOADS
Guidebook: Tenerife Escalada deportiva
Language: español, english Price: 20,00€ published in June 2010 / 3rd edition December 2015 Areas: Cañada del Capricho, Guaria (Guia de Isora), Arico, Los Naranjos, El Río, Zona Zero, Las Vegas, La Galería, Tabares, Vistamar, Martiánez, San Marcos Text and graphics: Javier Martin-Carbajal, Juan Carlos Zamora Updates: go to downloads comments: a guidebook edited and checked by the developers of most of the routes mentioned in the guide. Clear explanations of how to get to the area, with a small map. Map of the area with it's different zones. Pictures of the different routes with name and 'correct' french grading. The best and most complete climbing guide of Tenerife... definitely worth spending your euros on!!!Downloads
Clicking on the image on the left you get access to our download page: -updates of the guidebook -smaller areas that were in the old guidebook and not in the latest one -and some extra stuff… Still not enough? Here we explain you how to get all the latest guides: -take your smartphone, tablet or laptop > come to the Roxtore in Arico > connect to our free wifi > ask us where we've hidden the guides > -start downloading In Tenerife we use French grading, if that sounds like Chinese to you, you can download a comparison table here
Every marker on the map will give you a small description of the area, type of climbing, amount of routes, where to find the topo, etc... This map is far from
complete, but will be updated on a regular basis so don’t forget to check it the next time you come to Tenerife.
Ocho-escalada: Climbing school
First contact with real rock, not really sure about your capabilities, want to improve your climbing in a minimum of time, want to take a course, need a climbing partner, looking for a great experience,... all of these are perfect reasons to get in touch with the guys from 'El Ocho'. The school’s guides and instructors are accredited climbing instructors at national and international level and belong to the Spanish Association of Mountain Guides. Levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced Types of climbing: sport, trad, aid and boulder Hours per day: 4 or 6 Activity: instruction, physical and/or mental training, guiding, … Meeting point for all activities is at the Tenerife Climbing House/Roxtore, Calle la Asomadita 8, 38580 Villa de Arico …or for a little extra we pick you up from your hotel. For further questions send us an email: ocho@roxtar.es
Rental
How many kilos are you allowed to take with you on a plane? How many kilos do you have to leave home taking your crash pad? At the roxtore in Arico (and the other Tenerife Outdoor shops around the island) we might have for rent what you can’t or won’t take on the plane: crash pads, climbing gear (NO ROPES), crampons, child carriers, trekking poles, …MULTIMEDIA
CLIMBING SHOP ARICO
Tenerife Outdoor / Roxtore
Looking for the ultimate climbers shopping experience? Visit our shop in Villa de Arico and get blown away (by the local trade winds) Climbing gear: need to renew something or forgot something at home, we probably have it. Our hardware brands: Black Diamond, Ocún, Roca, Tendon, Sterling, Kong, Camp, 8c+, Moonclimbing, Petzl, Climbing Technology, Alien Cams, Fixe, Edelrid, Pure Art, … Climbing shoes: 35 different models on stock from all mayor brands: Five Ten, Ocún, Red Chili, Boreal, Tenaya, La Sportiva (at prices 10-20% lower than in most countries) Softgoods: Black Diamond, E9, Charko, Red Chili, Moonclimbing, Buff, Roxtar goodies Tourist information: climbing info, where to have a beer or a good meal, info on other sports,… we provide it all for free Topos of areas which are not available on this website. Bring your smartphone or tablet, we have free wifi
ADDRESS AND OPENING HOURS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
Want to see it with your own eyes before you start organising your climbing trip?
Want to know what other people think about a climbing vacation on Tenerife?
Click on the images below and get access to our galleries with pictures, videos, print media and online articles.
Once you’ve done that go to ‘travel info’ on the navigation bar and see how we can help you with organising the rest of your beloved vacation.
Sport climbing: Roxtar is mostly involved in equipping
and maintenance of sport climbing routes. There are
thousands of routes on the island and you will find the
most important ones in our guidebooks or downloads.
New areas are developed on a daily base and we might
have some interesting surprises up our sleeves when
you visit the roxtore.
Looking for easy grades? Don’t worry there is more
than enough to climb on Tenerife. You might have to
change to a different area from day to day, but isn’t that
part of the climbing adventure?
We might have some interesting surprises up our
sleeves when you visit us in the Roxtore.
Bouldering: Welcome to boulder paradise! Go to the
download page and get the Arico Nuevo boulder guide.
Rent a crashpad at the Roxtore and we will definitely
give you some more tips and topo’s.
Trad climbing: If you like trad and multipitching you are
definitely in the right place, but… info’s are old or rare.
Be sure to be able to build a belay point or even better:
Hire a guide from ocho-escalada to go with you and live
an unforgettable experience.
We’ve put some links to local trad pages on our
download page (in Spanish)
Important!
To be able to climb in Guaria or El Roquito de Jama you
need to apply for a permit. Clicking here you can
download the form, which you need to complete, sign
and then send by email to violeta@tenerife.es or by fax:
++34 922 23 91 94 at the attention of Violeta. It will take
her +/- 1 week to send you the permit (in Spanish).
The permit is free, will inform you about the regulations
for those protected areas and is valid from the day you
receive it until the 31st of December of that same year.
The climbing area of Martiánez is permanently closed
GUIDEBOOKS AND
DOWNLOADS
Guidebook: Tenerife Escalada
deportiva
Language: español, english Price: 20,00€ published in June 2010 / 3rd edition December 2015 Areas: Cañada del Capricho, Guaria (Guia de Isora), Arico, Los Naranjos, El Río, Zona Zero, Las Vegas, La Galería, Tabares, Vistamar, Martiánez, San Marcos Text and graphics: Javier Martin-Carbajal, Juan Carlos Zamora Updates: go to downloads comments: a guidebook edited and checked by the developers of most of the routes mentioned in the guide. Clear explanations of how to get to the area, with a small map. Map of the area with it's different zones. Pictures of the different routes with name and 'correct' french grading. The best and most complete climbing guide of Tenerife... definitely worth spending your euros on!!!
Downloads
Clicking on the image on the left you get access to our download page: -updates of the guidebook -smaller areas that were in the old guidebook and not in the latest one -and some extra stuff… Still not enough? Here we explain you how to get all the latest guides: -take your smartphone, tablet or laptop > come to the Roxtore in Arico > connect to our free wifi > ask us where we've hidden the guides > -start downloading In Tenerife we use French grading, if that sounds like Chinese to you, you can download a comparison table hereOcho-escalada: Climbing school
First contact with real rock, not really sure about your capabilities, want to improve your climbing in a minimum of time, want to take a course, need a climbing partner, looking for a great experience,... all of these are perfect reasons to get in touch with the guys from 'El Ocho'. The school’s guides and instructors are accredited climbing instructors at national and international level and belong to the Spanish Association of Mountain Guides. Levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced Types of climbing: sport, trad, aid and boulder Hours per day: 4 or 6 Activity: instruction, physical and/or mental training, guiding, … Meeting point for all activities is at the Tenerife Climbing House/Roxtore, Calle la Asomadita 8, 38580 Villa de Arico …or for a little extra we pick you up from your hotel. For further questions send us an email: ocho@roxtar.es
Rental
How many kilos are you allowed to take with you on a plane? How many kilos do you have to leave home taking your crash pad? At the roxtore in Arico (and the other Tenerife Outdoor shops around the island) we might have for rent what you can’t or won’t take on the plane: crash pads, climbing gear (NO ROPES), crampons, child carriers, trekking poles, …Tenerife Outdoor / Roxtore
Looking for the ultimate climbers shopping experience? Visit our shop in Villa de Arico and get blown away (by the local trade winds) Climbing gear: need to renew something or forgot something at home, we probably have it. Our hardware brands: Black Diamond, Ocún, Roca, Tendon, Sterling, Kong, Camp, 8c+, Moonclimbing, Petzl, Climbing Technology, Alien Cams, Fixe, Edelrid, Pure Art, … Climbing shoes: 35 different models on stock from all mayor brands: Five Ten, Ocún, Red Chili, Boreal, Tenaya, La Sportiva (at prices 10-20% lower than in most countries) Softgoods: Black Diamond, E9, Charko, Red Chili, Moonclimbing, Buff, Roxtar goodies Tourist information: climbing info, where to have a beer or a good meal, info on other sports,… we provide it all for free Topos of areas which are not available on this website. Bring your smartphone or tablet, we have free wifi
CLIMBING SHOP
ARICO
ADDRESS AND OPENING HOURS
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
MULTIMEDIA
Want to see it with your own eyes before you start
organising your climbing trip?
Want to know what other people think about a climbing
vacation on Tenerife?
Click on the images below and get access to our galleries
with pictures, videos, print media and online articles.
Once you’ve done that go to ‘travel info’ on the
navigation bar and see how we can help you with
organising the rest of your beloved vacation.
ROXTAR
