SPORT CLIMBING Guidebook: Escalada en Tenerife Language: español, English Price: 28,00€ published in December 2019, updated in June 2022 Areas: Fasnia, La Galeria, Tamadaya, Planeta Zarza, Arico, Los naranjos, La Fuente, Fantasma, Hoyo, El Rio, Zona Zero, Las Barbas de San Pedro, Las Vegas, Las Palomas, La Martela, Guaria, El Capricho Text and graphics: Erik Baquero, Elena Martínez Purriños, Inés Tudela, Xavier Brey Comments: This guide contains almost 1.300 routes of all difficulties. They are spread amongst 17 sectors (crags). The majority are in the South of the Island which makes the Abona region the reference for climbing in Tenerife. Forgotten sectors have been re- established, other more known sectors have been updated, and new sectors have been established in recent years. Updates & Erratas: www.tenerifeclimbingguide.com
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Roxtar is mostly involved in supporting bolting and maintenance of sport climbing routes. There are thousands of routes on the island, and you will find the most important ones in our (new) guidebook. New areas are developed on a daily basis, and we might have some interesting surprises up our sleeves when you visit the roxtore. Looking for easy grades? Do not worry there is more than enough to climb in Tenerife, in the (new) climbing guide has 290 routes with a grade of 6A or less. You might have to change to a different area from day to day, but isn’t that part of the climbing adventure?
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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 (+/-)
CONTACT Mail: tenerife@roxtar.es Phone: (++34) 922 770 966
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SPORT CLIMBING Guidebook: Tenerife Escalada Deportiva Language: español, English Price: Sold Out, 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 (CLOSED), San Marcos (Areas in the North of the Island which are not in the new guidebook)
SPORT CLIMBING Guidebook: Escaladas en Arico Language: español, English Price: Sold Out, published in 2007 Areas: Arico Ortiz, Los Naranjos, El Río, Las Vegas, El Sótano, Zona Zero, El Saltadero, La óveda, El Hoyo, Las Bóvedas, La Galería, Arico Nuevo, El Porís
Permits: Important! To be able to climb in Guaria or El Roquito de Jama you need to apply for a permit. Clicking here you can complete the form that lets you climb in one of those two areas https://centralreservas.tenerife.es/?a=4 Risco de Guaria: max. 70 pers./day, max. 90 days in advance. El Roquito (Roque de Jama): max 10 pers./day, max. 90 days in advance. The permit is free, will inform you about the regulations for those protected areas and is only valid for the day you apply for. The climbing area of Martiánez is permanently closed.
Welcome to boulder paradise! In Tenerife we have a huge number of boulder problems of all difficulties and the 3 main boulder areas can be found at a short driving distance from the Roxtore: Arico Nuevo, Arico Ortiz and El Poris. Want to go bouldering for a day or have an all-boulder vacation? Everything is possible and you will definitely have a fantastic time. Also deep water soloing is an option, more info in the guidebook section. Rent a crash pad at the Roxtore where we can also help you with chalk, brushes, ClimbOn, tape and Some more tips.
BOULDERING
BOULDERING Online: 27Crags Probably the most complete digital boulder guidebook/app available. For most boulder areas/problems you need a Premium subscription: 8,90€/month https://27crags.com/premium 10 Areas (575 problems): El Poris (69), Arico Nuevo (247), Arico Ortiz (130), Teguedite (32), San Marcos (54), Escenario (15), Tejina (12), La Cala (7), Las Palomas (4), Teno -deepwater- (5) Not our favourite, but we are living in the digital era and are afraid that we will have a adapt sooner or later.
GUIDEBOOKS:
OLDER GUIDEBOOKS:
BOULDERING Guidebook: Arico Nuevo Guiapirata: free guide made by Acaymo del Pino y Marcos Rodríguez (owner of the Basalto climbing shop in La Laguna). The guide is nearly 10 years old, but the boulders have not moved. Beware, Marcos’ grading is pretty hard!
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BOULDERING Guidebook: Arico Ortiz Small guide of the area made quite a few years ago in collaboration with Walter Goller.
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If you like trad and/or multi-pitching you are definitely in the right place, but infos are old or hard to find. Some interesting facts: -multipitch: be able to build a belay point or even better: Hire a guide from our climbing school to go with you and live an unforgettable experience. -The Tenerife climbing guide is a sport climbing guide, but if there are trad routes in the crag, you will also find them in the guide. For ex.: Tamadaya 56 easy routes, 12 of them are trad and are marked in yellow / autoprotección. Routes in the guidebook are mostly 1 pitch and have an installed anchor point. -we have a folder in the Roxtore with all the info we could find, feel free to consult it and take pictures. -most important areas/rocks: Parque nacional del Teide (La Catedral, …), Roque de Enmedio, Roque las Ánimas, Roque Negro, -If you want to prepare your trip, have a look at this blog (in Spanish) with several topos: http://anuestraputabolacroquis.blogspot.com/ -Need a few more cams? We stock cams from Black Diamond (Camalot C4, Z4), DMM (Dragon, Dragonfly) and Alien (Classic, Revolution) and give you a 20% discount on the recommended sales price.
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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 our climbing school. 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
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Volume 1 / Arico: In this episode we will discover Tenerife and especially the village of Arico. Where one finds all a climber might need for a perfect stay: Hostel, apartments, climbing shop or nice restaurants all at walking distance.
Volume 2 / Polegre: We visit the climbing area called Polegre nearby Arico. Climbing spot nearby the parking. Perfect for families. …
Volume 3 / Poris de Abona: In this episode we visit the climbing & boulder area called Poris de Abona near the coast of Arico. A beautiful spot close to the parking & perfect for families and bigger groups.
Volume 4 / Tamadaya: In this episode we visit the climbing area near Arico called Tamadaya. Perfect spot near the parking & perfect for families and bigger groups.
CLIMBING TENERIFE
OLDER GUIDEBOOKS:
GUIDEBOOKS:
BOULDERING
‘Support the local climbing community’
TENERIFE HAS IT ALL
Click on the button of your favourite and get all the info you might need.
SPORT CLIMBING
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 (+/-)
CONTACT Mail: tenerife@roxtar.es Phone: (++34) 922 770 966
Roxtar is mostly involved in supporting bolting and maintenance of sport climbing routes. There are thousands of routes on the island, and you will find the most important ones in our (new) guidebook. New areas are developed on a daily basis, and we might have some interesting surprises up our sleeves when you visit the roxtore. Looking for easy grades? Do not worry there is more than enough to climb in Tenerife, in the (new) climbing guide has 290 routes with a grade of 6A or less. You might have to change to a different area from day to day, but isn’t that part of the climbing adventure?
SPORT CLIMBING Guidebook: Escalada en Tenerife Language: español, English Price: 28,00€ published in December 2019, updated in June 2022 Areas: Fasnia, La Galeria, Tamadaya, Planeta Zarza, Arico, Los naranjos, La Fuente, Fantasma, Hoyo, El Rio, Zona Zero, Las Barbas de San Pedro, Las Vegas, Las Palomas, La Martela, Guaria, El Capricho Text and graphics: Erik Baquero, Elena Martínez Purriños, Inés Tudela, Xavier Brey Comments: This guide contains almost 1.300 routes of all difficulties. They are spread amongst 17 sectors (crags). The majority are in the South of the Island which makes the Abona region the reference for climbing in Tenerife. Forgotten sectors have been re-established, other more known sectors have been updated, and new sectors have been established in recent years. Updates & Erratas: www.tenerifeclimbingguide.com
SPORT CLIMBING Guidebook: Tenerife Escalada Deportiva Language: español, English Price: Sold Out, 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 (CLOSED), San Marcos (Areas in the North of the Island which are not in the new guidebook)
SPORT CLIMBING Guidebook: Escaladas en Arico Language: español, English Price: Sold Out, published in 2007 Areas: Arico Ortiz, Los Naranjos, El Río, Las Vegas, El Sótano, Zona Zero, El Saltadero, La óveda, El Hoyo, Las Bóvedas, La Galería, Arico Nuevo, El Porís
Permits: Important! To be able to climb in Guaria or El Roquito de Jama you need to apply for a permit. Clicking here you can complete the form that lets you climb in one of those two areas https://centralreservas.tenerife.es/?a=4 Risco de Guaria: max. 70 pers./day, max. 90 days in advance. El Roquito (Roque de Jama): max 10 pers./day, max. 90 days in advance. The permit is free, will inform you about the regulations for those protected areas and is only valid for the day you apply for. The climbing area of Martiánez is permanently closed.
Welcome to boulder paradise! In Tenerife we have a huge number of boulder problems of all difficulties and the 3 main boulder areas can be found at a short driving distance from the Roxtore: Arico Nuevo, Arico Ortiz and El Poris. Want to go bouldering for a day or have an all-boulder vacation? Everything is possible and you will definitely have a fantastic time. Also deep water soloing is an option, more info in the guidebook section. Rent a crash pad at the Roxtore where we can also help you with chalk, brushes, ClimbOn, tape and Some more tips.
BOULDERING Online: 27Crags Probably the most complete digital boulder guidebook/app available. For most boulder areas/problems you need a Premium subscription: 8,90€/month https://27crags.com/premium 10 Areas (575 problems): El Poris (69), Arico Nuevo (247), Arico Ortiz (130), Teguedite (32), San Marcos (54), Escenario (15), Tejina (12), La Cala (7), Las Palomas (4), Teno -deepwater- (5) Not our favourite, but we are living in the digital era and are afraid that we will have a adapt sooner or later.
GUIDEBOOKS:
OLDER GUIDEBOOKS:
BOULDERING Guidebook: Arico Nuevo Guiapirata: free guide made by Acaymo del Pino y Marcos Rodríguez (owner of the Basalto climbing shop in La Laguna). The guide is nearly 10 years old, but the boulders have not moved. Beware, Marcos’ grading is pretty hard!
BOULDERING Guidebook: Arico Ortiz Small guide of the area made quite a few years ago in collaboration with Walter Goller.
If you like trad and/or multi-pitching you are definitely in the right place, but infos are old or hard to find. Some interesting facts: -multipitch: be able to build a belay point or even better: Hire a guide from our climbing school to go with you and live an unforgettable experience. -The Tenerife climbing guide is a sport climbing guide, but if there are trad routes in the crag, you will also find them in the guide. For ex.: Tamadaya 56 easy routes, 12 of them are trad and are marked in yellow / autoprotección. Routes in the guidebook are mostly 1 pitch and have an installed anchor point. -we have a folder in the Roxtore with all the info we could find, feel free to consult it and take pictures. -most important areas/rocks: Parque nacional del Teide (La Catedral, …), Roque de Enmedio, Roque las Ánimas, Roque Negro, … -If you want to prepare your trip, have a look at this blog (in Spanish) with several topos: http://anuestraputabolacroquis.blogspot.com/ -Need a few more cams? We stock cams from Black Diamond (Camalot C4, Z4), DMM (Dragon, Dragonfly) and Alien (Classic, Revolution) and give you a 20% discount on the recommended sales price.
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 our climbing school. 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
TRAD CLIMBING
CLIMBING SCHOOL
Volume 1 / Arico: In this episode we will discover Tenerife and especially the village of Arico. Where one finds all a climber might need for a perfect stay: Hostel, apartments, climbing shop or nice restaurants all at walking distance.
Volume 2 / Polegre: We visit the climbing area called Polegre nearby Arico. Climbing spot nearby the parking. Perfect for families. …
Volume 3 / Poris de Abona: In this episode we visit the climbing & boulder area called Poris de Abona near the coast of Arico. A beautiful spot close to the parking & perfect for families and bigger groups.
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Volume 4 / Tamadaya: In this episode we visit the climbing area near Arico called Tamadaya. Perfect spot near the parking & perfect for families and bigger groups.