Canary Islands

Dance on the volcano The Geoquest think tank (in the person of Christiane Hupe) has come up with a globally unique and new book concept: the ClimbingTravelGuide. In addition to climbing information, the guide offers detailed tourist information, which is assigned to the nearest climbing areas, making it perfect to use rest days in a relaxed and eventful way. It is therefore also suitable for families or groups, only some of whom want to climb, while others want to visit sights, go hiking or visit one of the island's adventure parks. Extensive tourist information includes maps of the described hikes and city maps. In addition, there are info texts on many interesting topics such as the plants, the animals, the water balance, geology, etc. In addition to access by car, an access option by public transport is also described, as well as detailed access and further Internet information. Each area is provided with GPS data, so that a navigation system can also be used. Further information of the pictograms are: Sun exposure, altitude, number of routes according to the three difficulty ranges, child-friendliness, wall inclination, possibility of self-securing routes. The climbing routes are color-coded in the phototopos in 3 difficulty ranges: blue for easy to 5 (French rating), red for moderate to 6c+ and black from 7a. This coding is used for the lightning-fast detection of suitable routes analogous to the already known coding of ski slopes. Bouldering opportunities are also described in the book. Area: Canaric Island of Tenerife Rock: volcanic rock Difficulties: wide choice of routes in all grades / single and multi pitches Protection: sport climbing and trad climbing conditions Season: all year round 288 pages Langauge: German Edition 2011 Ch. Hupe, G. Krug Geoquest    

The Climbo Guide is intended for rock climbers of all levels interested in exploring Gran Canaria’s routes. With an easy and accessible method you will be able to orient yourself around the most popular areas on the island and get to know its main crags. Thanks to close contact with equippers and experienced rock climbers this guide offers you the exclusive technical information you will need to explore securely the different ravines on the island. This Climbo Guide will not only help you expand your rock climbing expertise and knowledge, but will accompany you in this adventure while you discover the natural beauty of the island and its people. - Introduction to present-day rock-climbing on Gran Canaria. - Introduction to Traditional Climbing and Boulder on the island. - Technical information and icons on the 13 sport climbing zones and more than 650 routes. - Specific information and icons on the approaches to the crags. - Quality of schools and sectors on a scale of one to three stars, as scored by the route setters. - Introduction to the main equippers on the island and their preferred routes. - Introduction to the main public climbing walls on the island. - To serve as a resource and foundation for activities related to climbing or located near climbing areas. - A clearing-house for information on climbing. 368 pages language spanish / english edition 2015 climbo