Climbing at Barranco del Agua

55 routes on 4 walls, 5b–8b+. In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes

Walls

Grades

5b–8b+

Rock

Volcanic

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

February–May · October–November

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5b to 8b+. Half are between 6b and 7a+.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to YDS, V-scale, UIAA or British grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast1 sectorSoutheast0 sectorsSouth3 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: February–May · October–November. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

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57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// From the air

Barranco del Agua from above

Aerial photo of the Barranco del Agua area — 4 walls in this area. Each one, with its approach and topo, in the app. Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// Where it is

On the map

CANARY ISLANDS · 9 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Barranco de la Madera4c–8a · Sport3 mi · 34 routes 02El Riachuelo5–7A+ · routes 6a–6b · Volcanic · Bouldering7 mi · 18 routes and boulders 03La Palma6a–7b+ · boulders 6B–6C+ · Volcanic · Sport · Bouldering7 mi · 14 routes and boulders 04Caldera de Taburiente6B+–7B · Bouldering9 mi · 3 boulders 05Peña del Diablo5–7b · Sport9 mi · 26 routes 06Las Angustias5a–8a · Sport12 mi · 20 routes 07Campanarios de Jedey2–7c · Volcanic · Sport12 mi · 45 routes 08Barranco Briestas5b–8a · Volcanic · Sport · Trad14 mi · 62 routes

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.