Climbing at La Aldea

75 routes on 6 walls, 4b–7b+. In Las Palmas, 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

4b–7b+

Rock

Volcanic

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

February–May · October–November

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 4b to 7b+. Half are between 6a+ and 6c+.

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 east-facing: morning sun, afternoon shade.

North1 sectorNortheast1 sectorEast1 sectorSoutheast1 sectorSouth1 sectorSouthwest0 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

La Aldea from above

Aerial photo of the La Aldea area — 6 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 · 8 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Tamadaba4b–8b · Volcanic · Sport5 mi · 346 routes 02Mogán3–8B · Volcanic · Bouldering6 mi · 119 boulders 03Roque Nublo Area2–8b · Volcanic · Sport7 mi · 137 routes 04Sorrueda4b–8b+ · Volcanic · Sport12 mi · 293 routes 05Noreste4–8c · Volcanic · Sport13 mi · 130 routes 06Motor Grande4–6C+ · Volcanic · Bouldering13 mi · 19 boulders 07Barranco de Tirajana4+–7c · Volcanic · Sport17 mi · 32 routes 08Noreste · Telde6a–7b · Volcanic · Sport19 mi · 8 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.