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// Rock climbing · Las Palmas, Canary Islands

Climbing at Roque Nublo Area

137 routes on 15 walls, 2–8b. 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

137

Walls

Grades

2–8b

Rock

Volcanic

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

February–May · October–November

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 2 to 8b. Half are between 6a+ 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 north-facing: shade for most of the day. A summer crag; cold in winter.

North4 sectorsNortheast2 sectorsEast2 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth1 sectorSouthwest2 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest3 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

12a6a12p6p11p

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

// Walls

The 15 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES

01PrincipalNW · 312° · 5c–8b35 routes

02La RanaSW · 224° · 4a–7b+18 routes

03PantomimaN · 359° · 5b–7b+17 routes

04Roque NubloNW · 328° · 5c–7c+17 routes

05Vistas del NubloE · 80° · 5b–7b11 routes

06Cúpula del TruenoN · 355° · 6b–7c10 routes

07Roque NaricesE · 94° · 5c–6b+6 routes

08CarreteraNE · 57° · 5b–6b+5 routes

09Roque del FraileN · 10° · 5a–6c5 routes

10Placa6a+–6c+4 routes

11YumboNW · 293° · 6b+–7a3 routes

12Pata de CabraNE · 54° · 6c–7b+2 routes

13Torre de LuzN · 355° · 2–6a+2 routes

14Roque BentaygaSW · 219° · 4b1 route

15Torre de VentanaS · 198°1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Mogán3–8B · Volcanic · Bouldering7 mi · 119 boulders 02Sorrueda4b–8b+ · Volcanic · Sport7 mi · 293 routes 03La Aldea4b–7b+ · Volcanic · Sport7 mi · 75 routes 04Tamadaba4b–8b · Volcanic · Sport8 mi · 346 routes 05Barranco de Tirajana4+–7c · Volcanic · Sport10 mi · 32 routes 06Noreste4–8c · Volcanic · Sport12 mi · 130 routes 07Noreste · Telde6a–7b · Volcanic · Sport12 mi · 8 routes 08Motor Grande4–6C+ · Volcanic · Bouldering13 mi · 19 boulders

// 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.