San Marcos
A small but worthwhile crag on the north side of the island. The crag is in a built up area close to the sea. The routes are short, steep, fingery and well bolted.
Region
Spain- Tenerife
Rock Type
Volcanic
Altitude
50m
Number of routes
50
Range of Routes
5a to 8a
Faces
North West
Sun
In the sun in the afternoon in the summer
Climbing Area
Directions
Follow the TF 414 towards Playa de San Marcos, the crag is visible from the road above a large car park, about 500m from the beach. From the parking walk up some steps to a white building. 3 minutes.
Sport and bolted routes
| Topo Ref | Route | Sport Grade | Length | Quality | Description | Tick |
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| 01 | El ataque de la andorina | 7b+ | Just left of the arete |
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| 03 | The arete | 7b+ | The obvious arete |
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| 04 | El chupacamara | 7a | 20m | |
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| 05 | Tato el maquina | 7c | 20m | Two pitches 6a, 7c |
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| 07 | Anabela | 6b | 15m | To the right of the white building |
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| 08 | Lo que no es tener un sacho | 6a | 15m | |
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| 09 | Dinamica atmosferica | 5c | 15m | The left side of the buttress to the right of the approach steps |
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| 10 | trio norte | 5c | 15m | |
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| 11 | Anemia | 6a+ | 15m | An interesting crux move after the bulge |
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| 12 | Decision | 6c | 15m | The first 3 hangers were missing at the time of writing |
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| 13 | Atalaxia | 7a+ | 15m | A steep fingery wall then a hard move on slopers or you might prefer crimps |
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| 14 | La via del flaco | 7a | |
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| 15 | Agarrate al tubo | 7b | |
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| 16 | Promesas de primavera | 6b | |
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| 17 | Ciudad perenken | 7a+ | Two pitches, 6b+; 7a+ |
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| 18 | Mas garimbas y menos chapas | 7c+ | |
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| 19 | Mucho mecanico | 7c | |
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| 20 | Mierda pa'pedriza | 5c | |
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| 21 | Unknown | 6a+ | |
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| 22 | Oxino | 6b+ | |
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| 23 | Nos dieron las siete | 6b+ | |
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| 24 | Mas vale ser bloquero que bloguero | 6b+ | |