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| SUPPORT Preparation IMPORTANT: Users are responsible for the use of the information contained in this pages and do so at their own risk. You are advised to double-check that the data contained in this page still holds true. Authors shall by no means be held responsible for any loss, accident or inconvenience that may occur. Permit To climb higher than La Rambleta (3550 m), where the cable car ends, you need to apply for a permit that the guards invariably ask for at this point. Permit grants access to the summit for a precise two hour gap. For each time-gap, 50 visitors are allowed. Time gaps are the following:
Oficina del Parque Nacional (Opening hours: from 9 to 14 hrs Monday to Friday) C/ Emilio Calzadilla, nº 5 - 4ª floor Telf. 922 290129 - 922 290183 Fax: 922 244788 Santa Cruz de Tenerife It is a fast, smooth paperwork process that however postpones one day your climb and requires planning not to miss business hours and opening days, physical presence is required for permits. Good news is that according to the employees working in this office, it is very rare that permits are booked out even when the climbing date is imminent. It may pay to give them a call however. What to bring What to bring depends so much on each person and the kind of ascent you intend, only general guidelines are given: 1. Water, water and more water. There is no water along the way but a fountain at the very beginning needing a detour. At Altavista refuge water is sometimes available but very limited and infrequently and it is better not to count on it. We drank 4.5l each in an early start ascent that took 6 hours. If you plan to be under the sun longer or several days, make your own guess... 2. Sunscreen. Air layer is thin, sun generous and latitude close to earth rotation axis in summer. 3. Hat 4. Map and compass if not more navigating equipment. Routes are marked or clear most of the way, but it is very easy to get lost. 5. Permit. Spanish only list of what we took for Teide-ton 2004 con be downloaded here for reference. Transport At the time of writing, the Empresa de Transportes Interurbanos de Tenerife (TITSA), only dispatches two return buses from the cable car base at 4 pm, and that may not be convenient. Line 348 starts at Puerto de la Cruz and 342 at Playa de las Americas. You may consult further in TITSA clicking here. It is fairly unlikely that the "Teidetist" would find pleasant a descent of over 1000 m to the parking of the cable car after the ascent. An alternative is descend on foot until La Rambleta (3550m) and let cable car lower you to the parking (10€). Attention however because: 1. Queues here may be sizable. If you make a late descent you may loose the last cabin, nowadays at 4 pm. For additional information on the cable car, Spanish "Teleferico" visit http://www.telefericoteide.com/ 2. In windy days it may shut down. These days can be frequent depending on the time of the year. What we recommend is to leave a car at the cable car parking with things you may appreciate when you make your way down, that may be food, water or clothes. Return with the bus (those in a hurry may even do this after applying for the permit). The day of the ascent, once on the summit, make your way down to catch the cable car to the parking, and from there use the car to get where desired. Night at the Refuge The Altavista Refuge (3260 m) may be an interesting place to break up the ascent. To sleep a booking by phone/fax followed by a deposit of 12€/person in the Cabildo de Tenerife bank account is required. For booking or information call Cabildo at 922 239 811 / 922 239 592 fax: 922 239 812. More information at: http://www.puntoinfo.idecnet.com/seccion.php?id=3562&zona=SS&zona_id=13&idioma=1&slc_menu=2 The refuge does not sell or provide food and stays are limited to one night. Weather Info can be obtained from the Instituto de Astrofísica Canaria en http://www.iac.es/weather/tiempo.html We recommend to climb from May to September. Snow drops from November to March or April with the peculiarities and danger of snow over volcano heated soil. For summer climbs an early start is a must to avoid some of the day heat. The first 800m of altitude are extremely humid under the incessant cloud layer. A night start will make this part of the route certainly less suffocating saving some of the water that you have to carry up, giving you a head start for the very dry ascent while the Sun is still low. Recommended links Other than those links provided in the main text, a visit to the following can be interesting http://www.puntoinfo.idecnet.com/ Information Center of Cabildo de Tenerife (The regional authority) Accounts on climbs http://usuarios.lycos.es/albertoarregi/ (Spanish) http://www.komandokroketa.org/Teide/Teide.html (Spanish) www.teideascension.tk Santiago Arnalich & Esteban Monje 2004 maestrogueb@gmail.com |