Routes as aid in Tenerife

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7b / 6a A0. A long and enticing line up the beautiful Roque de las Animas. The route starts at a chalky overhang with an obvious approach through the ferns. This route is not nearly as serious as you might expect from a 250m climb, with a line of bolts leading the way. The route can be climbed at 6a A0 if you pull on bolts through the hard moves, though on the lower pitches it is stiff for that grade. The upper pitches of 7a and 7b are bolt ladders for easy aid. The route can be climbed on bolts alone, but a light trad rack is highly recommended, especially for the 1st pitch. Bolts lead all pitches except for the second half of the 6th pitch, this requires gear in easy choss, tending left and leading to an anchor under the final roof.

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