Cenobio

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El Cenobio Climbing Crag

El Cenobio is one of the most interesting sport climbing areas in Gran Canaria, offering several sectors, a broad spread of grades and a climbing style that can appeal to very different types of climbers. It is a crag with more depth than it may first appear to have, making it a good option both for climbers looking for enjoyable mileage and for those interested in harder lines and more specific projects.

If you would like to explore this area with better planning and local knowledge, you can book a climbing guide in Gran Canaria. This is especially useful if you want help choosing the right sector, understanding the layout of the crag and making the most of your day on the rock.

El Cenobio climbing crag panorama

Use the sector links below to jump directly to the route lists.


Sector Chico

This sector offers a compact selection of routes and works well as part of a varied day at El Cenobio. Below you can find the routes currently documented for Sector Chico.

Sector Chico routes at El Cenobio
1.- Quinto coño6a
2.- Central Park6c+
3.- Por un chichón7b+
4.- Sirope de Guzmán7a
5.- Super Guru Guru6c+
6.- Pan pal jilorio8aAgustín Sosa
7.- My friend6b+Auto binner
8.- Cenobio7b+8 quickdraws, auto binner
9.- El gato Isidoro6b+Isidoro, 8 quickdraws, 2 bolts, 2 locking carabiners
10.- Antichorra7b

Sector Grande

Sector Grande expands the possibilities of El Cenobio with a broader mix of grades and some harder lines that give the crag more depth. It is one of the reasons why this area stands out within climbing in Gran Canaria.

1.- El trono6a+
2.- La sobra6b
3.- Los Hijos / Los Hijos de Dorama / Blomu In tha House / Al Loro / ?6c / 7c / 8b / 7c / 7cNo anchor. No top.
4.- Adargoma / Adargoma L2 / ?6c / 8a / Project
5.- Línea Mocosa / Línea Mocosa L2 / V16a / 6a / 7b
6.- Sinfonía popular8b8a with the rest on the left-hand side.
7.- Nena7b
8.- Meneo Canario8c
9.- Beleten foreverProject
10.- Kifi6c
11.- No te espeses7a

Enfrente

Enfrente adds another small but useful option within the crag, giving climbers a little more variety during the session and making El Cenobio feel more complete as a climbing destination.

1.- El palacio de los lagartos6b
2.- La ruta del gofio6a
3.- Por el canto de un duro8b/+
4.- Espolón7b

Bolting and rebolting

These crags were bolted by Facundo, Isidoro, Dani Andrada, Tinin, Xerach, Roque, Lorenzo, Alex and a few more climbers. Rebolting has been carried out by Sito, Xerach and other climbers from the north of the island.