Mt Teide Tenerife 31st Jan-1stFeb 2017 3718m (12,198 ft)

A winter break to Tenerife saw us climb our biggest mountain yet!
It was supposed to be an easy walk from the cable car to the refuge, with a dawn ascent for sunrise.
Teide had other plans though! high winds cancelled the cable car so a long walk it was, a change in the weather saw the forcasted temp of -14 plus :o
No summit views but a great walk all the same

[@ramonarmas639]

Each island of the Canary Islands has something nice to see, but after visiting them all Tenerife is the one that has the most variety and offer, both in terms of landscape and leisure.
It is the largest island of the archipelago and the most populated of the Canary Islands and Spain. It has the highest peak in the country that is inside the Del Teide National Park, which is also a World Heritage Site and the most visited park in the country and one of the largest in Europe.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was the first capital of the Canarian archipelago. Also in Tenerife is located the first tourist city of the Canary Islands, Puerto de La Cruz. The highest locality on the level of the sea of ​​all Spain also is located in Tenerife is called Vilaflor and is a coqueto little village of little more than thousand inhabitants located to 1,500 meters of height and where it usually snows in winter.
The Anaga Natural Park was recently declared a World Biosphere Reserve and has one of the few Laurisilva forests remaining in the world and where the largest amount of endemic species in Europe is collected.
In Tenerife you can find the oldest dragon tree in the world and one of the oldest trees in the country with almost a thousand years of existence.
The Siam Park water park and the Loro Parque Zoological Park have been chosen as the best in the world in their category.
Hundreds of trails take you through its mountains, valleys, forests, volcanoes and beaches. In it you can find a piece of all the other islands. If you plan to visit the Canary Islands and do not know which Tenerife will undoubtedly be your best choice.

[@GCStalker]

I have done some walking on Tenerife and enjoyed it very much. Unfortunately my favourite walk Barranco de Masca is closed so I will not be visiting again.

[@heridalen]

We're going there in to weeks, and we are going to walk all the way to the top(from the parking place). We have permit to reach the top between 13.00 - 15.00. If we reach the top where the cable car is long before 13.00, is it possible to go inside to warm up someplace there ?

[@360reality7]

nice. Only one day with -14? And what date? What are you think about 14.01.2018 ?

[@stuartclarkScoobtube]

We done it on the 28th January, we were unlucky as that was the only bad day of the week we were there.
You should be ok? just hope the weather's kind to you.

[@ginkomovie6979]

stuart clark how, you stay night? Gold freez night

[@alberto4917]

I go up on 15.01.2019 in the afternoon... hope we have a better whether 🌞

[@Adam_Z21]

@@alberto4917 I'm going 20.01.2019 :-) Hope we get good weather.

[@rossboss555]

Amazing ☺

[@heridalen]

How cold was it on the top?
Do you how cold it usually is on the top in February month?

[@stuartclarkScoobtube]

I think we were unlucky with the weather when we were there, I think with the wind chill it was around -10 to -14 if I remember correctly. Not sure of the usual temp but a good weather forecast should give you an idea.
www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/El-Tiede/forecasts/3715

[@monik8209]

What an adventure! How long did it take to walk down and was it very slippery? We are planning to go in November and I am worried about the weather