Stranded on Mount Teide, Tenerife (3,718m) - Sea to Summit in 1 Day, PRTF41, altitude sickness!

Luke Duggan
Luke Duggan
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Published 2023-12-06
Having hiked the 3 big hills in the UK, my girlfriend and I set about looking for our next big hill to walk up. Naturally, I sought out the biggest we could feasibly walk up in a weekend and this video documents our trip, and experience on the mountain.

The route we took is the 040, starting in Playa del Socorro, walking south to the summit. It's a 28km route up, with 4,000 meters of elevation gain, at an average gradient of 8%. It's spectacular, and I recommend it everyone, just be sure to plan accordingly, and double check the key information that screwed us!

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Motivation
1:35 Teide & Ruta 040
2:36 Start of the hike
4:13 2000m up
5:03 3000m up
6:18 STRANDED
8:05 Descending
9:01 Wrapping up
All Comments (5)
  • @zoyayousef6626
    Oh no what a disaster- glad you both were able to (somewhat) stay positive throughout!
  • @cnxtrailrunning
    Great video, thanks for making the time to put it together. I'm planning on doing the same thing in April, really excited about it! Can you share a bit more info about what time you started, and how long it finally took you? I noticed that you also did it in April, so if there are any things you would have done differently, then i'd be happy to hear it. Thanks!
  • @miahurr23
    I want to take my girls (10 and 12) on the hike from route number 10 and take the cable car down. I work out everyday so I feel fit. My 12 year old has a warrior's heart. I am wondering if it will be too difficult for my 10 year old. They had no issue in the Dolomites (Tre Cime) but that was only 2700 meters. I climbed Mt Evans on my bike decade plus ago at 4300 meters so I understand how the difficulty of breathing will progress while also battling fatique over 5-6 hours hiking. We hike every Sunday (8-13 km) but it is all flat and sea level. I know it is hard to give your opinion, but how hard would it be (we aren't starting at the sea)? Does the smell of sulfur make the breathing much harder? I think we would be starting near the parking near where the cable car is. We would take that down.