Madeira 2011, December 10th to December 17th.

This summary provides a quick overview and easy access to information on the peaks climbed on my visit to Madeira.

Madeira is an island belonging to Portugal
located near 32N and 17W, in the Atlantic ocean.
The main city is Funchal and the island is served with an airport
located about 15 kilometer east of Funchal. The population is about 250.000.

Go look at a map showing trailheads, cols and summits.

Copyright Petter Bjørstad, 2011

Date	Height	Name	Primary factor	Vertical hiked
December 11	1862 m	Pico Ruivo	1862 m	600 m
December 11	1818 m	Pico Arieiro	275 m	25 m
December 12	1649 m	Pico Ruivo do Paul da Serra	642 m	87 m
December 12	1620 m	Pico do Cerco	50 m	50 m
December 12	1655 m	Pico Grande	300 m	1000 m
December 13	1862 m	Pico Ruivo	1862 m	860 m
December 13	1802 m	Pico do Cidrao	90 m	100 m
December 14	1436 m	Chao dos Terreiros	200 m	361 m
December 15	1436 m	Pico do Serradinho	139 m	460 m
December 15	1347 m	Pico do Cavalo	82 m	100 m
December 15	1411 m	Eira do Ribeiro	50 m	150 m
December 16	1500 m	Topo das Queimadas	290 m	1069 m
6 Days	****	12 climbs	5842 m	4862 m

Resources:

• Images
  • Canical, at the east end of the island.
  • Machico, near the east end of the island.
  • The south coast', near the east end of the island.