It further expanded mallorcas dws venues to cover a further eleven areas and was released in july of 2008. If you think deep water soloing is great, you should try shallow water soloing. Climbing and deep water soloing psicobloc in mallorca. Where the southwest is busy, northern mallorca is much quieter. We use our own cookies and thirdparty cookies to improve our services and analyse the browsing habits of our users. Rockfax utilise state of the art publishing techniques and are dedicated to presenting essential climbing information in a clear, easily understood and attractive format, that both informs and inspires. We go to the most popular areas and others unknown, try the most free form of climbing, all levels allowed. The possibilities for winter sport climbing on mallorca first came to. In short it is basically climbing above the sea without ropes and all the. The deep water soloing mecca that is mallorca is an ever expanding place, and this, the fifth publication on rockfax that covers deep water soloing on the balearic island, clearly demonstrates that. Watch jernej kruder make second ascent of es pontas. Breakfast at will be followed by morning warmupstretch. The practice of deepwater soloing in majorca has its roots in the late 1970s. Majorca, the perfect island to practise deep water soloing 17 july, 2014 deep water soloing is a type of rock climbing, and has the particularity that it takes place on low cliffs, on rugged coastlines, without ropes so that one can fall directly into the sea.
A history of mallorca deep water soloing ukc articles. Deep water soloing in mallorca this latest edition of the mallorca rockfax our 6th mallorca publication in 15 years. Psicobloc in mallorca cala dor, cala mitjina, santanyi, cala varques filmed all by gopro music by. A chapter on mallorca, a theoretical place off the coast of spain. There were a lot of great and very safe routes for a deep water soloing pretty much everywhere we were. Mallorca climbing camps is the worlds premier deep water soloing dws guide service for adults and teens. After jumping from the cliffs at the dique del oeste area, the man stayed underwater for 20 minutes for unknown reasons and presumably drowned.
Discover the excellent rock climbing, sport climbing and deep water soloing dws to be found on the island of mallorca one of europes premier rock climbing. Pdf download mallorca sport climing and deep water soloing alan james mark glaister rockfax climbing download full ebook. Deep water soloing east coast sport felanitx area arta area pollenca formentor south of the mountains north of the mountains bunyola area valldemossa area southwest 3 adverts paul phillips tackling the brilliant and very sustained climbing on bombay bicycle club 6c p. The summer heat in mallorca, spain is no joke, but climbers on the mediterranean island have the perfect antidotedeep water soloing. Here we see 64 new lines, 6 attainable open projects, 5 existing lines with enhanced information and 11 reintroduced lines from the west coast. Without the need for ropes, when climbers fall, its. The updated pdf from 20 has been reworked and welded into this guide along with many updates. Mallorca rock climbing camps and guided deep water soloing. Discovered a year or so after the development of cova del diablo, cala varques offers a slightly less intimidating alternative to diablos taller cliffs. Most of the developed deep water soloing areas are over on the east of the island. However, he got tired of this and decided to pursue a legal career. Mallorca is a world mecca for this activity with the best climbers from around the world visiting in the summer months.
Pdf pages one at a time through the manual feed tray. The new 2016 edition of the mallorca rockfax replaces the sold out 2011 guide and brings together even more sport climbing and dws into one book. Our focus will be to see some of the histories of the island. Unfortunately, a comprehensive guidebook for all dws locations has yet to be written, but dont let that put you off. Join ricardo ramos, kiernan tong, josep malo, and aaron nattros for deep water soloing sessions at mallorcas cala varques and port pi in this psicobloc stoke video.
With deepwater soloing, you can climb 70 feet or more. Heres where to goand a few tips for climbing from blaircoyle. You many be surprised to know that the 2011 guide to mallorca has actually sold out. Coasteering with cave diving, abseiling and some dws was perfect. Its really freeing to climb above the ocean or a lake.
Unlike the sport climbing in the south and north, eastern mallorca is famous for its deepwater soloing areas if you fall, its into the friendly, warm mediterranean sea. After graduating with a bachelors of arts in english and economics, he spent two years teaching high school in yakima. Climbing routes for all levels, from beginner to expert climbers. Deep water soloing is one of the purest forms of climbing. To make it more dynamic and to increase your desire to do this excellent climbs ill also be adding some photos of our best dws climbing days. Html guide warning guide view may take some time to load for areas with large numbers of routes instant pdf generic precreated pdf for cala sa nau the file is 1. Four years later, the book deep water arrived on my editorial desk, out of the blue so to speak. A fantastic trip, with great friends in a beautiful location. But what about all the other prime coastlines in europe. Pdf download mallorca sport climing and deep water soloing. We will definitely do another trip with them when in mallorca.
Sports climbing and deep water soloing these areas in the guidebook offer very little for the people climbing less than 6a. All this is served in an organised and very tidy manner, so the guide is very easy to use. Welcome to this miniguide to deep water soloing in mallorca. The popularity of deep water soloing dws continues to attract many thrillseekers to the mecca that is mallorca. We will drive to the northern part of the island to the most authentic town in mallorca. Come experience deep water soloing the freest form of climbing, in mallorca spain the best venue in the world. The 6 best european dws destinations that arent mallorca. Deep water solo the purest way to climb shots from mallorca and sicily. See more ideas about water, rock climbing and climbing. This book presented a unique set of challenges, not least the immense task. The third rockfax publication mallorca deep water soloing by daimon beail acted as a companion to the book deep water.
Daimon beail registered to eordo ref y yyyyyyy mallorca dws version 2. Either way, the line through the huge holes in the headwall is in my opinion the most esthetic of the routes in this cave. Deep water soloing coasteering caving was a perfect day. Mallorca is the world mecca for this relatively new sport of deep water soloing known locally as psicobloc. Mike robertson devon pembroke scotland rest of uk portugal mallorca costa blanca lulworth portland swanage cornwall rest of europe rest of world australia 6 introduction. This route is one of many new additions to a set of. Deep water soloing tours in mallorca, we organize outings on foot or by boat throughout the island. Deep water soloing in balearic islands enjoy sharing and. In 1978, miquel riera became frustrated with the aid climbing routes in his local area, so he went to porto pi, palma with his friends jaume payeras, eduardo moreno.
The area is declared a natural monument, because of the shapes that the waves left in. Deep water23 deep water about the author william douglas 18981980 was born in maine, minnesota. It is all about fun in the sun and is what all of the cool kids will be up to this summer. Tossa deep water solo in costa brava climb in spain. Majorca, the perfect island to practise deep water soloing. A new blog about dws in portugal the initial idea of having a dws blog was to have a website where people can find free information about deepwater solo dws climbing aka psicobloc in portugal. Porto pi plays a historical role in the development of deep water soloing in mallorca. Deepwater soloing dws, also known as psicobloc, is a form of solo rock climbing, practiced on sea cliffs at high tide originally, but also on reservoirs, rivers, swimming pools indoor, that relies solely upon the presence of water at the base of a climb to. I know mallorca a lot of family there and recently discovered that it is a premium place for dws. Deep water soloing is basically rock climbing above the sea and falling back into the sea when you reach the top or fall off, whichever happens first. Was a perfect day, sebastian and adhara split the job and have the best tips to get the optimum fun. Mallorca rock climbing, sport climbing and deep water soloing. Deep water soloing is one of the purest forms of climbing and the mediterranean island of mallorca is home to europes best deep water soloing. However, the rock is very sharp and there are no bolts to hang on.
Join ricardo ramos, kiernan tong, josep malo, and aaron nattros for deep water soloing sessions at mallorcas cala varques and port pi in. We hired a guide for a day for about 40 euros and he took us via boat to some of his favorite spots, but once we had seen some of the area. Under the guidance of certified guide and dws coach amos whiting. Mallorca psicobloc printer computing bookbinding scribd. Still, for most of us deep water soloing was too different, too abstract. On top of the sport climbing trad routes also includes deep water soloing including the famous es pontas in case you decide to visit mallorca on a hot day. If you would like to experience dws on mallorca, then how about joining our introductory deep water soloing session, every tuesday. It is possible to print all the even pdf pages pdf pages 4, 6, 8, etc. Still, for most of us deepwater soloing was too different, too abstract. Split area has three location for this form of rock climbing. Solo climbing above the sea, which is intended to catch you if or when you fall.