The last week in September saw me flying out to Mallorca for a week of deep water soloing. And what a fantastic week it was! It was hot and sunny every day, with sea temps of around 26 degrees, and perfect pocketed limestone to climb on above beautiful aqua marine water. I spent a lot of the week climbing at the superb 'Cala Barques', as it housed a multitude of quality DWS routes and was quite a popular venue, so there were always other people to climb with. I climbed a bunch of great routes here, including; 'Hercules' 6c, 'Drop Shadow Diseases' 6c+, 'Mecca' 6c+, 'Bisexual' 7a, 'Might of the Stalactite' 7a, and the truly awesome 'Big XXL' 7a. This route covered some seriously steep ground, and travelled along a series of hanging stalactites before moving up into a small cave and a much needed rest. From here you swung steeply out around a roof before climbing the final leaning head wall on superb jugs. What an amazing route, and the best one of the trip for me for sure! Stoked! :) I also climbed some easier routes at the legendary 'Cova del Diablo', and spent my rest day chilling out at the picturesque 'Santanyi' - where Chris Sharma climbed his famous hard DWS route 'Es Pontas' 9b on the stunning natural rock arch there. Mallorca is a DWS paradise, and I'm definitely planning on heading back next year, though probably for two weeks next time so I can hopefully climb at some of the other superb crags on the stunning island too. Can't wait! :D
