Mallorca: DWS for Days – By Kathryn Dulny
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Photos and captions by Kathryn Dulny, @kdulnyphoto
Virtually every climber of a certain age has the image of Chris Sharma hucking himself upwards and outwards along the underside of the Es Pontas arch in Mallorca burned into his or her brain. It introduced Mallorcan deep water soloing to many who’d never heard of soloing over water.
Lucky for those of us who don’t climb 5.15, the Mallorcan coastline is full of more moderate, equally beautiful and aesthetic deep water soloing, and the island has plenty of inland sport climbing as well.
Photographer Kathryn Dulny gives us a glimpse into the colorful cliffsides of this DWS paradise.
Area: Cala Sa Nau, Spain
Climber: Stu Wong, @whatsnewwithstu
Climb: Attack of the Spindly Killer Fish, DWS 7a+ (5.12a)
Area: Cala Sa Nau, Spain
Climber: Lawrence Osefoh, @godslafco
Climb: Attack of the Spindly Killer Fish, DWS 7a+ (5.12a)
Area: Cala Barques, Spain / Metrosexual Area
Climber: Lawrence Osefoh, @godslafco
Climb: Bisexual, DWS 6b+/6c (5.11a/b )
Area: Cala Barques, Spain / Metrosexual Area
Climber: Keely Kleman, @keelykleman
Climb: Bisexual, DWS 6b+/6c (5.10b/c)
Area: Cala Barques, Spain / Metrosexual Area
Area: Cala Barques, Spain / Cova Area
Climber: Lawrence Osefoh, @godslafco
Climb: XXL, DWS 7a (5.11d)
Area: Cala Barques, Spain / Cova Area
Climber: Ex Pow-Anpongkul, @ex.powanpongkul
Climb: DWS, grade unknown
Area: La Reserva
Climber: Aroldo Silva
Climb: Unnamed climb, 7a+(5.12a)
Area: Cala Santanyi / Tijuana / Semen de Trigo
Climber: Ex Pow-Anpongkul, @ex.powanpongkul
Climb: Xiscu que Relliscu, 6b+ (5.11a)
Area: Cala Santanyi / Tijuana / Semen de Trigo
Climber: Jay Kleman, @birdbrain_
Climb: Xiscu que Relliscu, 6b+ (5.11a)
Area: Cala Santanyi / Tijuana / Semen de Trigo
Climber: Tony Deleo
Climb: Unknown bolted boulder overlooking Es Pontas
Area: Cala Santanyi/Tijuana/Semen de Trigo
Climber: Tony Deleo
Climb: Tupe de Roque, 6c (5.11b)