Deep Water Soloing

With Deep Water Soloing ( DWS ) or Psicobloc is called Free Solo Climbing over the water. So the experience is very intense, but also poses risks, since the cliffs are climbed, can be 25 meters or higher. The water serves as a huge boulder mat.

Prerequisite for DWS is a fall- friendly wall, that is, vertical or overhanging slope without obstacles in the fall line, and plenty of deep water. Conversely, the climber determine the maximum height of its route through the depth of the underlying water.

Areas where deep water soloing is possible to include cliffs on Mallorca, Malta, Croatia, Thailand, Vietnam and on the Côte d' Azur (Cap d' Antibes, Coco Beach, Point de l' Aiguille ). But even in the quarries of Löbejün in hall or in Kochel on Lake Kochel Deep Water Solos are possible.

In the summer of 2006, Chris Sharma has probably the world's worst Deep Water Solo in a free-standing stone arch with the name There PONTAS first climbed off the coast of Mallorca between Cala Santanyi and Cala the Llombards. One of the key points was doing a further jump in the first half of the route. Sharma made ​​his commission, although unweighted, because of his statements on the route is believed, however, that the tour is equally difficult as the act committed by him route Realization (9a ). In the meantime, have other well-known climbers, as the Americans Eathan Pringle or the German Toni Lamprecht, tries on the route. Both were the route yet so far not fully climb.

Other prominent representatives of the Deep Water Solo scene Miquel Riera, Klem Loskot, Tim Emett, Toni Lamprecht and David Lama.

Except as extreme sport athletes can exercise the width of DWS well as enjoy climbing. Due to the implicit protection ( deep water ) is no technical material and no handle for the operation required. Thus, the concentration on the actual activity or on their enjoyment will be focused continuously.

Also unnecessary is the maintenance of a certain line or route. The whole rock presents itself as a large-scale supply rather than as a linear task dar. experimentation and improvisation play a greater role in the DWS as the repetition of routes.