Cala Barques is the most popular DWS crag in Mallorca. There are five areas to explore. The first is a short walk along the left side of the bay (looking out to sea), which brings you to an awesome stalactite cave known as the Cova Area. At roughly 14m high, this cave gives you the opportunity to push your limits without risking a huge fall. Further along the cliff are two more caves: left is the Metrosexual Area and right is the Snatch Area. Both lead into a giant grotto, which can also be accessed from the top of the cliff. On the same headland but a bit further over is another cave with a bulging wall to its right. This is the Tarantino Cave, the largest cliff in Barques, which contains some of the most challenging routes on the island. Further on is the impressive Muscles Cave which so far only has one route.
Order | Climb | Buttress | Stars | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Le Cash-bomb | Cova Area | 7a+ | |
2 |
Fuut-Lappen | Cova Area | 7a | |
3 |
Leistenmatz | Cova Area | 1 | 8a |
4 |
Oachikas | Cova Area | 2 | 7a |
5 |
Drop Shadow Diseases | Cova Area | 2 | 6c+ |
6 |
Erection | Cova Area | 2 | 7b |
7 |
The Might of the Stalactite | Cova Area | 2 | 7a |
8 |
Double Penetration | Cova Area | 1 | 7b |
9 |
Transversal | Cova Area | 3 | 7a |
10 |
Supermarket Fantasy | Cova Area | 1 | 7b |
11 |
Big XXL | Cova Area | 3 | 7a |
12 |
Granaten-Einstieg | Cova Area | 1 | 7a+ |
13 |
Granaten Woman | Cova Area | 1 | 7b+ |
14 |
Roter Baron | Cova Area | 1 | 6c |
15 |
Genoveses | Cova Area | 1 | 6b |
16 |
Ralph Kaiser's Neue Kleider. | Cova Area | 1 | 6a+ |
17 |
She. | Cova Area | 1 | 6a+ |
18 |
Trekin' Herd | Cova Area | 1 | 6a |
19 |
Goldene Nase | Cova Area | 7b | |
20 |
Goldie Hawn | Cova Area | 1 | 7b+ |
21 |
Tower of Power | Cova Area | 7a | |
22 |
Golden Shower | Cova Area | 3 | 7a |
23 |
Klem Beach | Cova Area | 1 | 6b+ |
24 |
The Barques Traverse | Cova Area | 2 | 6b |
1 |
Left Cave Traverse | Metrosexual Area | 1 | 6b |
2 |
Bisexual | Metrosexual Area | 3 | 7a |
3 |
Metrosexual | Metrosexual Area | 2 | 7a+ |
4 |
Transexual | Metrosexual Area | 1 | 7b |
5 |
Hot Chili | Metrosexual Area | 1 | 7b |
6 |
Smash it in! | Metrosexual Area | 2 | 8a |
7 |
Bandito | Metrosexual Area | 3 | 7c |
8 |
Solecito | Metrosexual Area | 1 | 7b+ |
9 |
Homosexual | Metrosexual Area | 1 | 7b |
1 |
Fortuna | Snatch Area | 1 | 6a+ |
2 |
Hercules | Snatch Area | 3 | 6c |
3 |
Watch for the Jellies | Snatch Area | 1 | 6c+ |
4 |
Catch 22 | Snatch Area | 6c+ | |
5 |
Snatch | Snatch Area | 3 | 8a+ |
6 |
Carlos Checa | Snatch Area | 2 | 8a |
7 |
Strangers in Paradise | Snatch Area | 3 | 7b+ |
8 |
Stranger than Paradise | Snatch Area | 2 | 8a |
9 |
The R-Rodler | Snatch Area | 1 | 7c |
10 |
Braune Gurken | Snatch Area | 1 | 6a+ |
1 |
Big Mama | Tarantino Cave | 3 | 8a+ |
2 |
Mamasita | Tarantino Cave | 3 | 8a |
3 |
Jackie Brown | Tarantino Cave | 2 | 8b |
4 |
O-Ren Ishii | Tarantino Cave | 1 | 8a |
5 |
Kill Bill 2 | Tarantino Cave | 3 | 7c |
6 |
Kill Bill 1 | Tarantino Cave | 2 | 7b |
7 |
From Dusk 'til Dawn | Tarantino Cave | 1 | 7c |
8 |
Raticida | Tarantino Cave | 6b | |
1 |
The Muscles from Brussels | Muscles Cave | 1 | 7a+ |
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