Rock climbing in Balearic Islands

The 55 climbing areas Cordada has in Balearic Islands, with 2,991 routes. For each one: its grades (French and Font), which way the walls face and the best season.

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Areas

Routes

2,991

With a page

Half the routes

6a+–7b

// The map

Where they are

BALEARIC ISLANDS · 55 AREAS · TAP ONE · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// The grades

Grades in Balearic Islands

Routes by grade

From 3 to 9a+. Half are between 6a+ and 7b.

112

307

393

392

344

398

356

249

180

Boulders by grade

From 3 to 8A+. Half are between 5+ and 6C.

// Did you know

Balearic Islands in numbers

35%

of its walls face north, more than south: good for summer

10 of 12

crags on limestone (of those whose rock we know)

271

routes at S' Estret, the biggest crag

Figures from the Cordada catalog; wall aspect is computed from terrain.

// History

Climbing in Balearic Islands, year by year

1978Miquel Riera and his friends start climbing ropeless above the sea in Mallorca: deep water soloing (psicobloc) is born. Wikipedia (en)
2006Chris Sharma climbs Es Pontàs, the sea arch at Santanyí: the world's first deep water solo at 9a+. Wikipedia (en)
2018Julija Kruder repeats Weatherman (8a+) in Mallorca, probably the hardest deep water solo climbed by a woman at the time. Wikipedia (en)

// The crags

By province

GRADES · ROCK · ROUTES

Baleares55 crags

01S' Estret4a–8c · boulders 4+–8A+ · Sport271 routes and boulders 02Migjorn4a–8c · boulders 3–6B+ · Limestone · Sport242 routes and boulders 03Raiguer3–9a · Sport194 routes 04Raiguer · Alaró4c–8b · Sport149 routes 05Llevant4–8c · Limestone · Sport146 routes 06Palma3–8c+ · Sandstone · Sport143 routes 07Sa Gubia4a–8b · Sport138 routes 08Puig de Garrafa4–8a+ · Sport109 routes 09Ibiza4–8a+ · Conglomerate · Sport96 routes 10Serra de Tramuntana4a–8c · Limestone · Sport85 routes 11Penyal de Aguila4–8b · Sport84 routes 12Punta Xarraca4–7B+ · Limestone · Bouldering66 boulders 13Llevant · Cala Magraner4–8a+ · Limestone · Sport65 routes 14Llevant3–8a · Sport64 routes 15Fraguels4c–9a+ · Sport62 routes 16Cavalleria4–8b+ · Sport62 routes 17Es Capdellà4c–8c+ · Sport61 routes 18Egagropilas4c–8b · Limestone · Sport61 routes 19Mont Port4+–8b · Sport59 routes 20Es Grau des Ruc6a–8b · Sport58 routes 21Valldemossa4a–7c · Limestone · Sport56 routes 22Penyal de Ca'n Fil6a–8b+ · Sport55 routes 23Punta Aubarca5c–8b · Limestone · Sport52 routes 24Es Sòtil4+–8a · Sport48 routes 25Ca'n Torrat6a–8b · Sport46 routes 26Port de Sóller6a–8a · Sport38 routes 27Raiguer4a–6c+ · Sport36 routes 28Serra de Tramuntana · Es Verger6a+–8a · Sport36 routes 29Cala Llamp4–8c+ · Sport35 routes 30Cala Barques6a–8b · Limestone · Deep water solo35 routes 31Penyal d'es Grau5+–7c+ · Sport30 routes 32Cala Aubarca6b+–8c · Sport27 routes 33Menorca4–7a+ · Sport25 routes 34Serra de Tramuntana · El Fumat5b–7c+ · Sport24 routes 35Llucalari4+–7b · Sport24 routes 36Penyal de sa Mel5+–8a · Sport23 routes 37El Museo8a–9a+ · Sport22 routes 38Sa Font4c–7a+ · Sport20 routes 39Can Ortigues4a–7b · Sport20 routes 40Cales Coves4–7a+ · Sport18 routes 41S'Aigua Blava4–8c+ · Sport18 routes 42Jolibut6a–8b · Sport17 routes 43Tazmania5+–7b · Sport12 routes 44C'an Nyic4+–8a+ · Sport11 routes 45Es Torrent6a–7b · Sport10 routes 46Penya de S'Indi4+–7a · Sport10 routes 47Can Formiga4a–6b+ · Sport8 routes 48Cala Morell6a+–6c · Limestone · Sport6 routes 49Es Colomer5b–8a+ · Sport6 routes 50Tossals6c+–7b · Sport3 routes 51Campanet6B+ · Bouldering1 boulder 52Esporles3 · Bouldering1 boulder 53Formentera5b1 route 54Puigpunyent3 · Bouldering1 boulder 55Cavall Bernat4a · Trad1 route

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.