Monday, July 14, 2008

Fragul, near Bunyola, Malloca Spain

We tried to access one of many famous climbing areas while we were in Mallorca and after driving up many many hairpin turns on what any North American would call a very scary cliff side road back and forth and back and forth we reached a gate saying the road was closed during the months of June, July and August. After talking to some other climbers we met, we found out we were indeed on the right road and we needed to just park here and walk the extra 2.5km up the cliff instead of accessing by the dirt road. (It was more of a path anyway). We went back several days later and did it again this time getting to the climbing area with little trouble. From the top of this point you can see all the way across the island to Palma the main big city on Mallorca.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Formentor, Mallorca, Spain

After climbing today, we drove all the way to the most northerly tip of the island in our rental car to a place called Formentor. There are several lookouts and places you can pull off and go for short walks over the cliffs that look down into the sea. We noticed over the face of one cliff there were a few routes bolted although climbing in this place is supposed to be strictly prohibited. The views were amazing and I took a lot of photos! It's a place that I'd recommend going to if you're ever on the island!