Rock climbing on Mallorca at Gorg Blau

Set high up in the mountains on the long Ma-10 north coast road, Gorg Blau is best considered as a warm weather venue to escape from the heat. The gorge itself consists of a narrowing valley lined with black and red-streaked limestone cliffs on each side. The valley leads to a tall dam and hydro electric station which do detract slightly from the otherwise magnificent setting.

The climbing is fairly extensive, although still in its relative infancy when you consider how much rock there is around. Most of the routes consist of long, vertical or slightly overhanging pitches, sometimes following tufas and almost always on excellent-quality rock. There are a few easier routes but in reality Gorg Blau is only of any real interest to those operating at 6b and above.

Described here are the first two sectors you reach - Sector Torrente which is the west wall of the gorge, and Sector Des Cables which is a steep buttress on the east wall. Sector Plaques is further to the left of Cable and has more than 20 great routes in the 6c to 8a range.

	SPORT CLIMBING AT GORG BLAU, MALLORCA