DWSWORLD disappeared?

You may have noticed that DWSWORLD disappeared for a bit. Well we had some technical difficulties, but were still here. The site may go off line again at some point, but it will return!!!!

A Sting In The Tail - Portuguese Man-Of-War Spotted In UK Waters

Unusually large numbers of the potentially fatal Jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war have been spotted and found along the South West coast of England. Prime DWS venues like Durdle Door , Conner Cove and those venues found in Devon are all at risk.
Keep a very keen eye out for them over the next few weeks and seek medical attention immediately if stung!

The Portuguese man-of-war jelly fish have unfortunately turned up at the peak of the DWS season, Many climbers are now actively soloing on the Southern sea cliffs of England each weekend and are now very much at risk from this new danger.

It’s recommended that at least one member of each climbing group assign a Jelly spotter to keep the groups safe.

See this BBC news story for further information.

Ukraine Style!

The Ukraine is not the first place that one thinks of when looking for a new DWS destination, but the boys and girls from Russia are so psyched for there new find that they have started there very own blog.
DWS enthusiast ‘Sergey’ reports the following:
“This week we open a new blog about DWS in Crimea (Ukraine).
Our blog is in Russian, but there are many photos that will be interesting to English speaking audience”

Sergey has sent us three links to his blog so check them out!
LINK ONE - LINK TWO - LINK THREE

British DWS Festival Canceled!!!

UKC reports that Mike Weeks, the organiser of the DWS festival has unfortunately had to cancel the event due to one of the main sponsors pulling out.
The original and undisclosed date for the festival was due to be on the 6th and 7th of September at Conner Cove and Winspit Quarry.

Mike Weeks of X1 Sports said, “We've literally jumped through more red tape and permit procedures than we ever thought possible and just when everything was looking great, our main sponsor pulled out on us last week without any reason or real explanation. We actually make very little money on the DWS fest, so having this happen at the last minute is a major blow.

The sponsorship agreement was promised back in December and we got told last week, with three weeks to go. We've scrabbled to find another sponsor but it's just too late in the day.

My apologies to absolutely everyone who was getting ready for the weekend. Maybe a smaller, unofficial meet can still happen, but we as a company are unable to get involved."

Original story sourced from UKC
http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/

Bornholm Deepwater Climbing Festival

Big things have been happening over in Denmark! The Bornholm Deepwater Climbing Festival has now finished, and it looks like the guys and girls had a grate day. Two artificial walls were erected above lake Hammersøen were a number of brave competitors (i.e the water looked a bit chilly) attempted some very challenging lines. The DWS competition was won by the British climber Steve McClure and Robin Vickery of Denmark, both reached the top in the super final. The female final was won by Stine Østergaard of Denmark. Check out the video which was produced by TV/2 Bornholm.

Anders (one of the event organisers) had this to say. “Besides the competition the festival guests were very active on the cliffs of Bornholm. New boulder problems were done, and old classic routes were repeated. It was a fantastic festival, and as one of the organizers I can surely say that it is an experience to remember. This is the first time we have done this on Bornholm, but definitely not the last”.

Also see check out these photos
and
Steve McClure's Blog for more info.


Looks forward to seeing what’s in store for next year!!.


Nice one guys!!

Photos: courtesy of Martin Paldan

New DWS Spot Found In Turkey!

Pascal Ruedin has just returned from his trip to Gocek (Turkey). Upon sailing along the coast he discovered a nice spot for DWS. (36° 45’ 59 N / 28° 34’ 40 E)
Pascal reports, “The nearest Town is Ekincik. I guess I was the first climber ever touching these cliffs. It’s rather easy climbing but sometimes high. UIAA 5-7 (up to 50 feet) The rock is very smooth and mostly solid compared to all the other places I found along the coast".
Nice find Pascal, keep up the good work!

MALLORCA - DEEP WATER SOLOING....OUT NOW!!!!

The long awaited guide Mallorca - Deep Water Soloing has now been officially released through the Rockfax website!!!

This MiniGuide edition of the guide works hand in hand with Deep Water which was released last year. There are now 11 more areas for you to explore, with detailed information on every area and full colour photo topos of ever crag. I hope you all enjoy it and that all my hard work has payed off, please let me know what you thing by posting a review on the Rockfax web site. :)

MALLORCA - DEEP WATER SOLOING

OUT NOW!!!

 WEDNESDAY 23rd JULY 2008

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