We just got back from a week of late Mallorcan sun. The plan had been to mostly climb and get up Gubia Normal by the end of the week. In the event we found the climbing just a bit too hard for us, most crags grades started at 4+ and my trad leading is still only around VDiff. While I could just about struggle up the lead on all the 4+ climbs (one slightly overhanging one was definitely a triumph of sheer bloody mindedness over style – it got blood but I didn’t mind because I got the top!) Fiona was only managing to top about 50% of the 4+ climbs we found so we decided with Gubia Normal having a 4+ at around pitch 5 of 7 to attempt it would be foolhardy. So we ended up doing a bit more walking than we planned. Including this excellent walk along a viaduct (canelletta) – an excellent walk which traces a line along the canelletta as it clings to the cliff face.

We had great weather apart from one tremendous thunderstorm and we will be back to tackle that climbing after we have had some more practice!