Solo climbing or soloing is a style of climbing in which the climber climbs alone, without somebody belaying him. There are two ways to climb solo: it can be performed with the safety of a rope and a self-locking device, in which case it is a form of aid climbing called roped soloing or it can be done without any rope or other form of protection in which case it is a form of free climbing called free soloing.
Free soloing is considered the purest form of climbing but is also the most dangerous. It is mostly practiced on routes that are familiar to the climber and where its difficulty lies well below the climber's abilities. However, inherent risks such as loose rocks or sudden change in weather are always present and fatalities are not unknown to the practice. Free soloing belongs to the group of extreme sports.
Free soloing on seacliffs, where a climber falling into deep water may avoid injury, is known as deep water soloing.
Well, I dont know about the west coast, but I was in Croatia a month ago and the DW soloing was awsome.
Maybe one of you seasoned DeepWaterSoloers can help me out with this.
To the original poster, Rockfax in the UK will be publishing a DeepWaterSolo guide to Europe in 2007 - keep an eye out for that on the Rockfax.com website.
Deep-water soloing is a form of solo rock climbing that relies solely upon the presence of water at the base of a climb to protect against injury.
This type of climbing is typically practiced on sea cliffs at high tide, for example in the Calanques near Marseille, around the Southern Pembrokeshire coast and many other climbing areas.
Also known as water boldering which is practiced world wide wherever water is present beneath rocks.
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