Deep water soloing – or psicobloc – is the purest form of climbing, say its devotees. By Tarquin Cooper. 4 min read Published on 08/02/2016 · 10:29 PM UTC.

I don’t stick to rocks like a gecko, the way some of the climbers I’ve seen scaling limestone walls around Central Texas do. I hang there more like a sack of rocks, barely clinging to ...

This week’s video features climber Alex Honnold deep-water soloing in Oman, which is the subject of a feature story in the January 2014 issue… ADVENTURE BLOG ...

Chris Sharma has freed his Deep Water Soloing project in Mallorca, calling it Es Pontas and comparing it to his Realization at Ceuse. Chris Sharma continues to make waves for himself: this time the ...

Introducing deep-water soloing (DWS)—in Spain they call it “psicobloc”—an esoteric climbing discipline built around free soloing above water. Lose your grip and you’re taking the plunge ...

Deep-water soloing is unique in that it doesn't require the crash pads of traditional bouldering, or the ropes, clips, helmets and carabiners of sport climbing. You could almost call it minimalist.