Mortitx
verified
Ungraded
Unknown flood risk
Pollença, Mallorca
One of Mallorca's only canyons that ends in the open sea: the final rappel drops straight into a translucent green marine pool beneath the coastal cliffs.
There is no path out along the shoreline, so the return is a cabled via ferrata climbing back up the cliff, roughly grade II with one move of III; the rock is sharp and abrasive and falls are not survivable, so rope in anyone unsure on the exposure. Bring a mask for the final marine basin: underwater arches are visible in the clear water where the canyon meets the sea.
Logistics
| Manager | Private property (Mortitx estate) |
|---|---|
| Permit | No permit required; the approach crosses private land (Mortitx estate) through a gate that may be closed with a ladder over it. |
| Distance | 400m |
| Time | 5 hr |
| Technical | 9 rappels, longest 20m |
| Season | Spring;After rains |
| Coordinates | 39.884, 2.9172 |
Sources
- ropewiki: https://ropewiki.com/Mortitx
- desc: https://ropewiki.com/Mortitx
- notes: https://ropewiki.com/Mortitx
- heroPhoto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mortitx2.jpg