Es Pontàs ("The big bridge" in Catalan language) is a
natural arch
A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly form where inland cliffs, coastal cliffs, fins or stacks are subject to erosion f ...
in the southeastern part of the island of
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
.
The arch is located on the coastline between the
Cala Santanyí and
Cala Llombards in the municipality of
Santanyí. The arch measures approximately 13 meters high. One popular viewpoint with a view of Es Pontàs is Mirador Es Pontas.
Climbing
Es Pontàs is the focus of the 2007 film ''King Lines'', featuring American climber
Chris Sharma
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 23 April, 1981) is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. He dominated sport climbing for the decade after his 2001 ascent of '' Real ...
's first ascent of the hardest
deep water solo climb in the world at that time, called ' graded .
The route has since been repeated by
Jernej Kruder,
Jan Hojer and
Jakob Schubert
Jakob Schubert (born December 31, 1990) is an Austrian professional rock climber, sport climber and boulderer. He was World Champion (2012, 2018, 2021) and World Cup winner (2011, 2014, 2018) in Lead climbing. He has redpointed to . In August 2 ...
.
There is no bridge connecting Es Pontàs to the Mollorca coastline. It is only accessible by boat or by swimming.
References
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Climbing routes
Rock formations of Spain
Natural arches
Landforms of the Balearic Islands
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