A new blog about DWS in Portugal
The initial idea of having a DWS blog was to have a website where people can find free information about Deep-Water Solo (DWS) climbing (aka Psicobloc) in Portugal.
To make it more dynamic and to increase your desire to do this excellent climbs I’ll also be adding some photos of our best DWS climbing days. And, if you have photos and reports about DWS in Portugal, you are also invited to send them to me and I’ll gladly publish them here!
Hoppe you enjoy!
Happy climbs and clean dives to everyone.
Cheers
Ricardo Belchior
DWS in Portugal 
Hi!
I live in France-Riviera (where DWS is developping too!) I’ll be in Portugal for 2 weeks around Porto. I would like to know if there are DWS spots in this area. Otherwise are there any climbing spots around Braga. Thanks for your answers!
Thomas Ferrandi (french climber!)
Not that I’m aware of! DWS is specially in the Lisbon area or in the South (Sagres area).
About climbing around Braga post at this forum: http://www.vertigem-mag.com/forum
(portuguese climbing forum)
Cheers
R.
Hola Ricardo,
we are a group of international climbers on Mallorca. In summertime we are climbing psicobloc and developing new psicobloc spots and areas on Mallorca. For people who are interested in psicobloc climbing on Mallorca we created a web-page called http://www.psicobloc.com. Our aim is to inform people about this fascinating sport. I am allways looking for new informations about psicobloc in the internet. So i found your web page and want to tell you that you are doing a great job! I would also like to inform people about psicobloc climbing in Portugal on my web-page http://www.psicobloc.com. Please tell me if i am allowed to add some informations and pictures of your web-page to show it on psicobloc.com. Would be happy if we can get in contact… Best regards from Mallorca and have a good climbing time there, Juergen
Thanks for your message! I will create a link to your website here, and you can use any content at DWS Portugal as long as it is mine! For instance, if a photo has the name of a photographer, who is not me (Ricardo Belchior), I have to ask him/her first. About the use of my contents, I would appreciate if you did it as a teaser, so that people don’t stop visiting my webpage.
Feel free to contact me via: ricardofb @ hotmail . com
Cheers
R.
Hello Ricardo!
I live in Canada and climb sport routes up to 5.10d (i think that would be 6a in your grade system). I will be in Portugal in May and June this summer and would like to try DWS for the first time! Would you be able to take me or get me in contact with other climbers who wouldn’t mind taking me to the spots?
Merci,
Mélanie
Bien sûr!
And, if you have facebook, you can also add the following group to your profile: “DWS – Portugal” at:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/124824847592686/
Cheers
R.
I have seen some people with rafts. Can they be rented near Sesimbra?
You may want to ask this guys: actividade@vertentenatural.com
cheers
R.
Hi i’m hoping to climb dws in Sesimbra. I am 14 and am going to Portugal with my mom this summer, we were hoping to find someone to take us climbing. I am a competitive climber and climb v5-v9 bouldering in gyms, and 5.13’s in lead and top rope. We are going mid-late July, I have done dws in Maui once before. If you could take us or know a company that could please let me know, thanks.
Hey there Lauren,
First of all thank you for your message and congrats for your awesome results and climbing ability.
Due to your age I recommend that your mother joins the “DWS -Portugal” (facebook group) and posts a call for climbing a week before: https://www.facebook.com/groups/124824847592686/
I’m pretty sure you will find people to go out there.
But be advised that DWS can be a very dangerous activity! Never go without your mother supervision!
Other climbing groups you may consider:
Rope climbing: https://www.facebook.com/groups/escalada.desportiva/
Boulder: https://www.facebook.com/groups/136938169689589/
Indoor places to train:
– vertigo: https://www.facebook.com/vertigoclimbing/?fref=ts
– vertical: https://www.facebook.com/VerticalWallEscaladaLisboa/
Thankyou so much!
Your’re welcome! 😉
Hello there,
my Name is Lenni and i am coming to Sagres at september. I also would like to do some DWS, if there are any spots not so bad to come in and i am also interestet in going with other people.
Can you recommend a book or a website where i can look for some places?
Thanks, Lenni
Hey Lenni,
Ask to be a member here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/124824847592686/
And post the same request
If no one from the area replies I will search for some info for you
cheers
Ricardo
Thanks 🙂
Hello there!
It is my first time in Portugal, and it would be (I hope), my first time in DWS. I will be in Lisbon from the end of this week, and I will like to know where I can do DWS and how it works, if you have any advice to give me.
Many thanks in advance,
Cheers man,
Julian
Hey Julian,
My first advice is find at least one partner to go with you: https://www.facebook.com/groups/124824847592686/
Than check the PDF in this website and read the advice, in it.
Enjoy Julian
Cheers
Hi Ricardo,
Im traveling around in Portugal chasing waves between Ericeira and Sagres. I was hoping to go dws in either Sagres or outside Lisboa this week, but I would need someone to go with, do you know anyone who would like to take me there? By the way your photos looks insane!
Hey Lars,
Take a look at this blog comments and my replies for some useful information.
I don’t think I can go during the week so I suggest you go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/124824847592686/ and post there to see if someone can.
Best luck & Enjoy!
Cheers,
Ricardo
Hello Ricardo,
I used your guide to DWS climb in Sesimbra during summer of 2022 and absolutely loved it.
I want to put the routes on mountainproject.com so more people can find the routes and enjoy Portugal DWS. It is your guide so I am asking for permission before I post it. Alternatively feel free to post it yourself! I believe the guide would receive more visibility if it was copied to mountainproject.com so I’d be happy if anyone uploaded it.
Please let me know if I have permission, and thank you SO much for making the guide.
Best,
Jonah
Hi Jonah,
Sure, no problem. I hope I can add more info about other many sectors (also in Sesimbra, but specially in Cabo Espichel) this year.
Thanks for the message.
All the best,
Ricardo Belchior