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When does bouldering become soloing? 7-Dec-2004 At 2:09:40 PM Onsight

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On 7/12/2004 Nick Kaz wrote:
>...Afterward we were discussing weather we
>were infact DWS or just bouldering over water, certainly the 3m walls would
>be bouldering, but if the other cliffs were over land they would ceratiny
>be roped climbs. So whats the go? Is it different over water? and where
>do you draw the line between a solo and a boulder?

DWS is really cool fun eh?

Sounds like you're about to define a new style of climbing: "Deep-Water Bouldering". And from my experience of DWS I don't really think it's necessary. As far as I'm concerned if it's over (deep) water then it's DWS. Hence my caption to this pic:

>“Deep-water soloing” doesn’t mean you have to go high. Monique Forestier,
>Jess Corrie and Bean Sopwith enjoy a sea-level traverse on Mana Island.

Which of course isn't to say that it doesn't get really high and dangerous as well. There has already being one DWS fatality. I've seen someone rupture a lung. Enemas are not uncommon.

I just prefer people to be aware that it's not always as simple and safe as it may seem (in case they want to try it - particularly higher problems).

Anyway, there's a preview/trailer from that recent Croatia DWS trip that you can check out here: http://www.x1sports.com/X1_content.html
(Broadband helps).