| Es Pontàs | |
| Map: | Spain Majorca |
| Elevation Ft: | 65 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Location: | Santanyí (Balearic Islands, Spain) |
| Coordinates: | 39.3256°N 3.1447°W |
| Type: | Natural arch |
Es Pontàs ("the big bridge" in the Catalan language) is a natural arch made from limestone in the southeastern part of the island of Mallorca in Spain. The arch is located on the coastline between the Cala Santanyí and Cala Llombards in the municipality of Santanyí, and is approximately 20m (70feet) in height. Es Pontàs is only accessible by boat or by swimming, and is a popular scenic location for tourists to Mallorca (particularly at sunrise and sunset) who view it from the 'Mirador Es Pontas'.[2]
The arch is also a deep-water soloing (DWS) climbing area,[3] and the first routes in the guidebook date from circa 2003 with Stop Look and Listen and Treasure Island .[4] The area is most noted for Chris Sharma's DWS routes, and particularly Pontax in 2005, and Es Pontàs in 2006.[5] Es Pontàs was the first-ever DWS route at the grade of, and at the time that Sharma made the first ascent, it was one of only a handful of rock climbing routes in the world at that grade.[6] Sharma's ascent of Es Pontàs is captured in the 2007 film, King Lines.[7] [8] [9] [10]