2013 Archives - climbmalta.com for rock climbing in Malta https://www.climbmalta.com/category/2013/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:34:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Two New Sport Routes at the Left Edge of Il-Munqar Cave https://www.climbmalta.com/two-new-sport-routes-at-the-left-edge-of-il-munqar-cave/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:36:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=175 A few weeks after Nicola and I had top-roped then installed two new sport lines in il-Munqar Cave at the Garden of Eden Crag, Nicola and Michael have returned to lead and grade them. The left route, which is Nicola’s is a 5c and he has called it The Pink Fairy, while Nicola and Michael […]

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]]> New 7b Sport Route at Honey Buttress – Virgin Bolter! https://www.climbmalta.com/new-7b-sport-route-at-honey-buttress-virgin-bolter/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:45:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=195 What a fantastic day for climbing yesterday, after the dreary weather we’ve had. The MRCC gang made the most of it with a great crowd of people turning up to enjoy the sunshine. The beauty of Honey Buttress is that it has trad and sport climbs, both easy and difficult. While I warmed up on […]

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]]> Two new routes at Crucifix Cave & top anchors on Monolith Buttress! https://www.climbmalta.com/two-new-routes-at-crucifix-cave-top-anchors-on-monolith-buttress/ Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:53:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=207 Roland led his new sport route clean, which he still has to name. This is an excellent line, about 23m in height that Roland and I had spotted and top-roped a couple of weeks ago, then bolted over two sessions. It starts on the right side of the column of Encore just before the second […]

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]]> The MRCC gang clean Monolith Buttress! https://www.climbmalta.com/the-mrcc-gang-clean-monolith-buttress/ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:54:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=209 This crag has excellent beginner routes but was rarely climbed because of the rubbish and because it was a trad lead to make anchors at the top. A team of MRCC members met up and spent a few hours clearing away rubbish at the foot of the crag and especially the whole area to the […]

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]]> Beginners session and bbq at Wied Babu… https://www.climbmalta.com/beginners-session-and-bbq-at-wied-babu/ Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:58:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=220 A great turnout of beginners, lots of new faces and everyone tried their best to get up some quite tricky routes and pushed to their limits! Accompanied by music and a bbq to round off a sunny and wonderful day out.

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]]> Climbing and Cleanup Event at Xaqqa Valley https://www.climbmalta.com/climbing-and-cleanup-event-at-xaqqa-valley/ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:01:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=229 The MRCC just held its second Club Climbing Session in March, this time combining it with a much needed cleanup of Xaqqa Valley. More than 20 club members helped with the cleanup making it a pretty international affair with over 10 different nationalities represented, spanning the globe from Columbia to Pakistan! As many of you […]

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]]> Rock Climbing Feature in Air Malta’s Inflight Magazine https://www.climbmalta.com/rock-climbing-feature-in-air-maltas-inflight-magazine/ Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=251 The new Air Malta magazine Bizzilla’s first (January 2013) edition features rock climbing in an article written by Andrew Warrington with images by David Simmonite, Claudia Ziegler and Andrew Warrington. Thanks to Blue Media and Sarah Kennard for featuring this article in the first edition of Air Malta’s revamped inflight magazine Bizzilla, and for their […]

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]]> Permanent Ban on Climbing in Chapel Cave https://www.climbmalta.com/permanent-ban-on-climbing-in-chapel-cave/ Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:11:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=252 It is now definite that no climbing is permitted in Chapel Cave at Wied il-Għasel. After discussions with the caretakers of the Chapel, the Mosta Local Council and the Curia, it is confirmed that all climbing within the area delineated by the metal fence around the cave is banned. Most of the bolts which were […]

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]]> Temporary Ban on Climbing at Chapel Cave in Wied il-Għasel https://www.climbmalta.com/temporary-ban-on-climbing-at-chapel-cave-in-wied-il-ghasel/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=263 Unfortunately I must call on all climbers to kindly keep away from Chapel Cave in Wied il-Għasel for the time being. The priest who had painstakingly restored the Chapel of St. Paul the Hermit in 1993 and who is responsible for the chapel’s maintenance, upkeep and services has called me up asking us to discontinue […]

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