2014 Archives - climbmalta.com for rock climbing in Malta https://www.climbmalta.com/category/2014/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:27:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Defective Nuts Replaced https://www.climbmalta.com/defective-nuts-replaced/ Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:34:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=123 About two weeks ago we realised that the nuts which were supplied with our most recent shipment of bolts from Fixe were defective – they were not made of 316 marine steel as indicated by the manufacturer’s markings on the nuts, but of some inferior metal. The defect was noticed by three different sources from […]

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]]> Cat’s Arches Becomes the New Wied Babu! https://www.climbmalta.com/cats-arches-becomes-the-new-wied-babu/ Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:38:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=128 After a whirlwind of bolting effort by Nicola Gatti, MRCC Committee Member, over the last couple of months, a brand new crag has been developed in Wied il-Għasel which rivals Wied Babu East Side in number of routes, range of grades and accessibility! With 20 pitches completed and fully equipped using equipment from the MTA-MRCC […]

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]]> Wied Babu MRCC club meet. https://www.climbmalta.com/wied-babu-mrcc-club-meet/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 08:42:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=133 MRCC is meeting at Wied Babu 19 June at 17:30 for beginners and club members. Hope to see you there…

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]]> Club Sea Level Traversing at IX-Xaqqa https://www.climbmalta.com/club-sea-level-traversing-at-ix-xaqqa/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:46:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=136 This time of year, the evenings are getting hot and ideal for a dip in the water after a long day at work. MRCC members met for sea level traversing making the most of the sun and calm sea. An excellent opportunity for our new members and experienced to kick start the summer!

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]]> New Crag next to Oil Drum Cave https://www.climbmalta.com/new-crag-next-to-oil-drum-cave/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:55:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=138 The MRCC is always active looking for new opportunities to develop this sport we love, on this rock-rich island we also love. The latest finding is a totally new crag in Mosta Valley (where just traces of trad activity remained from Andrew Warrington’s youth ?). Profiting from the good spring weather (finally), 3 routes have […]

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]]> The MRCC ticked another good Beginners Rock Climbing Session! https://www.climbmalta.com/the-mrcc-ticked-another-good-beginners-rock-climbing-session/ Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:01:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=155 Yesterday, profiting from the long-awaited day of sunshine, the MRCC organized another session of rock climbing for beginners or quasi-beginners. The event was organized at Wied Qirda, on and around the Sphinx Buttress. The show-up was very good, not only in numbers (23 people found the place, albeit after some wandering for some of them) […]

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]]> Roof Promenade 6c – Michael Muller’s second new route on Malta! https://www.climbmalta.com/roof-promenade-6c-michael-mullers-second-new-route-on-malta/ Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:40:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=185 A couple of weeks ago Michael and I had spent two long Sunday afternoons and evenings drilling in LTF Cave at Għar Lapsi. The result was a seriously overhanging new line between Ghengis Can’t 6b and Hannibal 7a. This new line starts on the left side of the alcove and curves rightwards around the roof […]

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]]> Salamanca HVS 5a – another great trad multi pitch climb at Xaqqa! https://www.climbmalta.com/salamanca-hvs-5a-another-great-trad-multi-pitch-climb-at-xaqqa/ Sat, 18 Jan 2014 10:42:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=187 On a warm and sunny afternoon in January, Michael Muller and I headed out to the sea slabs of Xaqqa. The previous weekend I had spent Sunday afternoon installing anchors for a new multi-pitch line I had spotted some time ago on this face. This route starts 90m above the sea and the descent starts […]

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