Category: Events

  • MRCC Conducts Training for Climbing Guides

    MRCC Conducts Training for Climbing Guides

    The MRCC has teamed up with MC Adventure to organise a week of training with UK Mountain Instructor Alistair and Dave, to train a group of Club members to act as guides. The lack of any professional climbing-related training among Maltese climbers has become a worry. Most of us learnt to climb through a combination…

  • World Class Climbers coming to Malta!

    World Class Climbers coming to Malta!

    The world class climbers Sonnie Trotter, Tommy & Becca Caldwell and the world renowned ‘visual story teller’ (i.e. adventure photographer) Corey Rich are coming to Malta in just one week’s time to spend two weeks exploring the new climbs potential of Gozo’s south cliffs, and other places around the islands. This promises to be a…

  • Monthly event attracts good turnout

    Monthly event attracts good turnout

    As Spring brought its rewarding share of bright sunny days, the MRCC organised its monthly open event in the Crazy Horse area of the Victoria lines. This area is not only easily accessible, but has various short routes which may look less intimidating for beginners, yet still offer their share of challenges. As usual, the…

  • Discovering and Rediscovering Wied Ħallelin

    Discovering and Rediscovering Wied Ħallelin

    Multi-pitch climbs being a rarity on our islands, it is quite thrilling to discover the existence of a fully-bolted 5-pitch route on the sea cliffs east of Zurrieq, in the area known as Wied Ħallelin. Encouraged by Miriam Gauci and led by Andrew Warrington who had been on the route before, four MRCC climbers set…

  • MRCC February Climbing Event a Total Success!

    MRCC February Climbing Event a Total Success!

    Much was accomplished in a single winter’s day at the crags in Ghar Lapsi, as both old and new routes kept experienced and beginner climbers alike busy all day long! In the morning, Andrew Warrington and Duncan Steele finished the bolting work on two routes in the Twin Caves area of Għar Lapsi. One of…

  • The MRCC February Club Climbing Event

    The MRCC February Club Climbing Event

    The February MRCC Club Climbing Event will be on Sunday 26th February. This time we are heading down to the Twin Caves area of Għar Lapsi, overlooking the car park. The area has a good mix of climbs from easy to challenging and will provide routes for complete beginners as well as our more experienced…