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Quarry steps gets new lines and new Corona wall crag!

Climb Malta — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 06:33:00 +0000

Hi Guys, So while Mark and I have been busy developing a new multi-pitch at Xaqqa (almost there, but not quite), Nicola, Mark, Carolina, Marko and I have also been busy during COVID developing new lines – both trad and sport – on Quarry Steps crag at Għar Lapsi (vide Malta Rock Climbing – the […]

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Nuntio vobis, magnum gaudium, new routes!

Climb Malta — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 07:06:00 +0000

From left to right, there is “Cat Thief” (6c+?), “Rock Salt” (6a+?), “Cat Burglar” (6c? Was given nearer 7a when trad) and finally “L-Aqwa Klajm” (6b?). The question marks in the grades are normal, until they receive more ascents. “Rock Salt” converges in the last moves and anchor into an existing bolted route, “Call Out […]

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More New Routing Activity by the MRCC

Climb Malta — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:14:00 +0000

The MRCC has been active in installing more new routes for everyone to enjoy, the latest additions being one new route at Rdum Rxawn in Mistra and two and a half new lines at Babu West. The first route is a parting gift from The Three Wise Men. Before leaving the island they wanted very […]

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New route in Crucifix Cave!

Climb Malta — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 08:19:00 +0000

It’s a new line, quite long and very overhanging, smack in the middle of Crucifix Cave. We tried to weave the line through the best portions of rock, but the route is new and the rock fractured in spots, so please wear helmets if you try it and also if you belay someone on it! […]

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And the Trump-ing does not stop there!

Climb Malta — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:23:00 +0000

Wrong! Some brave merry men went to Crux Cave and, through some daredevil trad climbing on rotten rock and some absolutely preposterous top-rope swings, found a very cool new line, shown in the picture here below. Not bolted yet, but already named, if my merry mates agree: “Trump-ing chaos” 🙂

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Learning to Fly Cave Bolting

Climb Malta — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:26:00 +0000

Peter, Marek and I headed out to Learning to Fly Cave with drills and grinder. In a 3 hour session we managed to bolt one new line and rebolt an old (but gorgeous) one! The new line is a short, sharp route left of the trad route Flypie E3 5c which is on the outside […]

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Another two top climbers visit Malta and Gozo

Climb Malta — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 07:46:00 +0000

Matt Segal and Kinlock Mason Earle, two top U.S. climbers, visited Malta and Gozo together with leading photographer Andrew Burr. They made a great team of three, Matt and Mason doing all the hard climbing while Andrew negotiated himself into the most incredible vantage points to be able to get that perfect perspective on what […]

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More and more new routes!

Climb Malta — Mon, 09 May 2016 07:56:00 +0000

The result is new routes and improved existing routes, for the enjoyment of the whole climbing community 🙂At Cat’s Arches, there are now two new routes, one a 6c and another a 6b, both quite nice and long, about 25 meters. They are shown in the attached new topo, respectively as route no. 2 “The […]

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New Bolted Route

Climb Malta — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 09:00:00 +0000

Last Sunday Andrew Warrington and I bolted a new line in Cobra Cave, Right Wall. It has not been lead-climbed yet (as far as we know, but please feel free to go and climb it!) but we think it’s around 6b or 6b+, to be confirmed. We used indestructible titanium for both the bolts and […]

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New Multi-Pitch Route at Ix-Xaqqa

Climb Malta — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:27:00 +0000

This is a fun line I had originally led trad (at night?!) last year with Michael Muller. I later decided to convert to sport because of poor gear at the starting pitch. Between work commitments and bad weather it has taken a while but I installed the final 9 bolts (28 bolts + 3 chain […]

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Cat’s Arches Becomes the New Wied Babu!

Climb Malta — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:38:00 +0000

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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New Crag next to Oil Drum Cave

Climb Malta — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:55:00 +0000

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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