Category: New Climbs
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Two New Sport Routes at the Left Edge of Il-Munqar Cave
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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Roof Promenade 6c – Michael Muller’s second new route on Malta!
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!
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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New 7b Sport Route at Honey Buttress – Virgin Bolter!
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!
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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Le Droga Le Ħaxixa goes sport!
Another sport route for everyone to enjoy in Terry’s Cave at Għar Lapsi! I have today finally completed retro-bolting the new trad route I had led last year, which I called Le Droga Le Ħaxixa E2 5c. This route is in Terry’s Cave and I think this is a worthy addition to the excellent array…