Wied il-Ghasel Archives - climbmalta.com for rock climbing in Malta https://www.climbmalta.com/category/wied-il-ghasel/ Sun, 27 Nov 2022 08:32:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 More and more new routes! https://www.climbmalta.com/more-and-more-new-routes/ Mon, 09 May 2016 07:56:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=85 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> The MRCC’s Access Initiative at Wied il-Għasel https://www.climbmalta.com/the-mrccs-access-initiative-at-wied-il-ghasel/ Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:41:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=510 The MRCC has just completed an important access initiative in Wied il-Għasel. A staircase which forms part of the Victoria Lines defensive wall where it used to cross this beautiful valley (it has mostly been washed away in the valley floor or blasted away by illegal activity in the quarry above), was exposed and cleared […]

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]]> Trad climbing… and a few essential lessons learnt! https://www.climbmalta.com/trad-climbing-and-a-few-essential-lessons-learnt/ Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:55:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=670 After October’s unstable weather, MRCC members were able to enjoy the great outdoors again last Sunday, and headed to the Honey Buttress section of Wied il-Għasel with its routes of varying difficulty. This week, experienced MRCC member Alexia Chapman, now residing in the UK, joined the group during her short visit to Malta, to re-discover […]

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]]> MRCC Beginners’ Session at Wied il-Ghasel, 20th September 2011 at 5pm https://www.climbmalta.com/mrcc-beginners-session-at-wied-il-ghasel-20th-september-2011-at-5pm/ Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:43:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=766 The MRCC will be holding a Rock Climbing Event on Tuesday 20th September at 5pm at Wied il-Ghasel in Mosta. Meeting point will be next to the roundabout of Telgha t’Alla w Ommu at 4.45pm. We will then proceed to the crag. For this event we will have to limit the number of climbers to […]

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]]> A lively morning down in breezy Wied il-Għasel https://www.climbmalta.com/a-lively-morning-down-in-breezy-wied-il-ghasel/ Mon, 30 May 2011 10:57:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=916 The MRCC once again returned to Mosta Valley last weekend, to hide from the sun’s increasing intensity at Honey Buttress. Quite a number of climbers turned up for this week’s event and led most of the routes on the crag. Andrew Warrington started off on Fly With Me VS 4c, then Marlon, Caroline, Cheryl and […]

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]]> LOs inserted and bolting work done on Honey Buttress https://www.climbmalta.com/los-inserted-and-bolting-work-done-on-honey-buttress/ Sun, 29 May 2011 10:57:00 +0000 https://www.climbmalta.com/?p=917 After the morning’s climbing at Honey Buttress, Andrew Warrington and Edward Sciberras spent the afternoon scrambling all over the face of Honey Buttress to install LOs and bolts to improve the infrastructure there. Lower offs (LOs) have been installed as follows: Fly With Me – 2-bolt LO Qaghaq tal-Ghasel – chain & screw-gate LO Honey […]

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