Category: Wied il-Ghasel
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Temporary Ban on Climbing at Chapel Cave in Wied il-Għasel
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
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!
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
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
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
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 […]