Category: 2013

  • Two New Sport Routes at the Left Edge of Il-Munqar Cave

    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 […]

  • New 7b Sport Route at Honey Buttress – Virgin Bolter!

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • The MRCC gang clean Monolith Buttress!

    The MRCC gang clean Monolith Buttress!

    This crag has excellent beginner routes but was rarely climbed because of the rubbish and because it was a trad lead to make anchors at the top. A team of MRCC members met up and spent a few hours clearing away rubbish at the foot of the crag and especially the whole area to the […]

  • Beginners session and bbq at Wied Babu…

    Beginners session and bbq at Wied Babu…

    A great turnout of beginners, lots of new faces and everyone tried their best to get up some quite tricky routes and pushed to their limits! Accompanied by music and a bbq to round off a sunny and wonderful day out.

  • Climbing and Cleanup Event at Xaqqa Valley

    Climbing and Cleanup Event at Xaqqa Valley

    The MRCC just held its second Club Climbing Session in March, this time combining it with a much needed cleanup of Xaqqa Valley. More than 20 club members helped with the cleanup making it a pretty international affair with over 10 different nationalities represented, spanning the globe from Columbia to Pakistan! As many of you […]