Welcome to the official site of the Malta Rock Climbing Club (MRCC)

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The MRCC is Malta’s longest established climbing club, its members being some of the islands’ most passionate and committed hard-core climbers. The club regularly organises events and initiatives, and is responsible for some of the islands’ major climbing projects.

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  • New lines established at Thaiwand Walls

    Despite a wet start to the day, our enthusiasm for the new bolt line on Thaiwand Walls was not to be dampened by the weather. Andrew Warrington, accompanied by the unsuspecting Terezia Uherekova from Slovakia, headed out to the remote cave and abseiled in for a day of rock bashing. The new bolt line had…

  • New bolting initiative at Xaqqa Valley

    New bolting initiative at Xaqqa Valley

    Sacrificing a day of climbing, the MRCC Bolting Team headed out to Xaqqa geared up to make a difference. During this session, the following jobs were completed: The damaged ring over The Problem was replaced by a 2-bolt resin Lower-off (LO) which is ideally placed for abseiling, belaying from above and below and also allows…

  • The MRCC welcomes the MCC

    Recent years have seen a steep increase in interest in the sport of rock climbing in its various forms and the addition of another club to join the MRCC and the GCA (Gozo Climbing Association) in promoting the sport and providing activities and facilities to nurture this interest is very welcome. We are sure that…

  • Beginner’s Day at Wied Babu for BOV Social Club

    Beginner’s Day at Wied Babu for BOV Social Club

    For the third year running the BOV Social Club has asked the MRCC to organise a session on the rocks. The 35 spaces available were filled within hours of the event having been announced on BOV’s internal communications net. Word about the success of the preceding events had spread and everyone wanted a piece of…

  • The Malta Rock Climbing guidebook is here!

    The Malta Rock Climbing guidebook is here!

    Malta, Gozo, and Comino enjoy all the advantages of Mediterranean islands: year round sun, warm seas, the excellent cuisine and a warm and friendly welcome from the locals…add to this the bonus of a destination that combines both traditional climbing and designated sport climbing crags, and you’ve found your next climbing holiday! The islands are…

  • Launch of the Malta Rock Climbing Guidebook

    Launch of the Malta Rock Climbing Guidebook

    On the 27th September 2007 the official launch of Malta Rock Climbing – the comprehensive guide got underway at Nove wine bar in St. Julian’s with guests that included the Maltese climbing fraternity, the authors’ friends and family, the local press and a special appearance by John Codling, co-author, who was flown down from England…