Welcome to the official site of the
Malta Rock Climbing Club (MRCC)
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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Rock Climbing Event at Wied Babu, Zurrieq on Saturday 21st January at 10am
The Malta Rock Climbing Club will be organising a Rock Climbing Event at Wied Babu, Zurrieq on Saturday 21st January at 10am. The Event is open to anyone, from beginners to die hard rock climbers as the location offers routes of various grades suiting everyone’s climbing abilities. If you own a copy of the Malta…
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MRCC End of Year Report
Dear MRCC members Attached you will find a PowerPoint presentation which I presented at the MRCC End of Year Party on 29th December. This is a report of the activities and achievements of the MRCC during 2011. I must say that when I came to compile this presentation, I was amazed at the amount that…
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2012 starts with a Flash and a Bang!
Sunday saw the MRCC’s 2012 program of activities begin with a Flash and a Bang, resulting in two new sports lines being led in the Thaiwand Walls area. Roland Sultana led his new line and called it Flash Matt in honour of his son Matthias, and the fact that he flashed the 6b route. Andrew…
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Yet another successful beginners’ event!
The last beginner taster session organized by the MRCC this year proved to be yet another success, as a group of around 20 people gathered in the West side of Wied Babu with its slabs of varying difficulty. James, Duncan, Marina and Miriam set up about 7 sport routes ranging from VS 4c to 6a…
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Sister island always has a lot to offer!
The MRCC planned another trip to Gozo last Thursday, and headed to Mġarr ix-Xini to tackle the tougher Champage Wall section. A lot of the routes in this area are fully bolted, and range from 5 c to 7a+. Duncan, Marina and Miriam started out on one of the ‘easier’ routes in the area, Rubber…
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More bolting work in Mġarr ix-Xini
During last Thursday’s climbing event in Mġarr ix-Xini in Gozo, the MRCC also had work to do on improving the bolting in the Champagne Walls area. After having enjoyed the excellent climbing in this stunning location, Andrew, Roland, Kurt and Duncan put some extra effort into making this area safer. Three first bolts, one resin,…