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.
Keep checking back here or join our Facebook group for additional news, posts and features.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MTA/MRCC joint bolting project
The initial phase of this bolting project has now been completed, creating Malta’s first Two Kletter Gardens allowing even more climbers to enjoy the joys of sport routes safely.