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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Defective Nuts Replaced
About two weeks ago we realised that the nuts which were supplied with our most recent shipment of bolts from Fixe were defective – they were not made of 316 marine steel as indicated by the manufacturer’s markings on the nuts, but of some inferior metal. The defect was noticed by three different sources from…
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Cat’s Arches Becomes the New Wied Babu!
After a whirlwind of bolting effort by Nicola Gatti, MRCC Committee Member, over the last couple of months, a brand new crag has been developed in Wied il-Għasel which rivals Wied Babu East Side in number of routes, range of grades and accessibility! With 20 pitches completed and fully equipped using equipment from the MTA-MRCC…
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Wied Babu MRCC club meet.
MRCC is meeting at Wied Babu 19 June at 17:30 for beginners and club members. Hope to see you there…
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Club Sea Level Traversing at IX-Xaqqa
This time of year, the evenings are getting hot and ideal for a dip in the water after a long day at work. MRCC members met for sea level traversing making the most of the sun and calm sea. An excellent opportunity for our new members and experienced to kick start the summer!
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New Crag next to Oil Drum Cave
The MRCC is always active looking for new opportunities to develop this sport we love, on this rock-rich island we also love. The latest finding is a totally new crag in Mosta Valley (where just traces of trad activity remained from Andrew Warrington’s youth ?). Profiting from the good spring weather (finally), 3 routes have…
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The MRCC ticked another good Beginners Rock Climbing Session!
Yesterday, profiting from the long-awaited day of sunshine, the MRCC organized another session of rock climbing for beginners or quasi-beginners. The event was organized at Wied Qirda, on and around the Sphinx Buttress. The show-up was very good, not only in numbers (23 people found the place, albeit after some wandering for some of them)…