The Malta Climbing Club (MCC) is pleased to announce that during a vote taken at the end of this year’s UIAA General Assembly (GA) held online on the 24th October 2020, Malta was approved as the host country for the 2023 General Assembly. The GA will be hosted by the Malta Climbing Club who are…
Maltese Sea Cliffs – home to birds too, not just climbers!
The MCC reached out to ornithologist and climber Marie Claire Gatt to learn more about the curious birds that call our sea cliffs home.
Toes of Steel: Nicola Gatti climbs his first 8a – and then repeats it BAREFOOT
The MCC catches up with Nicola Gatti, who recently climbed his first 8a, and then proceeded to repeat it barefoot within a few weeks
Charlie hits the 8th grade
The MCC catches up with Charlie Ylaya to find out about his recent send of Down in a Hole (8a) at il-Latnija, Mellieħa
Hitting the 8th grade – three times over
We catch up with Suhail Kakpori to find out more about how he broke into the 8th grade in style, with three ascents at the grade in a single month
May – a month of hard sends!
A look at some hard sends on the Maltese islands during the month of May 2021
Nominations to UIAA commissions
The UIAA is currently calling for nominations and/or re-nominations to the UIAA Commissions, with deadline on the 2nd April 2021. The UIAA is seeking to appoint experts from it’s member federations for the following commissions: Anti- Doping Commission: The UIAA promotes Clean Climbing by adopting and implementing the World Anti-Doping Code. The federation manages an Anti-Doping…
