We would like to notify the membership that this year’s Annual General Meeting will be held as follows: Date: 31 March 2019, 18:00-19:00 Venue: 1st Sliema Scout Group (Bernard’s Own), Depiro Street, Sliema SLM2087, Malta The agenda for this meeting follows: President’s & secretary’s reports Financial report Appointment of auditors Other matters The AGM is…
Covid-19: all club activities suspended until further notice
Due to the ever developing situation with the Covid-19 pandemic we have decided to suspend all club activities until further notice. This includes the club AGM, which is postponed to a later date which will be announced once the situation calms down. Please keep an eye on this website and on our social media page…
AGM 2020 – Thursday 26th March
Dear all, Please note that the 2020 AGM will be held as follows: Date: Thursday 26 March 2020, 19:30-20:30 Venue: Sliema Scouts bouldering wall The AGM is a very important event for the continued functioning of the club, and is the place where the committee communicates what the club has been up to over the…
Mud, cars and cliffs
(first published on 02/06/2012) Sometimes, you just get that feeling that things aren’t going to work out. I picked Kyle up on Sunday at 08:25hrs as usual and we set off on our regular pilgrimage to “our” new crag in Gozo. The sky was blue, the sun was shining and the birds (had there been…
Project Akustika – An ecological investigation of bat species in the Maltese islands
Recently members of the MCC were invited to an information session with Green House MT, a local environmental NGO that carries out invaluable research. One of their current projects, Akustika, is all about BATS! As climbers we sometimes come across these furry fliers, either hidden in crevices on our climbs, or flying over hour heads…
Trip Report: BMC International Summer Climbing Meet 2019
Club members Eveline Foubert and Steve Montebello gave us a write up about their trip to North Wales earlier this year, where they attended the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) biannual Summer Climbing Meet. — It all started when Simon, the president of the MCC posted about the BMC trad meet in North Wales. Immediately I…
Zack Xuereb to represent Malta and the MCC in competition abroad
Today was a somewhat historic day for Maltese climbing as upcoming local youth climber Zack Xuereb boarded a flight to Edinburgh accompanied by MCC coach and former US National Ladies Sport Climbing Champion Miura Hawkins. Through support provided by both the MCC and Sport Malta, Zack will be participating in the Scottish Youth Climbing Championships…
