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…
When training pays off
Club PRO Stephen Farrugia caught up with Sean Cassar; who earlier this year became the 7th Maltese climber to climb routes harder than 8a, to find out his secret to success (in climbing and beyond). MCC: You’ve been climbing since around 2011, more or less when I started, but in the last year or so…
Building Route Rapport: A Non-Onsighter’s Perspective
Quite early on in my climbing life, it became apparent that I had a strong prejudice in favour of overhanging routes. Several other climbers have expressed surprise whenever I shared this, assuming that most women climbers prefer to go for vertical or slabby routes that allowed them to exercise their ‘ballerina’ skills, as opposed to…
Not all classics are hard: The Outer Zone
Alex Teoli Dimech gives us his thoughts on climbing in Gozo’s Wied il-Mielaħ
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
