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…
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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…
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…
Limited Edition Club T-Shirts – 2019 edition
Earlier this year the club reached out to its members to help come up with a new design for our limited edition club t-shirts. We received a handful of great entries, and our selection committee had quite a task to choose the winning design. In the interest of transparency the selection process was tasked to…
MCC Presentation on Access and Conservation Issues
This weekend the MCC were given the opportunity to deliver a presentation to the Access and Conservation commission of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) focusing specifically on Access and Conservation issues experienced by climbers in Malta. The UIAA just concluded a series of meetings in Malta as part of the UIAA Spring Meeting sessions which…
