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…
Category: Routes
Not all classics are hard: The Outer Zone
Alex Teoli Dimech gives us his thoughts on climbing in Gozo’s Wied il-Mielaħ
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
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
Wied Anġlu – back to the future
Wied Anġlu is a small valley nestled between the towns of Ħal-Għargħur and Birguma on the Victoria Lines. The idyllic location, amidst fortifications, limestone cliffs and blackberry bushes offers a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the main roads just a few hundred meters away. Wied Anġlu was developed as a climbing destination…
