We decided to pass 5 days climbing in Gozo and checking out some possibilities in the cliffs over there.  We rented a good apartment in Marsalforn and everyday from Monday till Friday we climbed hard and various type of routes, from overhanging monsters to slashing slabs!  The week ended with a great "party" at Paradiso in Xlendi!  Check out the photos of this party.... VERY HOT STUFF!

Monday morning, on the ferry to Gozo.  As usual, me piggying through a packet of biscuits	Me checking the crack to squish my fingers in	In action on the first day!	A very hard boulder problem at Dwejra.  Jeffrey watching me fall yet again!
Back in our rented apartment in Marsalforn, a 'brindisi' to good friendship!  L-R: Kurt, Jeffrey, myself	On the way back on the ship... a couple of young nice looking girls...	Me on the way to bouldering, Monday afternoon.  Behind me is the Fungus Rock in Dwejra Bay, Gozo	The massive fungus below the slabs at Kercem
Back at the apartment, rewinding the roll loaded on the old camera.  I used the old camera to climb the multi-pitch "Phoenicia"	Photo on the way to the climb "Phoenicia".  Behind me on the edge of the cliff is Phoenicia	Last photo taken in this holiday... we overtook a man on a motorcycle and I decided to take a photo of him for the buzz of it!  We were still in the mood for fun after all night partying.   And Metallica "Enter Sandman" is still clanging in my ears...	Fungus Rock, at Dwejra Bay, Gozo
In the apartment, Jeffrey eyeing wine glass all drunk!	Me on the ledge at the bottom of the route "Phoenicia" with the Fungus Rock as background		The group on on the way to the climbing place.  L-R: Jeffrey, Rueben, Kurt, myself
Myself on top of the climb, just before I abseiled down to start the route	Rueben in the belay point 30m from the bottom of the climb - at usual making some funny face!	Me and Jeff at the belay point in the middle of the route.	Me drinking wine after some hard day climbing!  The red wine was especially good Gozitan wine!

On 4th February we decided to visit Maqluba, Qrendi for some night abseiling/ascending:

I am about to descend into the black pit beneath Maqluba chapel		Some of the group which was there

Me and Reuben decided to go and camp at Fomm ir-Rih so we could wake up and climb...  Bad weather prevented any climbing

Seen here making some coffee	Just before we packed and departed.  Rain was approaching!

I joined some "old" friends for a night trek from Siggiewi till Cirkewwa on 30 July:

The starting group.  We were joined midway by other people.  L-R: myself, Ivan, James, Audrey, Tony, Joseph	The group at a 5 minute break near Bingemma chapel	Ivan and myself, we did much of the route talking about the unforgettable holiday in the Dolomites 2000	Myself and Ivan at the final break of the trek, about 2 or 3 kms before the end.

A day at Fomm ir Rih, climbing (the day I finished my project Step in the Void):

Ascending the long way up from belay point on Jeffrey's route		A gleaming face after having successfully climbed on leading Step in the Void	Myself in the belay point on Jeffrey's route	Sunbathing on the climbs

More photos from Fomm ir-Rih:

19 Sep 2004:  We spent the day climbing at Fomm ir-Rih.  However the day before had rained and we found most of the rock still very wet.  The obbligatory group photos after a hard day!  Left photo L-R: Reuben, Jeffrey, myself.  Right photo L-R: myself, Jeffrey, Reuben on a huge roof!		Jeffrey and myself on Jeffrey's route.  I am belaying from the top and in the first moments of lowering Jeffrey to the bottom belay point and start of the climb.