Rock climbing photos
Ghar Lapsi:
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A photo sequence showing me whilst
trying Altar of Stone on top rope a few days away before leading it.
Photos taken on 4 August 2000 |
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| Left photo: securing a foothold over the roof. Right photo: with the foot secured a powerful pull-up or rock-over will bring you over the edge | Leading the Altar of Stone. Left photo: clipping the only bolt on the route. Right photo reaching for the edge. | ||
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| Left photo: Hanging from the roof of Altar of Stone and right photo: falling from the top. The route is totally safe to climb | Leading the route Genghis Cant in the same cave as Altar of Stone. | ||
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| Reaching the crux of Genghis Cant. | Over the crux of Genghis Cant | Self belay at Xaqqa | |
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| Doing self belay on various slab-routes while my workmates learnt abseiling (29 March 2005) | |||
Wied Babu, Zurrieq:
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| Some short routes in the first part of Wied Babu. The rock is smooth and a pleasure to climb! Photos taken on 7 August 2000 | Deeper into the valley there are various climbs of every grade | ||
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| At the start point of the multi-pitch route "Sunday Morning". Photo taken on 21 December 2000 | |||
Wied il-Bassasa, Zurrieq:
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| A new
climbing route in Wied il-Bassasa. The start is easy going with huge
rocks to hang to. Even the angle is humane. (Photos taken 12 June 2005) |
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| The route progresses into savage overhangs and tricky parts. Seen here tackling a crux! (Photos taken on 12 June 2005) | |||
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| Checking for the next possible move | Belaying Kurt on Equinox | Another day at Bassasa, so another try to my route. (Photos taken 3 July 2005) | |
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| Going up to the crux! | A great rest place where to chalk and think about the crux to come! | Up to the tricky part! (Photos taken 3 July 2005) | |
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| Going back to the car is a tricky exposed and very dangerous climb back up the steep cliffs. Not for beginners or weak hearted people. The sheer drop is usually fatal! Beware! | |||
Fomm ir-Rih:
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| Glasnost is one of those must-do routes. Easy but exposed it has a combination of everything - slippery holds, big holds, small crimps and a very limited possibility to protect it!!! Left photo shows me in the middle of the route and photo right almost at the top. (Photos 10 June 2001) | Leading Glasnost (8 June 2003). Left photo: tackling the crux of the climb with a couple of 1-finger pockets. Right photo: reaching some easy holds after the hard crux. The last protection is still a long way below. This climb is very dangerous and one fall can lead to serious injury! | ||
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| Progressing slowly towards the top on Glasnost (8 June 2003) | Arriving at the top of Glasnost! | Leading Step in the Void
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| Photos from leading of Step in the Void (12 Sep 2004). Photo 1: almost at the first crux of the route. Photo 2: reaching for the last protection 3m below the top. Photo 3: just after tackling the second crux. Last photo: a steep section to tackle before the easy holds | |||
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| Tackling the second crux in Step in the Void | First try on Flight of the Kondor some days after leading Step in the Void. | ||
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| At the middle section of Flight of the Kondor. The route is rough and savagely overhanging. | |||
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| Up a ledge in the middle of the route | This photo shows the approximate height of the route (the route starts about 3m above sea level) | ||
Ramla Bay, Gozo:
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| Trying out boulder problem Zero Sanity | Doing boulder problem Kawlata | Trying a desperate boulder problem | |
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| Doing the easy boulder problem Drachenreiten | |||
Mgarr ix Xini, Gozo:
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| Trying a new route in Mgarr ix Xini on top rope. | |||
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| The route is long and requires a lot of stamina. The rock is really smooth | |||
Dwejra, Gozo:
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| Trying out the hard boulder problem in a cave in Dwejra |
Kercem, Gozo:
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| Trying the desperate painful boulder at Kercem. |
San Blas, Gozo:
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| One of the most beautiful climbs in the area, Rhinochaser is hard and the rock is very sharp. Here seen during various stages of the climb while I tried it on toprope | |||
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