Crept out of the Mediterranean under cover of darkness this morning. Watched the sea disappear as the sun came up, then glided quietly over the mountains of the Alps as we made our way back to the UK. On the ground in Manchester, we had to get the ice off the inside and out of Read more

Happy New Year Mountain Lifestyle People! What a way to start off 2017 – sport climbing on sunny cliffs by the sea, followed by a swim in a secluded bay! We’ve had a blast today, back at the upper cliffs of Ghar Lapsi (Twin Caves Area to be precise). There are a handful of routes Read more

Thought we’d finish off the year with a little swim down by ‘St Peters Pool’. It’s a beautiful little coastal cove near the fishing port of Marsaxlokk and on a calm day, it must be absolute bliss. However, waves were crashing in dramatically today, ensuring that getting in the water would have been a one-way Read more

Ahhhh… a full on cragging day today, with sun on skin, pumped forearms, sore, chalky fingers and happy hearts. Wied Babu is the main climbing area on Malta, with a whole range of amenable routes. Having arrived at the gorge, we discovered that all of the ‘easier’ routes on the slabs were in the shade and Read more

The Blue Grotto is a justifiably famous attraction in Malta, and happens to be very close to where were are staying as well as near the main climbing areas. Rather than pay for a bumpy boat ride to see it with the normal folk, we chose to get the spectacular ariel view, by climbing the Read more

Said our farewells to Gozo this morning and took the ferry back to Malta.   We timed things well again (by chance), and we soon on board and heading back past Comino.   We must have been super lucky on the way over here as there were huge ques on the Malta side, waiting to Read more