Rock Climbing Malta
Being a rocky island, Malta lends itself perfectly to climbing and bouldering. Climbing is a popular outdoor activity, especially outside of the hot, dry summer months, and there are around 1300 climbs in 30 different locations. By far the area with the most climbs is the South-West coast along the Dingli Cliffs. With such a variety to choose from, Trad Climbing, Bouldering, Deep Water Soloing and Single/Multi-pitch Climbs are available depending on location. Dedicated Sport Climbing is limited to the area around Wied Bibu, although some smaller crags are suited to this elsewhere.
It has been suggested that the earliest ice skating happened in southern Finland 4000 years ago, using flattened bone strapped to the bottom of the feet. Skaters merely glided on top of ice until steel blades where invented by the Dutch in the 13th century.
The transition from summer to winter in Malta brings with it some spectacular thunderstorms that transform the brown, arid landscape into one that’s bursting with greenery. Such storms generally span the months of September, October and early November and bring to an end the long, dry season. They can also occur in the spring when the wet winter gives way to the hot, dry summer.
Malta’s economy is heavily dependent on tourism activities so it is no surprise that it has an institution for higher education whose purpose is to solely provide the industry with well-qualified and trained individuals. With tourism being the main pillar in the economy the demand for skilled and knowledgeable workers never diminishes.
Malta is home to a number of Casinos, both of the bricks and mortar and online varieties – in fact, Malta is one of the most popular countries, globally, that iGaming companies call home with over 300 based there in 2010, including InterCasino, CasinoEuro and VIP Casino.
