Over the last few weeks, whenever my schedule and the weather allowed, I’ve been heading to Għar Lapsi for some rock climbing. It is an ideal winter venue, as most crags are in the sun all day (assuming the sun is out, of course), right up to sunset over the far horizon. The rock there also drains well and dries up quickly, so one can … Continue reading New Routes at Għar Lapsi
This year has really flown by. I hope to find some time to process photos from recent outings and to have a proper look back at this year, as I usually do. Meanwhile, I’m starting this week (a little late) with another photo from a walk in Lapsi a month ago. At the end of the walk, one needs to get down from the top … Continue reading Water Main
Lately my climbing hasn’t been as consistent as I would like. The weather has been rather uncooperative, seemingly reserving the worst of the rains for the weekends. Add to that the unavailability of my climbing partners for one reason or another, and there isn’t much one can do. On the flip side, however, it has meant that I did catch up a bit with my … Continue reading Walking up to Ħamrija Tower
Sharing something very recent today, with a photo from yesterday’s outing. I had climbing plans, but the weather was uncertain at best, with isolated showers and thunderstorms on the forecast. Looking at the radar images wasn’t too promising, but there was a good chance the small system would pass Malta by, so we took a punt and headed down to Lapsi. It rained all the … Continue reading Filfla and Xaqqa Cliffs
For this week’s throwback photo I’m sharing two more photos from a walk with my friends Matrix and Christina last autumn, starting from Għar Lapsi. These two photos show a very similar view from the rugged coastline there, with the distinctive form of Filfla in the distance and a receding storm further out. The sun is just about to escape from the thick cloud cover … Continue reading Receding Storm at Lapsi
Taking a few quick moments to share some older photos, mostly from the same walk in Lapsi last autumn. One, however, is from another walk a week later at Il-Majjistral, under similar conditions and with the same friends. I thought I’d group these together, as they follow the same pattern, adding a few more examples to my permanent collection with the same title. You’ll find … Continue reading Crepuscular Rays
For this week’s throwback photo I’m sharing two very related photos from a walk in Lapsi last autumn. After a few weeks of rather hot weather, just looking at these photos and reliving those moments brings some relief. With rain on the forecast all that weekend, we scrapped any climbing plans and instead headed out for a walk in the afternoon. We started rather late, … Continue reading Distant Rain
Starting this week with a rather unusual (for me) and very recent photo, showing a Maltese swallowtail butterfly. Yesterday I went for a walk starting from Għar Lapsi, and as the day before I had seen a lot of swallows there I decided to take my long telephoto lens (a Sigma 150-600mm) and the small mirrorless camera. I know, it looks silly to set up … Continue reading Maltese Swallowtail
The last couple of weeks have been a bit unusual, with weekends being rather wet. Not enough to mean ‘no climbing at all’, thankfully. Well, almost, actually, as the weekend before last it was pretty much a washout both Saturday and Sunday. I had Friday off though, so managed to squeeze in a couple outings on that day instead. Saturday I caught up on a … Continue reading Receding Storm at Lapsi
A quick post today with a throwback photo that doesn’t go very far back. Just before the start of the pandemic, pretty much. Still feels like a lifetime ago, though. I made this on a climbing outing in Lapsi, as the winter sun was getting lower in the sky. I never tire of this view, which I suppose is one of the perks of living … Continue reading View From Terry’s Cave
On a windy day last autumn, I headed down to Lapsi to make some photos of the waves crashing on the rocky shoreline (like this and this). On the walk back to the car I couldn’t help but notice other people stopping to take photos of the waves. A few were actually taking photos of the waves, but most were rather taking photos of themselves, … Continue reading The Selfie Generation
Yesterday I was (not) surprised to read that the government decided to open the spring hunting season this year, despite the current situation. As if hunting wasn’t already a contentious enough subject in Malta. So I thought I’d share this photo from late autumn last year in Lapsi. Continue reading Hunters at Lapsi
Muddy Boots 