Czech Mountaineering Union has elected new chairman today on its general assembly in Prague. The New chairman Zdenek Hruby has exchanged Alena Cepelkova who had served her 2nd term and did not want to continue in next period.

Zdenek Hruby is 52 years old, has a rich mountaineering CV, he climbed 7 eightthousanders, was leader of several Himalayas expeditions, was granted by several ascents of the year and in his professional live he used to work also in state administrative btw. like deputy of the Czech vice premier or deputy of finance minister.


Alena Cepelkova gives her function to the new Chairman of Czech Mountaineering Union Zdenek Hruby on the end of the Union´s general assembly held today in Prague
photo by CzechClimbing.com

The assembly was extraordinary recalled several months earlier because of death of the one of the member of leadership Stanislav Silhan in the end of the 2008.

The new elected leadership:

Chairman of Czech Mountaineering Union (CHS) Zdenek Hruby

1st Vice Chairman Jan Bloudek

2nd Vice Chairman Petr Resch

Members of the executive comity:

Zbysek Cesenek

Jiri Cermak

Vladimir Wolf

Josef Uherek

The new leadership put common candidate list and offers program which is considered as progressive. One of the task would be to unified a bit split Union on traditional and progressive parts demonstrated on controversial rules of climbing on Czech sandstones with the most sensitive question of ban of chalk there.
The regular general assembly with this sensitive topics is scheduled on March 21st, 2009.


Czech Mountaineering Union´s general assembly held today in Prague that elected new Chairman and entire leadership
photo by CzechClimbing.com


Czech Mountaineering Union´s general assembly held today in Prague
photo by CzechClimbing.com