Czech legendary climber Oldrich Kopal died on June 16th, 2011 in age of 80 years. He is author of many legendary traditional Czech sandstone routes e.g. The Crack on Hlaska, Teplicke Skaly, Adrspach.

He did also first ascents in High Tatras, Slovakia and attended mountaineering expedition in Kaucasus and Himalayas 50s and 60s  of the 20th century.


Photo from 2006: The 50th anniversary of the first ascent to the the famous tower Hlaska (Sentinel Rock - on the picture - 5 Aug 1956) was remarked by a discussion with the firstascenter Oldrich Kopal and comp.
Photo by Standa


Climbers in the Crack on Hlaska, 50 years after the first ascent by Oldrich Kopal
Photo by Mariana