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A trio of Czech climbers - Zdeněk Hák, Radoslav Groh, and Jaroslav Bánský—have traveled to the Karakoram range in Pakistan. During the roughly six-week expedition, they plan to attempt the first ascent of a mountain approximately 7,800 meters high, the summit of which, according to Zdeněk Hák, has not been reached by anyone in roughly the last 40 years. Before tackling their main goal, they plan an acclimatization climb and a ski mountaineering descent of the 6,000-meter peak B
Jana Švecová has climbed another 8C boulder, "Drift," at Holštejn in the Moravian Karst. It is an original variation of her boulder Tokyo Drift, which she first ascended at the end of March.
Czech climbing star Adam Ondra has wrapped up his extraordinary winter bouldering season, during which he pushed the boundaries of world climbing. Since late October, he has focused entirely on outdoor bouldering, where he managed to tie the world record for the difficulty of a “flash” climb four times. Now his attention is turning to lead climbing and endurance training ahead of the upcoming Worl
Martin Stráník and Tereza Širůčková became the Czech Republic champions in lead climbing on Sunday at the BigWall climbing wall in Prague. Jan Štípek and Michaela Smetanová came second, while Šimon Potůček and Arina Jurčenko came third.
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, the national ice climbing training center near the Brno Dam hosted another highlight of the domestic competition season – the 2026 Czech Republic Ice Lead Climbing Championships. The competition, organized by the Czech Mountaineering Association in cooperation with HO Lokomotiva Brno, welcomed a total of 42 competitors in the U16, U18, U20, and adult men's and women's age categor
Aneta Loužecká won gold yesterday at the European Cup in ice climbing in lead discipline in Oulu, Finland. In the men's competition, Vojtěch Novozámský was the Czech best competitor, finishing in 6th place.
Czech Aneta Loužecká won the bronze medal in speed climbing at yesterday's World Cup ice climbing competition in Edmonton, Canada. Jan Mikel finished 21st in the speed climbing qualification round.
Czech representative Aneta Loužecká won the silver medal in speed climbing at yesterday's World Cup ice climbing competition in Longmont, USA. Jan Mikel finished 16th in the speed final.
Czech Vojtěch Novozámský won gold in speed climbing at the Youth World Championships in ice climbing. Anna Daniela Šťastná took silver in the speed event, while Rosalie Veselá also won silver in the lead. Antonín Huťa and Matyáš Lienerth won bronze in the lead. The results of other Czech competitors in the two-day Youth World Ice Climbing Championships, which ended yesterday in Malbun, Liechtenstein, can be fo
At the Ice Climbing World Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland, Czech Aneta Loužecká finished 3rd in the speed final tonight. Earlier, she advanced to tomorrow's semifinals in the difficulty competition from 13th place in the qualifiers. Alongside her, Czech Oliver Hamerský also advanced to the semifinals in the difficulty competition from 15th place.
Jan Mikel and Anička Šťastná won the Czech Republic Speed Ice Climbing Championships on Tuesday, January 13, at the Vír ice wall in Žďársko. Vojta Novozámský and Tereza Sukačová came in second, and Matyáš Lienerth and Hana Macková came in third.
Czech Aneta Loužecká won silver today in the final of the World Cup speed ice climbing competition in speed in South Korea. Earlier today, Aneta advanced from 11th place in the qualification round to the semifinals in difficulty ice climbing, which will take place tomorrow in South Korea.
Czech Aneta Loužecká won silver last night in the European Cup ice climbing competition in Utrecht, Netherlands. Matyáš Lienerth came in 5th in the finals.
A 23-year-old Czech climber died yesterday after falling on the Postalm-Klettersteig via ferrata near the village of Strobl in the Austrian state of Salzburg. According to the local mountain rescue service, he fell into the gorge right at the start of the via ferrata, sustaining fatal injuries.
Czech two semifinalists - Tereza Širůčková and Arina Jurčenko - failed today to advance to tonight’s final of the World Cup lead climbing competition in Chamonix, France. Tereza finished 22nd in the semifinals, and Arina finished 25th. The rest of our national team members were eliminated yesterday in the qualifying round. The final, held this evening then without any Czech competitors, was won by Alberto Ginés López of Spain and Annie Sanders of the United States.
Czechs Tereza Širůčková and Arina Jurčenko advanced today to tomorrow’s semifinals of the World Cup lead climbing competition in Chamonix, France. Tereza qualified from 16th place, and Arina from 22nd. The rest of our national team members were eliminated in the qualifying round.
According to a report from the Valais Cantonal Police, two climbers were ascending the north face of Lyskamm around 9:00 a.m. when they were caught in a rockfall. They were struck by falling rocks, and one of them sustained fatal injuries.
The Czech national team secured two spots in the finals at the European Youth Cup in lead climbing, held in Dornbirn, Austria, over the weekend. In the U17 category, Maxmilián Suchan took fourth place and Dominik Jačka finished fifth.
A pair of Czech climbers called for rescue workers below the summit of Grossglockner in the Austrian Tyrol after being caught in a sudden weather deterioration while ascending the Stüdlgrat ridge. A 32-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman spent the night of July 5-6 in an emergency bivouac at an altitude of about 3,700 meters.
A 38-year-old Czech climber was injured on Saturday in Carinthia, Austria, on the Hochalmspitze when a boulder weighing about 200 kilograms came loose and pinned his legs. Rescuers had to use a pulley system to free him.
According to a personal ranking published in his new video by popular Norwegian YouTuber and former top climber Magnus Midtbø, Adam Ondra is the best climber on the planet. Based on their time filming together, Magnus compared twenty of the world’s elite climbers and placed Adam Ondra at the very top.
A 29-year-old Czech climber was seriously injured on Saturday on the Stüdlgrat ridge of Austria’s Grossglockner. According to Austrian police, he fell approximately ten meters after - according to his wife’s account - the belay loop securing him to a bolted anchor point snapped.
Czech climber Pepa Šindel has added another 9a route to his list: the Black Label 11 UIAA route in Frankenjura, Germany. He logged the climb in his Lezec.cz logbook. In total, Pepa has 20 routes rated 9a through 9b.
Zdeněk Teplý, a mountaineer, instructor, and longtime technical advisor for the Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS), has died at the age of 85. He was one of the leading figures in Czech mountaineering; for many years, he led the Neratovice Mountaineering Club and served as the ČHS’s chief technical advisor. Hundreds of climbers were trained under his guidance.
Adam Ondra has released a video documenting his successful first ascent of a route called “Big Twin,” rated 9a+, in the Italian Dolomites. The route is located in the Laboratorio sector, which Adam describes as one of the most significant spots for modern high-difficulty sport climbing in the region.
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Tomáš Petreček have arrived in Pakistan, where they will attempt the first ascent of a new route on the Rupal Face of the 8,000-meter peak Nanga Parbat (8,125 m). The pair are returning to a project they had to abandon eight years ago due to adverse weather conditions, approximately 300 meters below the summit.