Two top Czech mountaineers granted by the Fair Play prize
The Chairman of the Czech Mountaineering Union Zdenek Hruby together with his mountaineering partner Radek Jaros were granted today the main Prize of Fair Play from the Czech Club of Fair Play. ... full story
Czech Mounaineering Union changed the rule of chalk ban on sand
Czech mountaineering union approved today the change in ban of chalk usage on Czech sandstones. According to the new decision chalk is not banned in general climbing rules, but the regulation is in competence of the local mountaineering commissions. ... full story
Hallo, I am Philippe Ribiere from France. I am on one year climbing trip around Europe, I am keen boulderer, I climb with Petzl Team, and I have a health handicap - deformed hands. Now I am in Prague and I like to invite you for lecture on Monday 16th March from 6 pm on climbing gym Smichoff. ... full story
Level of some World Cup competitions decrease etc.
Big interview with Czech World Champion in lead climbing Tomas Mrazek did our reporter Simona Ulmonova, who also belongs among the Czech women climbing elite with her climbing on competitions and hard sends in her home sandstones area in Labe valley. So she asked Tomas at quite inside matters, e.g his criticism of World Cup organization etc. ... full story
New Chairman of the Czech Mountaineering Union: Zdenek Hruby
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. ... full story
Christmas time is here and our team around Lezec.cz / CzechClimbing.com wish you the best climbs and let all your dreams would full fill! ... full story
Martin Stranik and Vera Kostruhova won Czech Championship in bouldering 2008 tonight in Prague, Smichoff climbing Hall. Jakub Hlavacek and Silva Rajfova were 2nd, Jiri Pribil and Slovakian Katarina Fickuliakova were 3rd. ... full story
Czech Championship in lead: Tomas Mrazek + Lucie Hrozova win
Czech Championship in lead climbing wins Tomas Mrazek and Lucie Hrozova today in Prague. Tomas Mrazek was the only who did top in finals. Parallel championship in speed climbing wins Libor Hroza and hist sister Lucie Hrozova. ... full story
Not only did top mountaineer Valery Babanov (CAN, RUS), extreme climbers Ueli Steck (SUI) and Adam Ondra (CZE) attend the 5th annual of Festival of Alpinism in Smichov, Prague which took place on Nov 21-23, 2008- But also the president of Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus came. ... full story
This month over 20 editors from 10 different countries gathered in Colorado and the desert of Utah to meet, climb, and discuss various issues in the climbing media community. ... full story
Karolína Matušková and Milan Dvořáček won the Czech Championship in speed ice climbing Adrex Ice Run 2017 in Liberec (North Bohemie) on February 18th 2017. ... full story
Adam Ondra: Happy Day for Iva Vejmolova to her 1st 8b+
Adam Ondra did a first ascent 9a/a+ in Spanish Oliana, that he named Happy Day, because f his girlfriend Iva Vejmolová did her first 8b+. Iva did in Oliana other hard routes and in ranking on our website she jumd up on the 2nd place just behind Edita Vopatova. ... full story
Adam Ondra: Pachamama 9a+ and next maybe project of 9b/+
Adam Ondra reports from Spain, where he climbs in Oliana, that he sent Pachamama 9a+ and next look could be project of 9b or 9b+ bolted by Chris Sharma. ... full story
Czech ice climbers got to the finals of the Ice climbing World Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland, in speed climbing: Karolína Matušková was the 10th among females, Milan Dvořáček 13th among males. ... full story
New Year web premier of the film Rock Duel Adam vs Martin, with top climbers Adam Ondra and Martin Stráník matching their strengths in Red Overhangs in Srbsko near Prague in climbing OS, RP and other not traditional styles was published on Youtube by Czech Mountaineering Union. ... full story
Czech best boulderer Martin Stráník did the most difficult boulder problem of this year Catalán Witness The Fitness 8C in La Cova de l'Ocell, Barcelona, Spain. ... full story
Video of the Czech attempt of the 1st ascent on Gasherbrum 1
Watch the new video about Czech mountaineers Mara Holecek and Ondra Mandula attempted the 1st ascent of the new route on the South West Face of Gasherbrum I (8068 m) this summer. They stuck there because of the weather. They spent in the wall 2 weeks and reached 7800 m. ... full story
1st Czech winter ascent on Fitz Roy (3405 m) Patagonia
1st Czech winter ascent on Fitz Roy (3405 m) Patagonia was made by Czech mountaineers Jindrich "Hudy" Hudecek a Radoslav Groh this September. They reached the summit on September 17th 2016 via route Californiana 6a+, 400 m on South Face. ... full story
Adam Ondra got the award of the sportsman of his hometown Brno
Adam Ondra was granted by the award of the sportsman of Brno (his hometown) mainly because of the recent climbing of Dawn Wall, El Cap, Yosemites. Besides, he was nominated for top 10 athletes of the year in the Czech Republic. ... full story
Adam Ondra climbing Dawn Wall on pictures by Heinz Zak
Watch the pictures with Adam Ondra climbing Dawn Wall by Heinz Zak. Adam Ondra has hold press conference in Prague today for mainstream media and we got the photos for publishing on our website here. ... full story
Watch the video: Adam Ondra says Good bye to Yosemite
Adam Ondra said good bye to Yosemite in a new video. After the free climb of the Dawn Wall he spent some time with Heinz Zak to take pictures from the wall and because of the coming winter he could not try to climb onsight Salathé Wall. He had the flight home to Czechia for today. ... full story
Adam Ondra: precise and reliable topo of the Dawn Wall
with corrections of the grades by Adam
Adam Ondra suggested the correction of some grades on the Dawn Wall he climbed last days. Adam sent us the changed topo to published it. He thinks it is the most precise and reliable topo of Dawn Wall. The author is Erik Sloan. ... full story
"Yes!" Czech Adam Ondra succeeded in the free climbing single push of the world hardest big wall Dawn on El Capitan, Yosemite, on the 8th day of ascent. His climbing partner Pavel Blazek has reported about it just after midnight of Central European time today. ... full story