Our original target was the granite of Salbitchijen in the Swiss valley above the town of Göschenen. Although Salbitchijen did not make it to the menu in the end due to bad weather we did get something done and would like to share it with you. Perhaps it will inspire some of you to visit the area. ... full story
Tomas Mrazek from Czech Republic has sent his first 8c onsight! The route is called Patra Negra and is in the sector Vente del Mascun in Rodellar. ... full story
Today (July 5th) Věra Kotasová (CZ) won 3rd place at the World Championship of bouldering in Munich. Tomáš Mrázek (CZ) put in a fine performance and ended 9th in bouldering along with his title in difficulty. ... full story
Tomáš Mrázek won the World Championship and is again World Champion! It is according to the final results of the Chamionship. He sent the final route and was 1st in front of Patxi Usobiaga (2nd,ESP) and Alexandre Chabot (3rd,FRA), who both also sent the finals route, but had worse results from the semifinals. Ramon Julian (ESP), who was the best in semifinals, was not on the finals starting list?? Check out ... full story
Almost a hundred of participants, many of them from abroad, came to the international natural boulders competition held last weekend in Petrohrad which is the top bouldering village in the Czech Republic. ... full story
Our friend, reporter, and a master climber of Bohemian and Saxon sandstone Vlada Slouka died last week among his beloved sandstone towers. ... full story
This South facing crag is home to some of the finest sport routes in Bohemia. Think of clean, crisp granite edges, perfectly rounded jugs, and ... full story
Bouldering, or Sassissmo, is once again the name of the game during this 2nd edition of Melloblocco, the two-day international meeting which in 2004 attracted an extraordinary crowd of eager participants. ... full story
How I Train- a couple pieces of advice for training
Training with the World Champion
In this article I would like to give you some advice on how to train. I don‘t want to write a novel, I just wish to express what is the foundation of my performance. ... full story
Alex and Thomas Hubers interview about Adam Ondra etc.
Huber´s brothers gave an exclusive interview to our partner and friend Cedric Larcher from Kairn.com. Alex and Thomas Hubers talk in it about their climbing motivation, training and comment the phenomenon of new climbing generation represented by Czech Adam Ondra. ... full story
Petrohradske PADani international bouldering competition
April 24-25, 2010
This year´s annual of the international bouldering open air competition Petrohradske PADani in Petrohrad, western Bohemia, Czech Republic, takes place on April 24th and 25th 2010. ... full story
Update: Photos According Kairn.com Adam Ondra spent the 29th January in the French area Claret (such a normal climbing day .... 2x 8c OS:) ... full story
Prague Mayor Bem climbed Mount Vinson and completed 7 summits
Prague Mayor Pavel Bem has climbed the highest summit of Antarctica Mount Vinson, Czech main stream media reported. He confirmed it in television interview without more details. According to the media speculation he spent New Years Eve holiday in Antarctica and the Mount Vinson was allegedly the last in 7 Summits (highest mountains of the continents). ... full story
Snow, no snow, climbing in all conditions. That is probably the password of Adam Ondra, who went bouldering last weekend to Bahratal (Germany). ... full story
Czech girl Lucie Hrozova was 3rd on World Cup competition in ice climbing in Val Daone, Italy.
Ausrian Markus Bendler and Chloé Gratiaux from Belgium won. ... full story
Czech girls Lucie Hrozova was 4th on the 1st World Cup in ice climbing 2010 in Kirov, Russia. Markus Bendler (Austria) won, Angelika Rainer (Italy) was the best women. ... full story
Czech boulder pad recomanded by German Klettern magazine
Czech bouldering pad Ocún Paddy Dominator was recommended by German Klettern magazine. It published the results of editorial test of 19 different bouldering pads in its November issue. ... full story
Adam Ondra won the last stage of the Climbing World Cup in Kranj in Slovenia and than he went straight to Misja Pec in Osp. There he planed to make the second ascent of Thomas Mrazek's "Xaxid Hostel". ... full story
Adam Ondra wins the finals World Cup competition in lead climbing 2009 in Kranj, Slovenia and by this victory he gains 1st place in the overall World Cup series 2009.
Results World Cup Kranj (SLO) 2009
Men
1)Adam Ondra CZE
2)Sachi Amma JPN
3)Jakob Schubert AUT ... full story
6th Smichov Festival of Alpinism: main guest Reinhold Massner
Prague 20.– 22.11.2009
The 6th Smichov Festival of Alpinism takes place next weekend in Prague on November 20th–22nd 2009 and as the main guest Reinhold Massner will be presented there. The main foreign partner is South Tirol. ... full story