Friday morning on the 16th April 2004 saw two Czech mountaineers Marek Holubec and Pavel Pospíšil successfully completing the free descent of Pallavicini coulouir in the north face of Grossglockner (3798 m.). ... full story
International 1. Czech Championship of Double Climbing
Jicin
The new curios climbing discipline "Double Climbing" had the first Czech National Championship today and it was with quite strong international participation. ... full story
This year 1.difficulty CzCup winners: M.Stráník and S.Rajfová
Czech Cup
The brief results of the 1st this year competition of the Czech Cup in difficulty climbing – Palavský fešák (Palava region´s handsome boy) in town of Břeclav (South Moravia): ... full story
The official calendar of competitions by Czech Mountaineering Association Updated on February 5 2004, The Bouldering Czech Cup in Sumperk added. Earlier the Czech Republic Championship in difficulty added, the others competition will be very probably contributed. ... full story
Provisional and unofficial list of competitions of juniors and adults in Czech Republic and also in some others European countries was delivered to us by one of the organizers. ... full story
Youth competition in difficulty climbing – LANEX CUP
children
Terms of the last two comps in Moravian part updated
Two comps on Jan 26 updated: Ujezd n/L and Pustimer
The recommended rules for organizing of youth competitions in difficulty climbing – LANEX CUP for the year 2004 (extracts): ... full story
Cz Mountain. Union: members of OeAV cannot climb on Czech rocks
Czech Mountaineering Union has worried, that climbers who are only members of OeAV and other German unions cannot climb on Czech preserved rocks, because Czech legislation allows climbing there only for climbers organized in unions unified in UIAA. ... full story
Czechs girls got medals on Sunday on opening competition of the World Cup 2009 in ski mountaineering. Junior Karolina Grohova got silver medal, cadet Petra Volfova has got bronze. ... full story
Accident in Australia on bolt failure done by CZs or Poles?
We got the news from Australia about a fatal climbing accident that happened in Blue Mountains, Australia. It was on route recently equipped by bolts which are dangerously used. Local climbers are thinking that the climbers who bolted the route may be from Poland or Czech Republic. ... full story
Czech ranking competition in lead climbing Police nad Metuji
results
This year first Czech ranking competition in lead climbing Police nad Metuji called Novorocni Open (New Years Open) took place on Saturday Jan 17, 2009. The winners are Vaclav Malina and Nelly Kudrova. ... full story
New Route in Mamutowa Cave - Sprawa Honoru 9a (VI.8)
by Bogdan Rokosz
On 14th December 2008 the list of Polish extreme routes of VI.8 (9a?) grade was extended by another proposal. Sprawa Honoru is currently the hardest proposed grade in Mamutowa Cave (Kluczwoda Valley, near Krakow). ... full story
Czech traditional sandstone and big wall climbers Tomas Sobotka, Ondra Benes, Jirka Lautner and Slovak Jan Smolen left to Venezuela on the end of the year. Their aim is first ascent to Acopan Tepui in National Park in Canaima. ... full story
Upsate: +photos
For his first 9a in 2009 Adam Ondra went to Calanques in France. On 11th attempt he climbed route by Francois Legrand, „Roby in the Sky“. ... full story
The highest artificial ice fall for ice climbing in Czech Republic has been open in Vir, Ceskomorovska vrchovina (Bohemian-Moravian Heights), about 50 km northern from Brno. ... full story
Climbing World Champion Czech Tomas Mrazek finished his climbing season 2008 after winning of Czech Championship by climbing trip to Spain and spent some "rest" in areas around Llejda. ... full story
The mayor of Prague, Pavel Bem, denied he was in Antarctica
Update:
The mayor of Prague, Pavel Bem, denied he was in Antarctica to climb on Mount Vinson, the Czech mainstream media idnes.cz reported on Sunday. ... full story
Snow avalanche in Krkonose (Riesengebirge, North Bohemia, CZ) hit two ski mountaineers, one of them died. About 30 years old couple were in area between Lucni bouda and Obri Dul on Friday 26th December afternoon. The man escaped himself, women was rescued by mountain rescue service crew after about 3 hours under snow she was found unconsciousness. ... full story