Czech climber Rosta Stefanek is the leader in the world ranking of climbing boulders at the web site 8a.nu at the moment. The last recorded boulder problem which moved him to the first position was Personal Velocity 8B+ in Sneznik, nord Bohemia (Czech Republic). ... full story
Adam Ondra sent 4 another 11- to 11-/11 UIAA in 2 weekends
Over the last two weekends Adam Ondra (14) sent 4 routes 11- UIAA (specifically 11- and 11-/11 UIAA) in the Frankenjura and is still in the news on the front pages of the world climbing web sites. ... full story
World Cup Puurs (BEL) 28.- 29. -9. 07 - lead and speed
The results: Tomas Mrazek (CZE) finished 8th in World Cup in lead climbing in Puurs, Belgium. Libor Hroza (CZE) was the 9th in spead climbing. ... full story
Ondra's new route contender for hardest in Czech Republic
Czech Adam Ondra (14) did the first ascent of what is probably the hardest sport route in the Czech Republic- Perla Vychodu (Pearl of east). He graded it 11-/11 UIAA (French 8c+) and thinks it is the hardest route he has ever climbed (he already did several 9a's). ... full story
The XXI Rock Master is about to take place in Arco, Italy, this weekend on 7-9 September 2007 with participation of Czech climbers: reigning World champion Tomas Mrazek will compete in the lead competition, Silvie Rajfova the bouldering and Libor Hroza the speed climbing. ... full story
The Czech Cup competition in speed climbing took part this weekend in Kladno (20 km west from Prague) on opendoor climbing tower Hokok. Libor Hroza and Tereza Jendrejasova won. ... full story
Open bouldering festival will take place at Dovbush rocks, Carpathian Mts (Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Dolyna district) on 12-14 October. ... full story
Bouldering competition and Film festival in Zakopane, Poland
invitation- 6-9 Sept 07
Invitation for the bouldering competition Zako Boulder Power 2007 which will take place in Zakopane on 9th of September came from Poland. The competition will be as a part of the mountain film festival Spotkania z Filmem Górskim in the town of Zakopane which takes place from 6th to 9th September 2007 ... full story
Czech Cup in bouldering - on Festak (Film Festival)
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Update+results+photos Martin Fojtik and Nely Kudrova won the Czech Cup competition in bouldering - Nescafé Boulder MHFF - today during the International mountain film festival ... full story
Adam Ondra about his Silbergeier climb in interview etc.
planetmountain.com
Czech young climber Adam Ondra (14), who attracted world climbing media by his recent climb of hard multi pitch route Silbergeier 8b+ in Swiss Alps, says in interview on planetmountain.com he intended to climb the route OS, but already the first pitch surprised him how hard it was. ... full story
Red Bull Bloc Buster: Elite climbers on natural rock sculptures
Vienna 1 September 2007
The world elite from bouldering, including the Austrian Kilian Fischhuber, Angela Eiter, Anna Stöhr and David Lama, are invited to the Red Bull Bloc Buster, world’s first inside-city bouldering event on natural rocks to be held on 1 September 2007 at the Austria Center Vienna (AUT). ... full story