Slovak extreme mountaineer Jozef Kopold climbed Cho Oyu (8201 m) on March 31, 2007. Kopold has been recently awarded by "Honourable mention" by American Climbing magazine in its Golden Piton awards celebration. ... full story
Czech Champions in ski mountaineering: Alice Korbová a Mirek Duc
Alice Korbova and Mirek Duch became Czech Champions 2007 in ski mountaineering this Saturday March 17th, 2007 in Spindleruv Mlyn (North of Czech Republic). ... full story
Cz. mountaineer: 4-4-8 - four 8000 metres mountains in 4 months
Czech mountaineer Miroslav Caban announced plan to climb four 8000 mestres high mountains in four months. He calls the project Four Four Eight (4-4-8). According to Czech mainstream media if he will succeed, he would be the world first one. ... full story
The season of international climbing competitions begins with the European Championship in bouldering in Birmingham, UK, this next weekend. ... full story
2007 Prague Lead World Cup cancelled from calendar
Due to organizational and financial issues with the Prague World Cup organizers, the Czech federation has announced the need to cancel this event. ... full story
Registration for the World Cup in Prague suspended
International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has suspended registration of the Lead World Cup in Prague, scheduled on May 25/26 2007. ... full story
The new Czech route, City of Gods in Brazil has been unbolted
The new route City of Gods 8a+, that two Czech climbers- Tomas Sobotka and Jiri Lautner- put up in January 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Mount Pao de Azúcar (Sugar Loaf) has been unbolted. ... full story