The new may be hardest route in Frankenjura has the name: Corona
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The new route by Markus Bock, which could be harder than Action Directe and also be the hardest route in Frankenjura, has the name: Corona (11+). ... full story
Adam Ondra (13-years-old) was on this weekend in Labské údolí (The valey of Labe River, Elbetal, North Bohemia, Czech Republic) and sent 3rd PP of the route THC, Xc(8b+), 1. repetition of the route Mongol party, Xb (8b/8b+) and ... full story
The first Slovakian mountaineers reached Himalayan mountain Tilicho Peak (7134 m) on Saturday. But one of the three members of the succesful summit team died on the way down. ... full story
Frankenjura Extrem for 8 UIAA and Beyond in English
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The Guidebook "Frankenjura Extreme" about Northern Frankenjura, for Grade 8 (UIAA) and Beyond, the one of the first climbing guidebooks for this famous area (so close to Bohemia) in English has been published. ... full story
Report from Dimarockmaster: men 1. Patxi Usobiaga (ESP), 2. Tomáš Mrázek (CZE), 3. Daniel Andrada (ESP), 4. Alexandre Chabot (FRA), 5. David Lama (AUT), 6. Cristian Core (ITA),
Women 1. Natalija Gros (SLO), 2. Maja Vidmar (SLO), 3. Olga Shalaghina (UKR), 4. Irati Anda (ESP), 5. Helena Lipenská (CZE), 6. Olga Bibik (RUS) ... full story
The highway around Plzen (Pilsen) was open in the end last Friday, so the climbing trips from Prague to Frankenjura, Germany, are easier now. ... full story
Frankenjura: The new route harder than Action Directe?
Frankenjura´s elite climber Markus Bock finished an old project that he considers as the most difficult route he ever has climbed and thinks it is harder than Action Directe 9a. ... full story
The Czech girl Silva Rajfová won the lead climbing competition of European Youth Cup in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, yesterday. Martin Stráník was 2nd. ... full story
"Sykorke was equally determined in the Frankenjura not only when repeating routes, but in particular when doing first ascents ... The line at the Waldkopf, which he had spotted, was possible to climb, but not by him. He tried for a while, but eventually left the project to his friend Wolfgang Güllich who then created one of the best known routes of the world: “Action Directe”." ... full story