Bernd Arnold christens Czech book: Climbing in Saxony
German (Saxon) climbing legend Bernd Arnold christened the new book Lezeni v Sasku (Climbing in Saxony) at last weekend's release party. The book was compiled from several years worth of articles on www.lezec.cz (the Czech version of CzechClimbing.com) written by Jarda Marsik. ... full story
Earlier this month the RRGCC (Red River Gorge Climber's Coalition) and Petzl joined forces to organize what was one of the largest outdoor climbing events since Konstein. Huh? ... full story
Maybe you think that Pilates is for joga-mat-carrying, twenty-something single girls who eat granola in the morning and not much else the rest of the day. But Pilates is also a great way to get in shape for climbing. ... full story
Rost'a recently wrote in his diary here on lezec.cz the FA of what is to be the hardest boulder in CZ- Posledni Mazoret, which he graded as 8C. Rost'a is currently ranked number one on both our site and 8a.nu for bouldering. ... full story
Prague Mayor Bem released his film from his ascent on Everest
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UPDATE: The full version of the film released Prague Mayor Pavel Bem presented his own movie from his ascent to Mount Everest. The trailer from the film which was this week presented in festival Tourfilm in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad, Czech Republic) was published by the Czech general news portal iDNES. ... full story
This year the World Championship in climbing after moving from Marbela has moved to the other end of Spain to Avilés. After our Sunday's arrival we attended the opening ceremonial, which was a bit boring. Already the following day there were three qualification routes in lead climbing awaited for us. ... full story
Martin Stranik 2nd in boulders, Tomas Mrazek 3rd in lead
Info from World Championship in climbing, Avilés (ESP) 2007: Czech Martin Stranik was 2nd in bouldering tonight! Dmitry Sharafutdinov (RUS) and Anna Stohr (AUT) win. ... full story
Rock Master: Tomas Mrazek 3rd, and 1st in after Duel
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The news from Rock Master: Ramon Julian Puigblanque (ESP) and Angela Eiter (AUT) win, Tomas Mrazek (CZE) was 3rd. But Tomas Mrazek won the after competition Duel. Silva Rajfová was in bouldering 5th, same as Libor Hroza who finished in speed on 5th place. UPDATE +Legends... full story
Czech climber Honza Riha is probably the second blind person to climb El Capitan in Yosemite, California via the Nose (V 5.9 C2, or 5.13+ free). ... full story
The Canadian film Asiemut about a bicycle tour across Asia won the main prize of the International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice nad Metují 2007 (North of Czech Republic) today. ... full story
Adam Ondra wins lead comp in Junior World Championship Ecuador
UPDATE +photos Adam Ondra (14) won the Junior World Championship in lead climbing in Ibarra, Ecuador, this weekend. Silva Rajfová finished 5th in her category, and Martin Stráník 6th in his. ... full story
Free climbing perhaps the hardest bigwall route in the South Hemisphere is the main task of the expedition Karambony 2007, which French web Kairn.com organized to Tsaranoro in Madagascar with the participation of Francois Legrand and other world-class climbers. ... full story
The new indoor climbing Big Wall in Prague opens on Sept 2, 2013
The new giant indoor climbing wall is going to open on September 2, 2013 in Prague Vysocany close to metro station Ceskomorvska, line B. The name is BigWall and the hight is 20 metres. ... full story
The women Junko Tabei who the first womena who ever climbed Mt. Everest (since than she is known as a The First Everest Lady, visited Czech Republic to climb the highest peak in the Czech Republic Sněžka in Krkonoše mountain on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. ... full story
Two Slovaks are among the 9 mountaineers murdered in Pakistan
Two Slovaks are reported among the 9 mountaineers murdered in Pakistan this weekend. According to the Czech and Slovak climbing community they should be: Anton Dobeš a Peter Šperka ... full story
On Sunday 16. 6. 2013 at 18:00 CET we will release for free 25 min long "backstage movie", describing the idea of the whole project and also the making of the upcoming movie Change. ... full story
Czechs did first ascent on NW pillar Talung 7349m, Himalayas
Two Czechs Marek Holecek and Zdenek Hruby said today, thay had done the alpine style first ascent to the North West pillar of Talung (7349m) in Himalayas, Nepal. ... full story
Petrohradske Padani international bouldering competition
19th-21st April 2013
This year´s annual of the international bouldering open air competition Petrohradske Padani in Petrohrad, western Bohemia, Czech Republic, takes place on 19th-21st April 2013. ... full story
Our friend Michi Wohlleben is going to a great expedition for Dhaulagiri 8167m.
Johanna Stöckl, a German sport journalist made an interview with him. It is added in English together with a portrait of Michi. ... full story
Second wave of via ferrata set recalls within six months
Considerable deficiencies found in many via ferrata sets
A group of manufacturers issued last month a recall of certain via ferrata sets following a meeting of the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) Safety Commission in Munich, Germany. A report was published on February 25th, 2013. ... full story
"Arev" Armenian First Ascent Festival, which was organized before on June 2009 and May 2011 by our club, intended to develop the rock climbing culture in Armenia, while at the same time promoting climbing at the local rock formations through the development of new routes. ... full story
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German (Saxon) climbing legend Bernd Arnold christened the new book Lezeni v Sasku (Climbing in Saxony) at last weekend's release party. The book was compiled from several years worth of articles on www.lezec.cz (the Czech version of CzechClimbing.com) written by Jarda Marsik. 
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Earlier this month the 
Maybe you think that Pilates is for joga-mat-carrying, twenty-something single girls who eat granola in the morning and not much else the rest of the day. But Pilates is also a great way to get in shape for climbing. 
Czech climber Tomas Mrazek wins World Cup competition in lead climbing today in city of Kazo in Japan. 
Rost'a recently wrote in his diary here on lezec.cz the FA of what is to be the hardest boulder in CZ- Posledni Mazoret, which he graded as 8C. Rost'a is currently ranked number one on both our site and 8a.nu for bouldering. 
UPDATE: The full version of the film released Prague Mayor Pavel Bem presented his own movie from his ascent to Mount Everest. The trailer from the film which was this week presented in festival Tourfilm in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad, Czech Republic) was published by the Czech general news portal iDNES. 
This year the World Championship in climbing after moving from Marbela has moved to the other end of Spain to Avilés. After our Sunday's arrival we attended the opening ceremonial, which was a bit boring. Already the following day there were three qualification routes in lead climbing awaited for us. 
Info from World Championship in climbing, Avilés (ESP) 2007: Czech Martin Stranik was 2nd in bouldering tonight! Dmitry Sharafutdinov (RUS) and Anna Stohr (AUT) win. 
Last autumn we decided to visit our recent dream destination Geyikbayiri near Turkey town Antalya. 
The news from Rock Master: Ramon Julian Puigblanque (ESP) and Angela Eiter (AUT) win, Tomas Mrazek (CZE) was 3rd. But Tomas Mrazek won the after competition Duel. Silva Rajfová was in bouldering 5th, same as Libor Hroza who finished in speed on 5th place. UPDATE +Legends 
Czech climber Honza Riha is probably the second blind person to climb El Capitan in Yosemite, California via the Nose (V 5.9 C2, or 5.13+ free). 
It was at Weissenstein in Frankenjura when I met him for the first time. 
The Canadian film Asiemut about a bicycle tour across Asia won the main prize of the International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice nad Metují 2007 (North of Czech Republic) today. 
UPDATE +photos Adam Ondra (14) won the Junior World Championship in lead climbing in Ibarra, Ecuador, this weekend. Silva Rajfová finished 5th in her category, and Martin Stráník 6th in his. 
Free climbing perhaps the hardest bigwall route in the South Hemisphere is the main task of the expedition Karambony 2007, which French web Kairn.com organized to Tsaranoro in Madagascar with the participation of Francois Legrand and other world-class climbers. 
Winners of the 30th International mountaineering film festival in Teplice nad Metuji (Adrspach), Nord East Bohemia, Czech Republic. 
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The new giant indoor climbing wall is going to open on September 2, 2013 in Prague Vysocany close to metro station Ceskomorvska, line B. The name is BigWall and the hight is 20 metres. 
The very sad news arrived from Pakistan. The Chairman of Czech Mountaineering Club died in Pakistan. 
The women Junko Tabei who the first womena who ever climbed Mt. Everest (since than she is known as a The First Everest Lady, visited Czech Republic to climb the highest peak in the Czech Republic Sněžka in Krkonoše mountain on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. 
It is all about balance. 
Two Slovaks are reported among the 9 mountaineers murdered in Pakistan this weekend. According to the Czech and Slovak climbing community they should be: Anton Dobeš a Peter Šperka 
On Sunday 16. 6. 2013 at 18:00 CET we will release for free 25 min long "backstage movie", describing the idea of the whole project and also the making of the upcoming movie Change. 
Two Czechs Marek Holecek and Zdenek Hruby said today, thay had done the alpine style first ascent to the North West pillar of Talung (7349m) in Himalayas, Nepal. 
Slovak mountaineer Peter Hámor and his Romanian co-climber Horia Colibasanu summited eightthousander Lhotse. 
The first results and impressions from the 11th annual of international bouldering outdoor competition Beal Petrohradske padani. 
Our friend Michi Wohlleben is going to a great expedition for Dhaulagiri 8167m.
A group of manufacturers issued last month a recall of certain via ferrata sets following a meeting of the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) Safety Commission in Munich, Germany. A report was published on February 25th, 2013. 
"Arev" Armenian First Ascent Festival, which was organized before on June 2009 and May 2011 by our club, intended to develop the rock climbing culture in Armenia, while at the same time promoting climbing at the local rock formations through the development of new routes. 
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