2 Czechs rescued by helicopter when rope fell from Grossglockner
Two Czech climbers were rescued by helicopter on Saturday afternoon on Grossglockner because, after climbing to the top of the Austria's highest mountain, they dropped their rope on the steep northern slope due to their carelessness. This was reported by the general media.
Film: Adam Ondra climbs probably the most slabby 9a in the world
Adam Ondra has released a new documentary film about the past, present, and future of difficult slab climbing, in which he climbs what is probably the most slabby 9a in the world, on his YouTube channel. Former climbing star Heinz Mariacher reminisces with Adam in Arco, Italy, about the style of sport climbing in the 1980s.
For younger readers and anyone else who doesn't enjoy reading long texts...: after two years and two broken bones, I managed to climb my most difficult route, Gekón 11-, using a lead rope solo technique.
The Czech Republic Ski Mountaineering Sprint Championships
Filip Matějovič and Eva Matějičová won the Czech Republic Championship in the Olympic ski mountaineering sprint discipline yesterday in Bílá in the Beskydy Mountains.
Czech Aneta Loužecká won silver last night in the European Cup ice climbing competition in Utrecht, Netherlands. Matyáš Lienerth came in 5th in the finals.
Christmas won't bring peace this year. It'll bring JAM.
Forget carols, cookies, and Zen breathing by the tree.
This year, we're going to rock it differently.
The seventh edition of Jungle Jam will land in Letňany just before Christmas and promises an evening full of glitter, sweat, music, costumes, and a bouldering massacre that will pull you out of your December lethargy.
Christmas race: December 24, climbing wall Ruzyně, Prague
Dear climbers and friends,
We would like to invite you to our Christmas competition on December 24 at our climbing wall in Ruzyně, Prague. The competition will start at 8:30 a.m. and the wall will be open until 2 p.m. Come and enjoy the festive atmosphere with us, compete, and climb.
Ski mountaineer Eva Matějovičová is not going to Winter Olympics
Czech ski mountaineering representative Eva Matějovičová failed yesterday in the final qualifying race in ski mountaineering sprint and will not advance to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy. At yesterday's race in Salt Lake City, USA, her ski strap broke in the quarterfinals, and she finished last without advancing to the semifinals, according to the Czech Mountaineering Union's Faceboo
Czech Oliver Hamerský finished second yesterday evening in the European Cup ice climbing competition in Brno. Aneta Loužecká was fourth in the final, Matyáš Lienerth seventh. The rest of Czech team finished in the qualifying round:
The European Cup series in ice climbing continues today with a competition on the old highway pillar for drytooling in Brno, with 14 of Czech climbers participating, including the favorite Aneta Loužecká.
2 Czechs rescued by helicopter when rope fell from Grossglockner
Two Czech climbers were rescued by helicopter on Saturday afternoon on Grossglockner because, after climbing to the top of the Austria's highest mountain, they dropped their rope on the steep northern slope due to their carelessness. This was reported by the general media.
A 53-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were unable to descend safely without a rope, so they called rescuers, who transported them to the Stüdlhütte hut on a helicopter sling.