Czech Mounaineering Union changed the rule of chalk ban on sand
Czech mountaineering union approved today the change in ban of chalk usage on Czech sandstones. According to the new decision chalk is not banned in general climbing rules, but the regulation is in competence of the local mountaineering commissions. ... full story
Hallo, I am Philippe Ribiere from France. I am on one year climbing trip around Europe, I am keen boulderer, I climb with Petzl Team, and I have a health handicap - deformed hands. Now I am in Prague and I like to invite you for lecture on Monday 16th March from 6 pm on climbing gym Smichoff. ... full story
Level of some World Cup competitions decrease etc.
Big interview with Czech World Champion in lead climbing Tomas Mrazek did our reporter Simona Ulmonova, who also belongs among the Czech women climbing elite with her climbing on competitions and hard sends in her home sandstones area in Labe valley. So she asked Tomas at quite inside matters, e.g his criticism of World Cup organization etc. ... full story
New Chairman of the Czech Mountaineering Union: Zdenek Hruby
Czech Mountaineering Union has elected new chairman today on its general assembly in Prague. The New chairman Zdenek Hruby has exchanged Alena Cepelkova who had served her 2nd term and did not want to continue in next period. ... full story
Christmas time is here and our team around Lezec.cz / CzechClimbing.com wish you the best climbs and let all your dreams would full fill! ... full story
Martin Stranik and Vera Kostruhova won Czech Championship in bouldering 2008 tonight in Prague, Smichoff climbing Hall. Jakub Hlavacek and Silva Rajfova were 2nd, Jiri Pribil and Slovakian Katarina Fickuliakova were 3rd. ... full story
Czech Championship in lead: Tomas Mrazek + Lucie Hrozova win
Czech Championship in lead climbing wins Tomas Mrazek and Lucie Hrozova today in Prague. Tomas Mrazek was the only who did top in finals. Parallel championship in speed climbing wins Libor Hroza and hist sister Lucie Hrozova. ... full story
Not only did top mountaineer Valery Babanov (CAN, RUS), extreme climbers Ueli Steck (SUI) and Adam Ondra (CZE) attend the 5th annual of Festival of Alpinism in Smichov, Prague which took place on Nov 21-23, 2008- But also the president of Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus came. ... full story
This month over 20 editors from 10 different countries gathered in Colorado and the desert of Utah to meet, climb, and discuss various issues in the climbing media community. ... full story
The man finals of lead - Patxi Usobiaga (ESP) 1st, Tomáš Mrázek (CZE) 2nd, Manuel Romain (FRA) 3rd. The woman boulders: Natalja Gros (SLO) won. ... full story
Two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal are brought by our representatives from the weekend competition of the European Youth Cup in lead climbing in Imst, Austria. ... full story
Hi, I am sending you the first more detailed information from our spring trip to the Himalayas. The goal of "Radar" (Radoslav Groh) and me was the Western wall of Baruntse (7129m), rising from the Hunku valley, in Khumbu region. ... full story
Adam Ondra quit the WC in bouldering in USA for shoulder injury
Adam Ondra did a last minute decision to not attend this round of the bouldering World Cup in Salt Lake City today because he hurt lightly his shoulder in the finals last week and he do not want to risk a serious injury. He informed about on Facebook: ... full story
Czechs Marek Holeček & Radek Groh climbed new route on Baruntse
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Radek Groh climbed a new route via north west face of mount Baruntse (7162 m) in Nepal. After the top they begin descent down, but bad weather stucked them in about 7000 metres. They reported yesterday at Facebook: ... full story
World Cup in bouldering in Salt Lake City: Adam Ondra won
Adam Ondra won today the World Cup competition in bouldering in Salt Lake City, USA. It is his 2nd victory in row. He did 4 tops as the only one in the finals. Mejdi Schalck (FRA) was the 2nd, Jakob Schubert (AUT) 3rd. ... full story
Barbora Bernardová won today her category on the Youth European Championship in lead climbing in Perm, Russia. From the Czech boys in the last part of the event Lukáš Mokroluský was the most succesfull with the 3rd place in lead climbing. According to the overall results Czech girl Markéta Janošová was 2nd in climbing combination. ... full story
Adam Ondra: video of projecting "the hardest 8B+ in the Galaxy"
Adam Ondra published new video from the attempts in a quarry in his hometown Brno-Maloměřice on boulder project, that could be "the hardest 8B+ in the Galaxy" according to Adam. ... full story
First ascent from North to Kangchung Shar (Himalayas)
Czech mountaineers Zdeněk "Háček" Hák and Jaroslav "Banán" Bánský climbed the first ascent from the North to the top of the six thousand metres mountain Kangchung Shar in Nepal. They finished the ascent via the south side of the mountain. This is the first traverse of the massive at all. ... full story
Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi: interview on Youtube
Adam Ondra and his friend Italian elite climber Stefano Ghisolfi talks about top climbing in one hour long interview, that Adam Ondra published on his YouTube channel. ... full story
Czech Lucie Hrozová announced her 2. boulder problem at 8B Fb grade. She did boulder Conquistador in Sklapsko area at South Moravia on East of Czechia), that was done by Czech girl Jana Vincourková last year. Lucie is the only 2nd Czech female who did this bouldering grade after the 1st Jana Vincourková. ... full story
Martin Stráník did the new boulder Black Panther 8C
Czech Martin Stráník announced the new FA of the boulder problem 8C in Vesec near Liberec, North Bohemia, NW Czechia. He named it Black Panther and considers it as the one of his proudest first ascents in Czechia. ... full story
Czech girl Aneta Loužecká was the 7th in the finals of the World Cup competition in lead ice climbing in Kirov, Russia. Daria Glotova and Nikolai Kuzovlev won (both from Russia). ... full story
Ice climbing ECH: Aneta Loužecká CZ 4th in speed, 6th in lead
Czech girl Aneta Loužecká as the only Czech representative was the 4th in speed and 6th in lead climbing on the ice climbing European Championship in Champagny-en-Vanoise, France. ... full story
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Adam Ondra had a successful vacation in Spain, despite that the weather didnt cooperate as much he collected several remarkable sends. 
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Czech mountaineering union approved today the change in ban of chalk usage on Czech sandstones. According to the new decision chalk is not banned in general climbing rules, but the regulation is in competence of the local mountaineering commissions. 
Hallo, I am Philippe Ribiere from France. I am on one year climbing trip around Europe, I am keen boulderer, I climb with Petzl Team, and I have a health handicap - deformed hands. Now I am in Prague and I like to invite you for lecture on Monday 16th March from 6 pm on climbing gym Smichoff. 
Czech blind mountaineer Jan Riha climbed Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa on February 15, 2009. 
Big interview with Czech World Champion in lead climbing Tomas Mrazek did our reporter Simona Ulmonova, who also belongs among the Czech women climbing elite with her climbing on competitions and hard sends in her home sandstones area in Labe valley. So she asked Tomas at quite inside matters, e.g his criticism of World Cup organization etc. 
Czech Mountaineering Union has elected new chairman today on its general assembly in Prague. The New chairman Zdenek Hruby has exchanged Alena Cepelkova who had served her 2nd term and did not want to continue in next period. 
Very nice video from Petrohrad bouldering competition taken in 2007. 
As every year we withdraw best climbers from our ranking. This ranking is based on records of every climber who is registered. 
Christmas time is here and our team around Lezec.cz / CzechClimbing.com wish you the best climbs and let all your dreams would full fill! 
Martin Stranik and Vera Kostruhova won Czech Championship in bouldering 2008 tonight in Prague, Smichoff climbing Hall. Jakub Hlavacek and Silva Rajfova were 2nd, Jiri Pribil and Slovakian Katarina Fickuliakova were 3rd. 
Czech Championship in lead climbing wins Tomas Mrazek and Lucie Hrozova today in Prague. Tomas Mrazek was the only who did top in finals. Parallel championship in speed climbing wins Libor Hroza and hist sister Lucie Hrozova.
Not only did top mountaineer Valery Babanov (CAN, RUS), extreme climbers Ueli Steck (SUI) and Adam Ondra (CZE) attend the 5th annual of Festival of Alpinism in Smichov, Prague which took place on Nov 21-23, 2008- But also the president of Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus came. 
Here is a short interview with Adam Ondra concerning his latest send of the route Open Air, 9a+. 
This month over 20 editors from 10 different countries gathered in Colorado and the desert of Utah to meet, climb, and discuss various issues in the climbing media community. 
The man finals of lead - Patxi Usobiaga (ESP) 1st, Tomáš Mrázek (CZE) 2nd, Manuel Romain (FRA) 3rd. The woman boulders: Natalja Gros (SLO) won. 
Two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal are brought by our representatives from the weekend competition of the European Youth Cup in lead climbing in Imst, Austria. 
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Hi, I am sending you the first more detailed information from our spring trip to the Himalayas. The goal of "Radar" (Radoslav Groh) and me was the Western wall of Baruntse (7129m), rising from the Hunku valley, in Khumbu region. 
Adam Ondra did a last minute decision to not attend this round of the bouldering World Cup in Salt Lake City today because he hurt lightly his shoulder in the finals last week and he do not want to risk a serious injury. He informed about on Facebook: 
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Radek Groh climbed a new route via north west face of mount Baruntse (7162 m) in Nepal. After the top they begin descent down, but bad weather stucked them in about 7000 metres. They reported yesterday at Facebook: 
Adam Ondra won today the World Cup competition in bouldering in Salt Lake City, USA. It is his 2nd victory in row. He did 4 tops as the only one in the finals. Mejdi Schalck (FRA) was the 2nd, Jakob Schubert (AUT) 3rd. 
Barbora Bernardová won today her category on the Youth European Championship in lead climbing in Perm, Russia. From the Czech boys in the last part of the event Lukáš Mokroluský was the most succesfull with the 3rd place in lead climbing. According to the overall results Czech girl Markéta Janošová was 2nd in climbing combination. 
Adam Ondra published new video from the attempts in a quarry in his hometown Brno-Maloměřice on boulder project, that could be "the hardest 8B+ in the Galaxy" according to Adam. 
Barbora Bernardová finished the 14th as the Czech best in the Youth European Championship in speed climbing in Perm, Russia, today. 
Czech mountaineers Zdeněk "Háček" Hák and Jaroslav "Banán" Bánský climbed the first ascent from the North to the top of the six thousand metres mountain Kangchung Shar in Nepal. They finished the ascent via the south side of the mountain. This is the first traverse of the massive at all. 
Look at the new video from the now boulder problem Black Panther 8C by Martin Stráník in Vesec near Liberec, North Bohemia, NW Czechia. 
Adam Ondra and his friend Italian elite climber Stefano Ghisolfi talks about top climbing in one hour long interview, that Adam Ondra published on his YouTube channel. 
Czech Lucie Hrozová announced her 2. boulder problem at 8B Fb grade. She did boulder Conquistador in Sklapsko area at South Moravia on East of Czechia), that was done by Czech girl Jana Vincourková last year. Lucie is the only 2nd Czech female who did this bouldering grade after the 1st Jana Vincourková. 
Czech Martin Stráník announced the new FA of the boulder problem 8C in Vesec near Liberec, North Bohemia, NW Czechia. He named it Black Panther and considers it as the one of his proudest first ascents in Czechia. 
Czech girl Aneta Loužecká was the 7th in the finals of the World Cup competition in lead ice climbing in Kirov, Russia. Daria Glotova and Nikolai Kuzovlev won (both from Russia). 
Czech girl Aneta Loužecká as the only Czech representative was the 4th in speed and 6th in lead climbing on the ice climbing European Championship in Champagny-en-Vanoise, France. 
