While on expedition in Patagonia in March of 2005, Dean Potter and Thomas Huber thought out bold plan: To climb the north faces of Cima Picolla, Cima Grande and Cima Ovest in one day. The key to the plan's success was to figure out the fastest descent. ... full story
As the tempatures drop and the days grow shorter, our vision is lowered from the lofty heights to the easily accesable boulders close by. Long forgotten are long approches, hard clips, the idea of the redpoint crux, saving some for the top- all the mental trappings of route climbing. Instead we are captivated by simple movement over stone: hard moves, absurd holds, the fluttering heart of a highball...
Czech boy wonder, Adam Ondra (13 years old), was granted The Ascent of the Year 2006 by The Czech Mountaineering Union for his ascent of Martin Krpan 9a, PP, in Osp, Slovenia. He also got extraordinary appreciation in 2006 for the large number of ascents of extreme difficulty, "in the case of 13-years-old climber it is the world unique performance". ... full story
We have visited this beautiful spot several times within the years of 2004 and 2006. This area touched my feelings deeply therefore I would like to introduce it to the audience. ... full story
13 years old Adam Ondra is the best climber of Czech Republic in the rock climbing rankings and he is one of the best climbers world wide at all. So we had to ask Adam for a Christmas mini interview at least. ... full story
UPDATE +video The world champion Tomas Mrazek and the Czech best junior girl Silvie Rajfova won the Czech Championship in lead climbing today in Prague in new climbing hall SmichOFF. ... full story
If you are a sport climber at heart, surely you have come across this situation: beautiful route, high first bolt, bad landing. Maybe you were too scared to climb up and clip it yourself; maybe you didn’t want to assume the risk of a ground fall. Or maybe you decided to go for it, and you bared down hard on every hold and locker off every move until you clip that first bolt, wasting precious energy for the send.
Slovak mountaineering union James has granted the Ascents of the year 2006. The highest award the Golden Carabiner was given to Peter Hamor for ascent on Anapurna and to Gabriel Čmárik and Jozef Kopold for first ascent in Karakoram, Pakistan on Uli Biaho Tower (6109 m). ... full story
European Youth Cup Kranj, Slovenia - the results of the finals today: Martin Stráník 1st and Silvie Rajfová 4th.
News from Saturday:
European Youth Cup Kranj, Slovenia - the results of the qualification today: Martin Stráník and Silvie Rajfová continue to the finals from the first positions. ... full story
Czech climbers Dušan "Stoupa" Janák and Jirka Šrůtek climbed the route Freerider (V, 5.13a) on El Capitan in Yosemites in the latter half of October 2006. ... full story
A rather bold statement, no? While I am by no means an encyclopedia of American climbing, I have been around the block a few times. And the Red River Gorge is the nicest house on Sport Climbing Street, believe that. While other areas, such as Smith Rock, may have more historical value, no single area in the US offers as much variety as well as quality as the Red. Don't believe me? There is only one way to find out... ... full story
UPDATED by story and photos+video Adam Ondra (13-years-old, CZ) climbed the route Martin Krpan 9a in Osp, Slovenia, this Saturday November 11. Brano from Slovak web climb.sk posted the info to CzechClimbing.com. ... full story
A week ago we returned from the succesful expedition Madagascar 2006. Tomáš Sobotka and Ondra Beneš (D.Žleb Company, Czech Republic), and then two Austrians: Harald Berger and Florian Scheimpflug participated. ... full story
Andreas Bindhammer, who did a week ago the first repetition of the route Abysse 9a (set by Alex Chabot), thinks it should be 9a/a+, because during the attempting he broke two important footholds. ... 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
Another annual of the Smichov Festival of Alpinism takes place this weekend in Prague on November 22nd-25th 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic. ... full story
A friend living in France has noticed that a French newspaper is reporting that Patrick Edlinger, one of the great free climbers of the 1980s, has died at age 52. ... full story
Czech distributor of Camp via ferrata sets has sent recently the statement that the via ferrata sets by Camp are safe. The statements had reacted on several recalling actions announced by several other producers and distributors after an accident in Alps in Europe this summer. ... full story
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While on expedition in Patagonia in March of 2005, Dean Potter and Thomas Huber thought out bold plan: To climb the north faces of Cima Picolla, Cima Grande and Cima Ovest in one day. The key to the plan's success was to figure out the fastest descent. 
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As the tempatures drop and the days grow shorter, our vision is lowered from the lofty heights to the easily accesable boulders close by. Long forgotten are long approches, hard clips, the idea of the redpoint crux, saving some for the top- all the mental trappings of route climbing. Instead we are captivated by simple movement over stone: hard moves, absurd holds, the fluttering heart of a highball...
Czech boy wonder, Adam Ondra (13 years old), was granted The Ascent of the Year 2006 by The Czech Mountaineering Union for his ascent of Martin Krpan 9a, PP, in Osp, Slovenia. He also got extraordinary appreciation in 2006 for the large number of ascents of extreme difficulty, "in the case of 13-years-old climber it is the world unique performance". 
We have visited this beautiful spot several times within the years of 2004 and 2006. This area touched my feelings deeply therefore I would like to introduce it to the audience. 
13 years old Adam Ondra is the best climber of Czech Republic in the rock climbing rankings and he is one of the best climbers world wide at all. So we had to ask Adam for a Christmas mini interview at least. 
UPDATE +video The world champion Tomas Mrazek and the Czech best junior girl Silvie Rajfova won the Czech Championship in lead climbing today in Prague in new climbing hall SmichOFF. 
If you are a sport climber at heart, surely you have come across this situation: beautiful route, high first bolt, bad landing. Maybe you were too scared to climb up and clip it yourself; maybe you didn’t want to assume the risk of a ground fall. Or maybe you decided to go for it, and you bared down hard on every hold and locker off every move until you clip that first bolt, wasting precious energy for the send. 
Slovak mountaineering union James has granted the Ascents of the year 2006. The highest award the Golden Carabiner was given to Peter Hamor for ascent on Anapurna and to Gabriel Čmárik and Jozef Kopold for first ascent in Karakoram, Pakistan on Uli Biaho Tower (6109 m). 
European Youth Cup Kranj, Slovenia - the results of the finals today: Martin Stráník 1st and Silvie Rajfová 4th.
Czech climbers Dušan "Stoupa" Janák and Jirka Šrůtek climbed the route Freerider (V, 5.13a) on El Capitan in Yosemites in the latter half of October 2006. 
UPDATE +video Kranj, Slovenia, finals results: 1st David Lama (AUT) , 2nd Cedric Lachat (SUI), 3rd Jorg Verhoeven (NED).
A week ago we returned from the succesful expedition Madagascar 2006. Tomáš Sobotka and Ondra Beneš (D.Žleb Company, Czech Republic), and then two Austrians: Harald Berger and Florian Scheimpflug participated. 
Andreas Bindhammer, who did a week ago the first repetition of the route Abysse 9a (set by Alex Chabot), thinks it should be 9a/a+, because during the attempting he broke two important footholds. 
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 
Commentaries (0)
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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Another annual of the Smichov Festival of Alpinism takes place this weekend in Prague on November 22nd-25th 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic. 
A friend living in France has noticed that a French newspaper is reporting that Patrick Edlinger, one of the great free climbers of the 1980s, has died at age 52. 
Czech climber Adam Ondra sent some very hard climbs in Red River Gorge, USA.
Mountaineer Leopold Sulovsky, who as the 1st Czech climbed to top of Mount Everest, was elected to Senate of the Czech Parliament. 
Czech distributor of Camp via ferrata sets has sent recently the statement that the via ferrata sets by Camp are safe. The statements had reacted on several recalling actions announced by several other producers and distributors after an accident in Alps in Europe this summer. 
