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
Tomáš Mrázek finished 5th in the finals of the World Cup competition in bouldering today in Moscow. Tomáš Mrázek finished in bouldering World Cup 2006 overall on the 6th position. He the 1st in combination of lead and bouldering. ... full story
First round in Plzen, and calendar for entire year
The 1st round of Rock Point Czech Cup in bouldering 2016 takes place on Saturday March 19th in Plzen (Pilsen, West Bohemia) in center DEPO2015, Presslova 14, 301 00 Plzen 3. ... full story
Czech Championship in speed ice climbing was held last weekend on ice wall in Vir, Vysocina, Czech Republic under bad winter condition but anyway. The winners are: Milan Dvoracek and Karolina Matuskova. ... full story
Slovaks did a new route on Fitz Roy, Patagonia, Argentina
Slovaks Smolo Ján Smoleň and Michal Sabovčík did in Patagonia on peak Fitz Roy a new route "Asado M8, 7a+, A2". "After 32 years, 2nd Slovak route on Fitz Roy Asado M8,7a+,A2..." Smolo writes today on Facebook. ... full story
Winter FA of new boulder 8B+ in Petrohrad CZE, snow and -10.5°C
Video with the winter first ascent of new boulder problem Black River Society 8B+ in Petrohrad, Czech Republic, the ascender Petr Resch published yesterday. He had to clean out the snow first and according to his report the temperature was -10,5 °C. ... full story
Czech Milan Dvořáček finished 26th in the final competition of the World Cup in ice climbing in speed this weekend in Rabenstein, Italy. The competition was simultaneously European Championship. Milan Dvoracek ended on 22nd place in it. ... full story
Czech Milan Dvoracek was 12th in speed climbing on the last UIAA Ice climbing World Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland on 22nd January. Russian climbers won all disciplines there. ... full story
Czech Libor Hroza nominated for the Athlete of the Year 2015
Czech speed climber Libor Hroza is among 18 athletes shortlisted for the IWGA Athlete of the Year 2015. He is the only Czech and the only climber on the shortlist of International World Games Association. ... full story
International Championship of Slovakia in drytooling
Czech Jan Straka won
International Championship of Slovakia in drytooling took place on December 5th 2015 on Bratislava climbing wall K2. The Czech climber Jan Straka won the comp. ... full story
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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...
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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. 
Tomáš Mrázek finished 5th in the finals of the World Cup competition in bouldering today in Moscow. Tomáš Mrázek finished in bouldering World Cup 2006 overall on the 6th position. He the 1st in combination of lead and bouldering. 
Czech Libor Hroza won open USA Championship in speed climbing on Saturday March 19th 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. 
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Martin Stranik and Eliska Vlckova won the 1st round of Rock Point Czech Cup in bouldering 2016 in Plzen (Pilsen, West Bohemia) today. 
The 1st round of Rock Point Czech Cup in bouldering 2016 takes place on Saturday March 19th in Plzen (Pilsen, West Bohemia) in center DEPO2015, Presslova 14, 301 00 Plzen 3. 
Czech Championship in speed ice climbing was held last weekend on ice wall in Vir, Vysocina, Czech Republic under bad winter condition but anyway. The winners are: Milan Dvoracek and Karolina Matuskova. 
Czech Lucie Hrozova climbed the probably hardest mix route in USA Mustang M14-, in Vail, Colorado. 
Avalanche in Austria hit 17 Czech ski mountaineers and 5 of them have been killed. 
Slovaks Smolo Ján Smoleň and Michal Sabovčík did in Patagonia on peak Fitz Roy a new route "Asado M8, 7a+, A2". "After 32 years, 2nd Slovak route on Fitz Roy Asado M8,7a+,A2..." Smolo writes today on Facebook. 
Video with the winter first ascent of new boulder problem Black River Society 8B+ in Petrohrad, Czech Republic, the ascender Petr Resch published yesterday. He had to clean out the snow first and according to his report the temperature was -10,5 °C. 
Czech Milan Dvořáček finished 26th in the final competition of the World Cup in ice climbing in speed this weekend in Rabenstein, Italy. The competition was simultaneously European Championship. Milan Dvoracek ended on 22nd place in it. 
Czech Milan Dvoracek was 12th in speed climbing on the last UIAA Ice climbing World Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland on 22nd January. Russian climbers won all disciplines there.
Czech speed climber Libor Hroza is among 18 athletes shortlisted for the IWGA Athlete of the Year 2015. He is the only Czech and the only climber on the shortlist of International World Games Association. 
Online premiere of 20 minutes climbing documentary movie about first ascents on 600 meters high walls in Brazil. 
The premiere of video with Adam Ondra, climbing route Predator 9a+ in Srbsko near Prague, Czech Republic was published on Youtube. 
International Championship of Slovakia in drytooling took place on December 5th 2015 on Bratislava climbing wall K2. The Czech climber Jan Straka won the comp. 
Look at new technology dron view on famous Czech sandstone tower Kobyla (Mare) in Prihrazy, Czech Paradise. 
