Czech mountaineering legend Standa Silhan died. The Czech mountaineering union web site informed about it on November 1, 2008. Stanislav Silhan was 53 years old. ... full story
Czech women Silva Rajfova finished on 22nd place as the only Czech representative on World Cup competition in bouldering in Moscow (RUS). The women today´s podium results: 1. Katharina Saurwein (AUT), 2. Natalija Gros (SLO) together with Katja Vidmar (SLO), men: 1. Rustam Gelmanov (RUS), 2. Kilian Fischhuber (AUT), 3. Stanislav Kleshnov (UKR). ... full story
Czech Championship in bouldering 2008 will take place in climbing hall Smichoff, Prague 5 on Saturday December 13. The climbing will be partly on bouldering tower and partly on climbing walls. ... full story
Adam Ondra continues in hard sends in Deverse, south France
Czech young top climber Adam Ondra continues in hard sends in Deverse, Gorge de Loup, Nice area, southern France, our friend Phil Maurel from web nice-climb.com reported. ... full story
By sending of AD, the classic 9a in Frankenjura, Patxi has completed the hardest trilogy consisted of Biographie 9a+ (2004), La Rambla, 9a+ (2007) a Action Directe 9a (2008). ... full story
Czech young climber Adam Ondra did the first on sight repetition of famous multipitch route "Hotel Supramonte" in Gola di Gorropu on Sardinia, Italy. He did it on October 18, 2008. His climbing partner was Italian Pietro Dal Pra. ... full story
Andreas Bindhammer did 2nd ascent of PuntX: may be 9a+
Now are the best climbing conditions in Gorges du Loup after a poor summer and a bad September, cloudy, humid and "cold"! It has been a chance for Andreas Bindhammer who, after ten days of tries have sent the second ascent of "PuntX" in Déversé, south France! ... full story
Czech cup competition in lead climbing took place on Saturday 4th October 2008 in city Brno. 18 men and a 9 women met there in the climbing hall Rajce. ... full story
On the other competition of IFSC European Youth Series (L) - Imst (AUT) 2008 on the last weekend Czech Adam Ondra was 1st in the category B and Martin Stranik got 3rd place in junior category. ... full story
Czech Tomas Mrazek was 2nd today in the finales of the World Cup competition in lead climbing, in Puurs, Belgium. The podium results: men - 1. Ramon Julian (ESP), 2. Tomas Mrazek (CZE), 3. Jorg Verhoeven (NED), ... full story
This year Rock Empire released a new line of harnesses featuring new design twists designed to keep the climber safer. But do new bells and whistles add up to more safety? The Lezec /Czechclimbing team investigates. ... full story
World Cup in lead climbing Imst, Austria: Finals - 1 David Lama (AUT), 2 Ramon Julian (ESP), 3 Sean McColl (CAN), ... 5. Tomáš Mrázek (CZE.
Women - 1 Mina Markovic (SLO), 2 Johanna Ernst (AUT), 3 Maja Vidmar (SLO). ... full story
News from the World Cup competition in lead climbing, Bern, Switzerland:
Finals results - women - Maja Vidmar (SLO), Johanna Ernst (AUT), Olga Shalagina (UKR). Men - Patxi Usobiaga (ESP), 2. Jorg Verhoeven (NED), 3. Tomas Mrazek (CZE). ... full story