IFSC European Youth Series has its competition in Prague, Czech Republic in 2 weeks. The competition is scheduled on May 17-18 2008 in the calendar of the IFSC. The competition should be located in Prague largest indoor wall "Smichoff" in Prague 5, Smichov.
Invitation for the International bouldering competition came from our friend from Hungary. The competition for kids and adults takes place on June 28/29 2008 in town Zsombó, near city Szeged, southern Hungary, close to Romanian and Serbian border.
Speed World Cup in Trento (ITA): Czech Libor Hroza 13th
The World Cup in speed climbing 2008 started this Sunday by competition in Trento, Italy and the only Czech representative Libor Hroza ended 13th. Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky (RUS)and Lucelia Blanco (VEN) won.
Czech mountaineer Martin Minarik climbed on Dhaulagiri on Wednesday 23.4. 2008. On his website is written: He steped on the top of Dhaulagiri on 23.4. at 20 pm of local time after exhausting ascent on 4/23 at 20:00 (local time). Now he is in the BC.
The safety commission of the Czech Mountaineering Union recently reported an incident which involved a falling climbers rope being cut completely over the edge of a well worn carabiner.
News from World Cup competition in bouldering in Hall, Austria: Czech results in semifinals: Martin Stranik finished 11th,Tomas Mrazek 12th, Helena Lipenska 16th, Silva Rajfova 20th.
Many climbers are attracted by stunning granite walls of Val di Mello but recently more and more climbers are heading to its famous bouldering area. A good news for second group is that a new great bouldering guide book has appeared.
The news: May 2nd 2008:
The another round of World Cup in bouldering is this weekend on French island Reunion in Indian Ocean.
Number of participants is two thirds smaller than the opening competition in Hall (Austria). The continuing to semifinals should be therefore "easier". Last year there Czech girl Silvie Rajfova got bronze.
On this year competition on Reunion there will be only the one Czech competitor - Silvie Rajfová. Their ambitions are at least to reach not less than finals. Let´s cross fingers!