Body of the Czech lost in winter found under Triglav
The body of a young Czech mountaineer was found today under Triglav. The man was lost with his friend last winter. The body was found on the North West side of Triglav (Primorska Zadnjica) under snow avalanche. The Slovenian rescue service has not found the second one yet.
World Cup in lead climbing in Zurich (SUI) this weekend (24/25 June 2005) was without participation of the best Czech climber, Tomas Mrazek, but there was another Czech, Vaclav Malina, who ended 37th, and three Czech women.
Tomas Mrazek, the World Champion, the winner of the World Cup 2004, and the climber of the year according to the international climbing site 8a.nu has just launched an English version of his new site
Czech Championship in speed climbing took place in Liberec last weekend (Jun 18 2005). Libor Hroza and Eliska Karesova won. There were not only adults but children in theire categories.
The Czech climber Jiri Přibil was 14th among males in the World Cup competition in bouldering in Fiera di Primiero (ITA - 17.-18.6.2005), Czech woman Helena Lipenská was 23rd, the another one Zuzana Ulrychová was 31st.
Various Czech mainstream media reported that the Czech adventurer and traveller Pavel Trcala, who claims not to be a mountaineer, climbed Mount Everest without the permit from China two weeks ago.
Body of the Czech lost in winter found under Triglav
The body of a young Czech mountaineer was found today under Triglav. The man was lost with his friend last winter. The body was found on the North West side of Triglav (Primorska Zadnjica) under snow avalanche. The Slovenian rescue service has not found the second one yet.
The source of this report is Bejnamin Ravnik - a climber and our friend from Mojstrana, a village under Triglav.
Two Czechs were lost in the end of January 2005. According to winter reports the possible cause was as snow avalanche or fall.