Jan Mikel and Anička Šťastná won the Czech Republic Speed Ice Climbing Championships on Tuesday, January 13, at the Vír ice wall in Žďársko. Vojta Novozámský and Tereza Sukačová came in second, and Matyáš Lienerth and Hana Macková came in third.
Looking for plans for the first weekend in February? Come to the Brno Boulder Cup! Forget modern wall gymnastics, this is a genuine old-school competition where we will test your finger strength and precision technique.
The Czech Cup ski mountaineering race Skialp and ski race Kraličák in Králický Sněžník (North East of Czechia) was won by Pavel Skalický and Marcela Vašínová over the weekend.
Czech Mountaineering Association warns of dangerous rings
The Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) has warned of the possible occurrence of dangerous rings in sandstone areas in Czechia. The warning follows an incident in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, where last year a ring broke under static load on the Akkupressur XIIa route on the Riesenechse tower; the climber's fall was only stopped by another ring.
Czech Aneta Loužecká won silver today in the final of the World Cup speed ice climbing competition in speed in South Korea. Earlier today, Aneta advanced from 11th place in the qualification round to the semifinals in difficulty ice climbing, which will take place tomorrow in South Korea.
The Vír ice wall in the Žďár region on Moravia, East of Czech Republic, opened today, according to an announcement by its operators on Facebook. Reservations are required for ice climbing here, which have been moved to the wall's new website. On Tuesday, January 13, the Czech Republic Speed Ice Climbing Championships will be held here.
The icefall in Labský důl is open for ice climbing
The natural icefall in Labský důl in the Krkonoše Mountains in the north of the Czech Republic is frozen and has been open for ice climbing since yesterday.
To climb here, you must make a reservation on the KRNAP website.
Vladimír Ťéša Těšitel, doyen of Chrudim mountaineers, has died
The doyen of Chrudim climbers, expert in installing and testing fixed safety equipment, and friend Vladimír Ťéša Těšitel has passed away. We received the sad news from friends in Chrudim, East Bohemia, Czechia. Ťéša died suddenly on Saturday, January 3, at the age of 82.
Jan Mikel and Anička Šťastná won the Czech Republic Speed Ice Climbing Championships on Tuesday, January 13, at the Vír ice wall in Žďársko. Vojta Novozámský and Tereza Sukačová came in second, and Matyáš Lienerth and Hana Macková came in third.
See the results and article in the competition calendar on the ČHS website: