Czech boulder pad recomanded by German Klettern magazine
Czech bouldering pad Ocún Paddy Dominator was recommended by German Klettern magazine. It published the results of editorial test of 19 different bouldering pads in its November issue.
Adam Ondra won the last stage of the Climbing World Cup in Kranj in Slovenia and than he went straight to Misja Pec in Osp. There he planed to make the second ascent of Thomas Mrazek's "Xaxid Hostel".
Adam Ondra wins the finals World Cup competition in lead climbing 2009 in Kranj, Slovenia and by this victory he gains 1st place in the overall World Cup series 2009.
Results World Cup Kranj (SLO) 2009
Men
1)Adam Ondra CZE
2)Sachi Amma JPN
3)Jakob Schubert AUT
6th Smichov Festival of Alpinism: main guest Reinhold Massner
The 6th Smichov Festival of Alpinism takes place next weekend in Prague on November 20th–22nd 2009 and as the main guest Reinhold Massner will be presented there. The main foreign partner is South Tirol.
Film documentary from World Cup in Brno on Czech TV
One hour documentary film from the finals of the World Cup competition in lead climbing in Brno, Czech Republic 2009 made by Czech Television has been posted on Internet.
Five Czech climbers continue from today qualification to Saturday semifinals of the World Cup competition in lead climbing Brno, Czech Republic: Adam Ondra, Tomas Mrazek, Martin Stranik, Nelly Kudrova and Lucie Hrozova.
World Cup in lead climbing in Brno is going to start
The preparations of the World Cup in lead climbing have finished tonight in Brno, Czech Republic. The competition starts on Friday morning during the outdoor fair Sport Life that has begun today.
Tomas Mrazek opens new boulder problems in Santa Lynia
Czech Helena Lipenska has written to diary her first route 8b. In Santa Lynia in Spain she climbed route "Blomu L2"
Her parner Tomas Mrazek describes the route "Blomu L2": The route is for endurance with lenght 27 meters, but more bouldery on smale crimps and a jump. But one can res a bit between particular hard parts. It consist from two pitches. The first part is true 7c and the 2nd 8a+ in minimum. Helena needed a lot of attempts, around 15. She looked also to another bouldery 8b "Mercanalis del pasat", that is the 1st part of 9a, which is quite hard.
After sending of Analogica 9a/a+ Tomas Mrazek has done bouldering in Santa Lynia area. According to him the potential of the area is huge and equal to bouldering area Albaracin. Every restday he goes around to discover new bouldery aims. Directly in the Santa Lynia cave Tomas has opened also new boulder or rather say traverse, that has 300 moves an 120 meters!