Czech boy wonder, Adam Ondra (15 years old), was the most successful climber in the annual award The Ascent of the Year 2007 by Czech Mountaineering Union, which was presented today at a press conference in Prague.
3rd Ostbayerische Bouldercup - the international crossregional bouldering competition in the German town Blaibach close to Czech border has been over. On Saturday 16th February 2008 there came 64 men and 18 girls!
Slovak women mountaineer (47 year old) died on Saturday, Feb, 16, 2008 after she and her partner lost on the way to a mountain chalet in High Tatras, Slovakia.
Czech World Champion Tomas Mrazek is reported to came to Santa Linya, Catalunia, Spain to contribute the informal meeting of the world climbing elite incl. US Chris Sharma or Czech junior Adam Ondra who climb there variuos 9a´s. Tomas did quickly his first 8c+´s.
The 2nd World Cup competition 2008 in ice climbing for difficulty took place in Busteni, Romania this weekend with Czech participation: Jitka Mazlova was 8th among women, Lucie Hrozova was 9th and Silva Rajfova 11th. Stanislav Hovanec finished on 18th place among men.
Poles successful in bouldering competition in Liberec, CZ
The Polish climbers succeeded on the bouldering competition in Liberec, North Bohemia, Czech Republik, Makak LBC, that took place there on January 26th, 2008.
Adam Ondra climbed yesterday another 9a in Spanish area Santa Linya. The route names Fuck the System, 9a and Adam did it in 3rd try. Adam send the info via sms to his father, who posted it to CzechClimbing.com last night.
Adam Ondra: first ascent Schengen 11- in home Karst (CZ)
In spite of rather not pleasant weather in Central Europe, Czech youngster Adam Ondra has recorded the first ascent of his route 11-, that he had sent the last Saturday (Jan 26, 2008) in home Sloup, the most popular limestone area, in Moravian Karst, close to Brno, (East of Czech).
Slovak top hight altitude mountaineer Dodo Kopold is according to the web site MountEverest.net among the ten (7th place) of the most successful mountaineers of the world in 2007.
Silva Rajfova was 12th and Jiri Pelikan 33rd as the best Czech climbers on the first this year competition of the World Cup in difficulty ice climbing, that took place last week (18.-20.1.2008) in Daone, Italy.
Czech boy wonder, Adam Ondra (15 years old), was the most successful climber in the annual award The Ascent of the Year 2007 by Czech Mountaineering Union, which was presented today at a press conference in Prague.
The granted sport performance of the year 2007 - mountains, rock climbs and ski mountaineering
Mountains under 6000 m – rock alpine character
Ascent of the year 2006
France, area of Mt. Blanc, Grand Capucin, Voie Petit, 8b, E3, 2. free climb
Vaclav Satava, Dusan Janak, 26. 8. 2007
Honorary appreciation
Mt. Kenya – Nelion 5199m, Haba on Haba Hujaza Kabati, first ascent, 8 UIAA OS
V. Satava,P. Jonak, 12 – 15. 12. 2006
Ascent of the year 2007
High Tatras, Jastrabia veza, SE wall, 200 m, Jet Stream, 10-/10 UIAA, E4 PP
Dusan Janak, 24. 9. 2007
Mountains under 6000 m – sport character
Ascent of the year 2007
Kirchlispitze (2561 m), Silbergeier, 8b+ (UIAA 10+), PP
Adam Ondra 27.7.2007
Non mountains rock sport climbing
Ascent of the year 2007
France, Gorges du Loup, Abysse, 9a PP
Ascent of the year 2007
Czech Republic, Moravian Karst, Perla vychodu, 8c+(9a), PP
Adam Ondra, 1st climb probably the hardest sport route in Czech R.
Honorary appreciation
China, Yangshuo, Guangxi, Bird man, Czech Line, 7c+, firstascent and 1st RP
Ondrej Benes and Tomas Sobotka
Mix and ice sport climbing
Ascent of the year 2007
Austria, Dryland, Game over M13-, PP
Lubos Mazl 4th climb, Vaclav Satava 5th accent, 7. 3. 2007.
Ascent of the year 2007
Czech R., Skaly u pily (C. Dryland) - Jsi buh nebo dabel, M10/10+ PP, 3rt climb
Jitka Mazlova, 21. 3. 2006
the hardest woman accent
Bouldering
Honorary appreciation
Czech R., Petrohrad, Zimni palac, Black Box 8B/B+Fb, 1st accent
Petr Resch
Traditional ski mountaineering
Downhill of the year 2007
Pakistani, Karakoram, Spantik (7027 m), downhil from th top under C1, about 4800 m
Radek Vana
Honorary appreciation for performance of handycaped climbers
Blind climbers Roman Ruský (ascent via arret Sasso di Bosconero, obtížnost IV+, Italy, in a couple with Jan Bourek in 5 days), and Jan Riha (The Nose VI 5.9 C2, El Capitan, California, USA, probably 2nd blind man on the warld, climbing in three members team in 3 days).
Registration
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3rd Ostbayerische Bouldercup - the international crossregional bouldering competition in the German town Blaibach close to Czech border has been over. On Saturday 16th February 2008 there came 64 men and 18 girls!
The Polish climbers succeeded on the bouldering competition in Liberec, North Bohemia, Czech Republik, Makak LBC, that took place there on January 26th, 2008.
Adam Ondra climbed yesterday another 9a in Spanish area Santa Linya. The route names Fuck the System, 9a and Adam did it in 3rd try. Adam send the info via sms to his father, who posted it to CzechClimbing.com last night.
In spite of rather not pleasant weather in Central Europe, Czech youngster Adam Ondra has recorded the first ascent of his route 11-, that he had sent the last Saturday (Jan 26, 2008) in home Sloup, the most popular limestone area, in Moravian Karst, close to Brno, (East of Czech).
Slovak top hight altitude mountaineer Dodo Kopold is according to the web site MountEverest.net among the ten (7th place) of the most successful mountaineers of the world in 2007.
