Cz Mountain. Union: members of OeAV cannot climb on Czech rocks
Czech Mountaineering Union has worried, that climbers who are only members of OeAV and other German unions cannot climb on Czech preserved rocks, because Czech legislation allows climbing there only for climbers organized in unions unified in UIAA.
Czechs girls got medals on Sunday on opening competition of the World Cup 2009 in ski mountaineering. Junior Karolina Grohova got silver medal, cadet Petra Volfova has got bronze.
Accident in Australia on bolt failure done by CZs or Poles?
We got the news from Australia about a fatal climbing accident that happened in Blue Mountains, Australia. It was on route recently equipped by bolts which are dangerously used. Local climbers are thinking that the climbers who bolted the route may be from Poland or Czech Republic.
Czech ranking competition in lead climbing Police nad Metuji
This year first Czech ranking competition in lead climbing Police nad Metuji called Novorocni Open (New Years Open) took place on Saturday Jan 17, 2009. The winners are Vaclav Malina and Nelly Kudrova.
New Route in Mamutowa Cave - Sprawa Honoru 9a (VI.8)
On 14th December 2008 the list of Polish extreme routes of VI.8 (9a?) grade was extended by another proposal. Sprawa Honoru is currently the hardest proposed grade in Mamutowa Cave (Kluczwoda Valley, near Krakow).
Czech traditional sandstone and big wall climbers Tomas Sobotka, Ondra Benes, Jirka Lautner and Slovak Jan Smolen left to Venezuela on the end of the year. Their aim is first ascent to Acopan Tepui in National Park in Canaima.
Upsate: +photos
For his first 9a in 2009 Adam Ondra went to Calanques in France. On 11th attempt he climbed route by Francois Legrand, „Roby in the Sky“.
The highest artificial ice fall for ice climbing in Czech Republic has been open in Vir, Ceskomorovska vrchovina (Bohemian-Moravian Heights), about 50 km northern from Brno.
In spite of bad weather Adam Ondra did a series of nice onsights on his last trip to French and Spanish areas.
In Seynes he onsighted in one day three 8bs. The 2nd day he added in Margalef other 8b onsight and on 2nd attempt „Llamps i trons“ 8c+. He contributed his collection of onsights couple days later in area Oliana, where he did one 8b+, that is written in guide as 8b+/8c and one 8b, in guide written as 8b/b+.
Harder projects were wet so he can try them next time.
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Czechs girls got medals on Sunday on opening competition of the World Cup 2009 in ski mountaineering. Junior Karolina Grohova got silver medal, cadet Petra Volfova has got bronze.
This year first Czech ranking competition in lead climbing Police nad Metuji called Novorocni Open (New Years Open) took place on Saturday Jan 17, 2009. The winners are Vaclav Malina and Nelly Kudrova.
On 14th December 2008 the list of Polish extreme routes of VI.8 (9a?) grade was extended by another proposal. Sprawa Honoru is currently the hardest proposed grade in Mamutowa Cave (Kluczwoda Valley, near Krakow). 
Upsate: +photos
The highest artificial ice fall for ice climbing in Czech Republic has been open in Vir, Ceskomorovska vrchovina (Bohemian-Moravian Heights), about 50 km northern from Brno.
