Czech climber Libor Hroza won the World Cup competition in speed climbing in Val Daone, Italy last weekend (01./02.08.2009). His sister Lucie Hrozova finished 12th.
World Championship in climbing 2009 - Xining (China)
The great victory for Patxi Usobiaga (ESP). The young Czech climber Adam Ondra got fantastic silver medal. Another young climber David Lama (AUT) was third.
Africa has always been called the Dark Continent. Since early times explorers have come back with tales of its wild beauty. Africa most certainly has its share of problems, but on the other hand it is an explorer’s paradise. Is there rock in Africa?
Adam Ondra warms up by bouldering before climb of the 2nd hardest route in Czech Republic. The route is in Lidomorna in Moravian Karst (North from Brno) and got name "Kostitras Nesmrtelny 8c+/9a" and a short show from the recent RP sent is on the and of the video here.
The 3rd meeting of International Climbing Web Network (Climbweb.net) websites took place in L'Albi, close to famous climbing areas Siurana, Margalef etc in Catalunya, Spain on May 21st-24th, 2009.
James Pearson and Gaz Parry, the British elite climbers on their 40 days round trip across Europe stoped in the end of April in Czech Sandstones and climbed there another 8a route. Look at the video interview they did with CzechClimbing.com reporter Simona Ulmonova.
Czech Adam Ondra won Melloblocco open air bouldering competition in Italy last weekend. As the only one he solved all eight boulder problems in the competition.
Group of climbers has been succeeded in attacking of 8 thousand peak Gasherbrum I.
Kamil Havlíček, Jan Trávníček, Martin Liška, Jakub Vaněk, David Knill a Jaroslav Netík.
Members had a plan to climb a classic route and along last SMS messages they were victorious (David Knill, Jan Trávníček and Jaroslav Netík) and at this moment they are already in base camp.