Giant avalanche buried a snowboarder on Saturday afternoon in Polish side of Krkonose (Giant Mountains, Riesen Gebirge, North border of Bohemia, West part of Czech), Czech mainstream news site iDNES reported.
International mountaineering and climbing federation UIAA announces to its member organizations that the largest German and Austrian clubs: DAV, OeAV and VAVOe are leaving UIAA.
A new piece of interesting information just arrived from Colorado.
A new museum was opened in February this year- the first and only museum dedicated to mountaineering in US.
Czech reps incl Adam Ondra and Tomas Mrazek are going to Osp
The Czech national team is going on a climbing trip to Osp, Slovenia next week. The most powerful set is to go: Adam Ondra, Tomas Mrazek, Martin Stranik, Rosta Stefanek and Silva Rajfova.
Updated date!!! Look out! The date of the taking place of PADani - the outdoor bouldering competition in Petrohrad, CZ, has been changed to 26th of April 2008. The organizers announced the news.
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!
Giant avalanche buried a snowboarder on Saturday afternoon in Polish side of Krkonose (Giant Mountains, Riesen Gebirge, North border of Bohemia, West part of Czech), Czech mainstream news site iDNES reported.
80 rescuers from Poland and Czech Republic has searched him, but because of dark and bad weather they had to interrupt the action last night. The another avalanche hazard is very probable too. On Sunday the rescuers found his body.
The avalanche fell in glacier valley Biely Jar above the Polish town Karpacz. It is said to be similar like the avalanche 40 years ago, that hit entire tourist group and and the same place killed 19 people.
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We got a good news for those who love Mediterranean rock climbing area Muzzerone.
World Cup in ice climbing, Saas Fee, Switzerland, 23.-24. Feb 2008.
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!
