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. ... full story
Interview with Chris Sharma, who spent some time in Czech Republic while doing his show in climbing gym Smíchoff.
Lezec.cz/Czechclimbing.com would like to thank Chris for taking the time to do this relaxed and very interesting interview. ... full story
World Championship in climbing 2009 - Xining (China)
30. 6. – 5. 7.2009
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. ... full story
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? ... full story
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. ... full story
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. ... full story
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. ... full story
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. ... full story
UPDATE results Petrohradske PADani 2009 the international open air bouldering competition in Petrohrad West Bohemia, Czech Republic, is over and the winners are: 1st Rosta Stefanek (CZ) and Katarina Fickuliakova (Slovakia). Adam Ondra (CZ) and Layla Mammi (Germany) were 2nd. ... full story
Chairman of CHS union tries to undiscriminate foreigners
The Chairman of Czech Mountaineering Union (CHS) Zdenek Hruby said that the new leadership of the Union try to solve the problem that foreigners who are not members of UIAA could not legally climb on Czech Rocks, which began be more important after German and Austrian Unions (Alpenvereins) left UIAA last year. ... full story
News concerning registration:
This 7th annual of the open air bouldering competition Petrohradske PADani is scheduled on Saturday April 25th 2009 ... full story
Czech senior best climber Tomas Mrazek and his lady partner Helena Lipenska have spent couple weeks in Spain and sent some brief report and pictures from the trip. ... full story
Two top Czech mountaineers granted by the Fair Play prize
The Chairman of the Czech Mountaineering Union Zdenek Hruby together with his mountaineering partner Radek Jaros were granted today the main Prize of Fair Play from the Czech Club of Fair Play. ... full story
World Championships in climbing in Seoul - boulder
Lukáš Mokroluský finished 19th
Lukáš Mokroluský finished 19th in the bouldering semifinals at the World Climbing Championships in Seoul, South Korea, today, failing to advance to the finals. The finals were won by Japan's Sorato Anraku, with France's Mejdi Schalck in second place and South Korea's Dohyun Lee in third. ... full story
Adam Ondra finished 15th in the lead climbing semifinals at the World Championships in Seoul, South Korea, today, failing to advance to the finals. The finals were won by South Korea's Dohyun Lee and Slovenia's Janja Garnbret. ... full story
Climbing World Championships in boulder in Seoul - qualification
Lukáš Mokroluský advanced to the semifinals
Lukáš Mokroluský advanced to the semifinals of bouldering at the World Climbing Championships. He finished 17th in today's qualification round. Arina Jurčenko also represented Czechia in bouldering today, but she did not advance, finishing in 30th place. The men's bouldering semifinals are scheduled for Sunday, September 28. ... full story
World Championships lead climbing in Seoul - qualification
Adam Ondra advanced to the semifinals
Adam Ondra advanced today from 11th place in the lead climbing qualification at the World Championships in Seoul, South Korea, to the semifinals, which are scheduled for Friday, September 26. The rest of our team finished in the lead climbing qualification today. ... full story
Czech František Rys finished 7th today in the qualifying round for the World Para Climbing Championships in Seoul, South Korea, failing to advance to the finals. Franta Rys has been competing in international para-climbing competitions since last year in the RP3 sports class, in which climbers have significant neurological or physiological limitations but are able to climb "normal" routes in the 7a to 8b c ... full story
Czech girl Adéla Bodanská finished in 8th place at the weekend in the final of the Youth European Cup competition in lead climbing in Imst, Austria. The rest of the Czech team finished in the qualifying rounds. ... full story
Video: Adam Ondra climbs Wolverine 8B+ boulder in Norway
Adam Ondra has released a new video from his visit to the Norwegian bouldering area of Vingsand, where he managed to climb the difficult Wolverine boulder rated 8B+. The video is 10 minutes long and can be viewed here: ... full story
Pepa Šindel climbed another 9a/+ route: Procesor in Slovakia
Pepa Šindel has added another 9a+/9a+ route to his list of climbs, namely Procesor 11/11+ UIAA in the Višňová area of Slovakia. He recorded the climb in his diary on Lezce and posted about it on Instagram. This is Pepa's 14th route rated 9a to 9a+. ... full story
Radek Votoček has done his seventh 9a: Pumplori in Germany
Radek Votoček has climbed his seventh 9a route, Pumplori 11 UIAA in the Allgäu region of Germany. The 10-meter route on a large overhang is basically one long boulder by Christian Bidnhammer, Radek wrote to us. ... full story
Adam Ondra finished 7th in the final of the World Cup lead climbing competition in Koper, Slovenia, this evening. The winners were Sorato Anraku of Japan and Janja Garnbret of Slovenia. Second place went to Alberto Ginés López of Spain and Chaehyun Seo of South Korea, while third place went to Toby Roberts of Great Britain and Laura Rogora of Italy. ... full story
Marek Disman and Jan Kreisinger have released their latest film from last year's attempt to make the first ascent of Phurbi Chyachu (6,637 m) in the Himalayas.
The full version of the film "The Burden of the Unclimbed" can be viewed here: ... full story
The 42nd International Mountaineering Film Festival Opens
in Teplice nad Metují, Czechia
The Czech town of Teplice nad Metují is once again hosting the International Mountaineering Film Festival, now in its 42nd edition. This year brings a record number of exhibitions and films, along with thousands of Tibetan prayer flags blessing the festival grounds. Star guests include big wall climber Nina Caprez, world legend Alexander Huber, crack climbing specialist Pete Whittaker, and Czechoslovak expediti ... full story
Pepa Šindel climbed another 9a route: Harmatanec in Slovakia
Pepa Šindel has climbed another 9a route, namely the first ascent of Harmatanec in the Harmanec - Bystrická dolina area in Slovakia. He recorded the climb in his diary on Lezec and posted about it on Instagram. This is Pepa's thirteenth route rated 9a to 9a+. ... full story
Czech climbers Marek Disman, Petr Disman and Tomáš Lukš climbed a previously unclimbed pillar on the south face of Hochalmspitze.
In addition to the existing routes Traumfänger (6a) and Südpfeiler (V) on the main pillar of the south face, they have added another option for climbing the queen of the Hohe Tauern. ... full story