World Cup speed ice climbing Saas Fee (SUI): Aneta Loužecká 3rd
Czech Aneta Loužecká won the bronze medal in the female finals of the World Cup in speed ice climbing in Saas Fee, Switzerland, yesterday. In the men's category, Czechs competitors finished in the qualification: Matyáš Lienerth 29th, Jan Mikel 30th and Pavel Motal 44th. ... full story
Czech Markéta Janošová got gold medal, two others bronze
Czech girl Markéta Janošová won today Youth European Championship in lead climbing in Perm, Russia. The other two Czech girls were 3rd in their categories. Michaela Smetanova got bronze in lead climbing, Arina Jurčenko in bouldering. ... full story
Jana Vincourková: flash of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A
Jana Vincourková announced flash of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A in Sněžník close to Děčín, NW Czechia. It shoudl be the 2nd Czech female flash of the boudering grade 8A. The same boulder problem did Lucie Hrozová a month ago. ... full story
World Cup in bouldering in Meiringen: Adam Ondra won
Adam Ondra won today the World Cup competition in bouldering in Meiringen, Switzerland. He did 3 tops from 4 boulders as the only one in the finals. Yoshiyuki Ogata (JAP) was the 2nd, Tomoaki Takata (JAP) 3rd. ... full story
Lucie Hrozová did 8B boulder as the 2nd Czech female
Lucie Hrozová announced sent of 8B boulder. That is the problem Temná hmota in area Děčínský Sněžník, Northern Bohemia, NW Czechia. She is the only the 2nd Czech female, who did that bouldering grade. ... full story
Lucka Hrozová announced flash climb of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A in Sněžník close to Děčín, NW Czechia. It should be the first Czech female flash in the boudering grade 8A. ... full story
WCH of juniors in ice climbing: Aneta Loužecká - 3rd place
"World Youth Ice climbing Championship 2021- 3rd place in lead," Czech girl Aneta Loužecká announced today from the Championship in Tyumen, Russia. ... full story
Mára Holeček and Zdeněk Hák got Piolet d'Or 2020 for Chamlang
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2020 yesterday for the first ascent of the route Ufo Line on Chamlang (7319 m) in Nepal. ... full story
Slovak film Everest - The Hard Way by Pavol Barabáš got the Grand Prix of the this annual of the International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice nad Metují, North Eest Bohemia. The organizers announced the results today in the end of event. ... full story
Jana Vincourková announced her 2nd 8B boulder.Its the problem Rustam Direct 8B at Holštejn in Moravian Kars, SE Czechia. Jana is the only Czech female, who recorded the grade in ranking on Lezec.cz. She is actually on the first place of the ranking. ... full story
Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák will get Piolet d'Or for Chamlang
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák will get prestige award Piolet d'Or 2020 for Chamlang for the first ascent of the route Ufo Line on Chamlang (7319 m) in Nepal in 2019. Besides them the two other teams from USA and one team from Japan will be awarded. The decision of the jury was published by the organiser of the Piolets d'Or award. ... full story
Olympic qualification in climbing combination Toulouse, France
Adam Ondra 2nd and qualified to Olympic games 2020
Adam Ondra was the 2nd in the climbing combination finals of the qualification competition for Olympic games 2020, held today in Toulouse, France. He has qualified to the Olympic games without doubts.He got 8th place in speed climbing, 3rd in bouldering, and won the lead climbing. ... full story
Gabriela Vrablíková announced climb of her first 9a
Gabriela Vrablíková announced climb of her first 9a. She wrote The route Sever The Wicked Hand 9a in Frankenjura, Germany, yesterday on her log at 8a.nu and reported on Facebook. It is the hardest route ever climbed by Czech female. ... full story
Marek Holeček got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2018 for Gasherbrum
Czech mountaineer Marek Holeček got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2018 today for the first ascent of the route on Gasherbrum I (8068 m) in Pakistan, he did last year with the Czech Zdenek Hak who could not attend ceremonial because of illness. ... full story
Pavel Skalický and Tereza Rudolfová won the 2026 Czech Ski Mountaineering Championships in Špindlerův Mlýn on Saturday. The results were published by the Czech Mountaineering Union (ČHS). ... full story
Martin Stráník and Tereza Širůčková became the Czech Republic champions in lead climbing on Sunday at the BigWall climbing wall in Prague. Jan Štípek and Michaela Smetanová came second, while Šimon Potůček and Arina Jurčenko came third. ... full story
The Czech Republic's ice lead climbing champions are:
Tereza Sukačová and Oliver Hamerský
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, the national ice climbing training center near the Brno Dam hosted another highlight of the domestic competition season – the 2026 Czech Republic Ice Lead Climbing Championships. The competition, organized by the Czech Mountaineering Association in cooperation with HO Lokomotiva Brno, welcomed a total of 42 competitors in the U16, U18, U20, and adult men's and women's age categor ... full story
Aneta Loužecká won gold yesterday at the European Cup in ice climbing in lead discipline in Oulu, Finland. In the men's competition, Vojtěch Novozámský was the Czech best competitor, finishing in 6th place. ... full story
Dangerous rings confirmed, cracking after struck with a hammer
Inspections of safety equipment on some routes by author Karel Bělina in the Ostrov sandstone area confirmed fears of dangerous bolts. This was reported by the Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) on Facebook. According to rock administrators, during testing, the head of some bolts separated from the shaft after just one blow with a hammer. ... full story
Adam Ondra flashed his third 8C boulder: Celestite
Adam Ondra flashed his third 8C boulder, Celestite in Val Bavona, Switzerland. Adam commented on Facebook: "Celestite never seemed like the right candidate for a flash attempt. When I watch the video of the absolute master and magician Dave Graham, who was the first to climb this incredible boulder, it doesn't look like something that could be climbed on flash at all..." ... full story
Adam Ondra flashed his second 8C boulder: Lion's Share
Adam Ondra flashed his second 8C boulder, Lion's Share in Brione, Switzerland. Adam stated on Facebook that it was his "hardest boulder flash ever." ... full story
In the final of the World Cup ice climbing competition in Edmonton, Canada, our Oliver Hamerský finished in 5th place yesterday, while Aneta Loužecká came in 6th. ... full story
Czech Aneta Loužecká won the bronze medal in speed climbing at yesterday's World Cup ice climbing competition in Edmonton, Canada. Jan Mikel finished 21st in the speed climbing qualification round. ... full story
The Czech Climbing Association against the return of Russians
The Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) acknowledges the decision of the World Climbing Federation to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to return to international competitions under neutral status, but disagrees with this move. The association stated this in a statement in response to the decision of the World Climbing Executive Committee. ... full story
Video: Adam Ondra and a bouldering party as old-school PC game
A new video posted by Adam Ondra on his YouTube channel combines an old-school computer game with a bouldering party on an artificial wall, where top Italian climbers Stefano Ghisolfi, Filip Schenk, and Giovanni Placci attempt to climb difficult bouldering problems alongside Adam. ... full story
Jan Štípek and Martina Buršíková from Slovakia won the second round of the 2026 Czech Cup in bouldering on Saturday at the JamJam Boulder Club in Prague 6. Timotej Čermák and Viktorie Konečná came in second, while Darius Naimji and Ema Galeová took third place. ... full story
Our Oliver Hamerský finished fourth yesterday in the lead final at the Ice Climbing World Cup in Longmont, USA. Aneta Loužecká finished 15th in the lead semifinals. ... full story
The ski mountaineering discipline, which made its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, ended yesterday with a mixed relay race, preceded by sprints on Thursday. Unlike Slovakia, Czechia did not qualify for ski mountaineering. In the mixed relay, the Slovak pair Marianna Jagerčíková and Jakub Šiarnik finished 11th, and in the sprint, Marianna Jagerčíková finished 11th, Rebeka Cully 16th, and Jakub Š ... full story
Czech representative Aneta Loužecká won the silver medal in speed climbing at yesterday's World Cup ice climbing competition in Longmont, USA. Jan Mikel finished 16th in the speed final. ... full story