Czech traditional sandstone and big wall climbers Tomas Sobotka and Ondra Benes opened a new route in Todra, Morocco graded 8a and over 275 meters long. ... full story
CzechClimbing.com, Lezec Rock Ranking: Adam Ondra leads
Adam Ondra and Helena Lipenska lead Lezec Rock Ranking in 2007, provided by Lezec.cz - Czech version of the web CzechClimbing.com. Tomas Mrazek is second in the rock climbing ranking, Martin Stranik is 3rd. ... full story
On one of the last couple weekends there was the annual climbing meeting in the cave of the Macocha Gorge, in the Moravian Karst, in the east of the Czech Republic. The abyss is about 140m deep, and the aid routes there are more than 80m overhanging. About ten climbing teams came to climb there this season. ... full story
My first harness lasted me 6 years. It was quite simple- sturdy, plenty of padding, sufficient gear loops for all types of climbing. I remember top-roping my first 5.10a in it. I remember sliding down a baking hot slab one summer day only to end up sitting in it- my first outdoor lead and lead fall. I ground my way up off widths, rapped in the rain, everything you might think of. After about 4 years I bought a newer, better looking, fancier h ... full story
Welcome to the first installment of czechclimbing.com /lezec.cz’s harness review. While the review is not a new concept, it is new to us. We hope you will enjoy it, ... full story
The inventor of "red point" climbing style Kurt Albert (from the Frankenjura, DE) was probably the biggest attraction for rock climbers at the Festival of Alpinism in Smichov Prague, Czech Republic this weekend. ... full story
Tomas Mrazek ended 3rd in finals of the World Cup competition in lead climbing Kranj (SLO) today. Cedric Lachat (SUI) won, Flavio Crespi (ITA) was the 2nd.
Tomas Mrazek gained also 3rd place in overall result World Cup in lead 2007. The first is Patxi Usobiaga and 2nd Ramón Julian Puigblanque (both ESP).
The first women was Maja Vidmar (SLO), she won also overall World Cup 2007. ... full story
The final bouldering event for the World Cup 2007 has just finished here in Brno. It was an action packed event, won by an energetic Frenchwoman Juliette Danion and Russian powerhouse Dmitry Sharafutdinov. ... full story
The World Cup competition in bouldering Brno, Czech Republic, 2007:
11:36 - Semifinals are now over and the standings are as follows:
1. Stephane Julien (FRA)
2. Lukas Ennemoser (AUT)
3. Rustam Gelmanov (RUS)
4. Dimitry Sharafutdinov (RUS)
5. Martin Stráník (CZE)
6. Kilian Fischhuber (AUT)
women:
1. Juliette Danion (FRA),
2. Olga Shalagina (UKR)
3. Anna Stöhr (AUT)
4. Olga Bezhko (UKR)
5. Yulia Abramchuk (RUS)
6. Olga Bibik (RUS) ... full story
The World Cup competition in bouldering Brno, Czech Republic, 2007:
15:35 - The men´s qualification is over. The top climbers are: 1st Dmitry Sharafutdinov (RUS), 2nd Guillaume Glairon Mondet (FRA), 3rd Kilian Fischhuber (AUT). (+ video +photos)... full story
Adam Ondra has got changed penalty for climbing with chalk
on Czech sandstones
Yesterday the Czech Mountaineering union (CHS) published a new decision about Adam Ondra (the Czech's highest ranked rock climber, 14 years) about his usage of chalk (magnesium) at Czech traditional sandstone areas where it is forbidden. The new penalty: suspension from CHS activities for 1 year, if he again breaks the rules with one year. ... full story
Michi, young German, is our spirited friend and a great all around climber - he has done everything from 10- sport routes to big mixed lines in the Alps. Recently, he has successfully climbed the Eiger, via the Heckmaier route. Naturally, we asked him to write us about his journey, so without further ado... ... full story
Bernd Arnold christens Czech book: Climbing in Saxony
German (Saxon) climbing legend Bernd Arnold christened the new book Lezeni v Sasku (Climbing in Saxony) at last weekend's release party. The book was compiled from several years worth of articles on www.lezec.cz (the Czech version of CzechClimbing.com) written by Jarda Marsik. ... full story
Eliška Adamovská won a silver medal today in the European Boulder Cup in Brixen, Italy. "The first three boulders climbed with a clear flash! She also did well in the last, hardest boulder, and only two attempts separated her from the gold medal," commented on her final performance on Facebook by ČHS. ... full story
In addition to a lot of 8B +, Jakub Konečný climbed two 8C
In addition to a lot of boulders for 8B +, Jakub Konečný has recently climbed two 8Cs, namely Tekuté Štěstí and Ghost Rider in Sloup in the Moravian Karst. In the ranking on the Lezec.cz, he jumped to 2nd place behind Martin Stráník. Take a look at the videos that Jakub made of these boulders on Youtube: ... full story
European Boulder Cup in Prague started today with qualification
The Czechs Adam Ondra, Eliška Adamovská, Martin Stráník and Roman Kučera advanced today from the qualification of the European Boulder Cup in Prague to tomorrow's semifinals. ... full story
Jana Švecová (Vincourková): 1st Czech women's boulder for 8B/8B+
Jana Švecová (Vincourková) climbed the prehistoric 8B/8B+ boulder from Martin Stráník in Labák, which again increased the level for women's bouldering in the Czech Republic. Jana is thus the only Czech boulder who has climbed this boulder difficulty on Lezec or according to other available sources. ... full story
Adam Ondra and Eliška Adamovská win, William Bosi 2nd
Adam Ondra and Eliška Adamovská won yesterday this year's first Czech Cup in lead climbing in Brno. The second were William Bosi (UK) and Michaela Smetanová, the third Šimon Potůček and Markéta Janošová. ... full story
Russian mountain.ru protests against Russian aggression in Ukrai
The Russian mountaineering server mountain.ru has published a call to end military operations in Ukraine, stating that it is a disgrace to Russia and its citizens for several generations.
It takes a great deal of courage to write such a statement in present-day Russia and attach your signature to it. There are 234 names under the call so far. ... full story
Adam Ondra: let us help the Ukrainian people suffering from war
Adam Ondra published a call to support the People in Need organization, which can quickly help the Ukrainian people suffering from the war. He wrote on social networks: ... full story
Aneta Loužecká: 3rd in speed and 5th in lead at WCH of N.America
Ice Climbing
Aneta Loužecká succeeded at the North American Ice Climbing Championships this weekend in Ouray, Colorado. She was 3rd in speed and 5th in difficulty, she said on Facebook. ... full story
Czech championship and European Cup in ice climbing
DryToolCup Brno 2021, ie the international Czech championship in ice climbing on lead and at the same time the 3rd race of the European Cup in ice climbing 2021/2022 was won yesterday by Tyler Kempney from the USA and Finn Enni Bertling. The best of ours was Aneta Loužecká 4th. ... full story
Zdeněk Hák and Jakub Kácha climbed the west wall to Ama Dablam
Czechs Zdeněk Háček Hák and Jakub Kácha climbed the direttissima west wall of Ama Dablam (6812 m). Yesterday they descended to the second altitude camp of the normal route and today to the base camp. They climbed a direttissima west wall called American Direct, which was first climbed in 1990, as specified by Háček's sponsor Climbing Technology CZ this afternoon. ... full story
Adam Ondra and Eliška Adamovská won the Czech Republic lead climbing championship in Brno today. The second were Martin Stráník and Michaela Smetanová, the third Šimon Potůček and Nikola Králíková. ... full story
Rishat Khaibullin and Tereza Cibulková won the Czech Republic Speed Climbing Championships in Brno yesterday. Kazakh Rishat Khaibullin set a time of 5,682 seconds in qualifying, which is only a few tenths of the world record (it is 5,208 s and is held by Indonesian Veddriq Leonardo from this year's World Cup in Salt Lake City). ... full story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic:
Czech climbers stranded in Pakistan are returning home
The two Czech climbers Jakub Vlček and Petr Macek, who got stuck in Pakistan after climbing Rakaposhi and the subsequent action to save them, "are returning home after difficult negotiations", Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek said on Twitter a moment ago.
"I would also like to thank the Pakistani side for its helpfulness and at the same time emphasize that everyone abroad is responsible for its actions," wrote Min ... full story
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Czech traditional sandstone and big wall climbers Tomas Sobotka and Ondra Benes opened a new route in Todra, Morocco graded 8a and over 275 meters long. 
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Adam Ondra and Helena Lipenska lead Lezec Rock Ranking in 2007, provided by Lezec.cz - Czech version of the web CzechClimbing.com. Tomas Mrazek is second in the rock climbing ranking, Martin Stranik is 3rd. 
On one of the last couple weekends there was the annual climbing meeting in the cave of the Macocha Gorge, in the Moravian Karst, in the east of the Czech Republic. The abyss is about 140m deep, and the aid routes there are more than 80m overhanging. About ten climbing teams came to climb there this season. 
My first harness lasted me 6 years. It was quite simple- sturdy, plenty of padding, sufficient gear loops for all types of climbing. I remember top-roping my first 5.10a in it. I remember sliding down a baking hot slab one summer day only to end up sitting in it- my first outdoor lead and lead fall. I ground my way up off widths, rapped in the rain, everything you might think of. After about 4 years I bought a newer, better looking, fancier h 
Welcome to the first installment of czechclimbing.com /lezec.cz’s harness review. While the review is not a new concept, it is new to us. We hope you will enjoy it, 
Tomas Mrazek and Nelly Kudrova won Czech Championship in lead climbing this weekend (1-2 Dec 2007) in Prague. 
The inventor of "red point" climbing style Kurt Albert (from the Frankenjura, DE) was probably the biggest attraction for rock climbers at the Festival of Alpinism in Smichov Prague, Czech Republic this weekend. 
Tomas Mrazek ended 3rd in finals of the World Cup competition in lead climbing Kranj (SLO) today. Cedric Lachat (SUI) won, Flavio Crespi (ITA) was the 2nd.
The final bouldering event for the World Cup 2007 has just finished here in Brno. It was an action packed event, won by an energetic Frenchwoman Juliette Danion and Russian powerhouse Dmitry Sharafutdinov. 
The World Cup competition in bouldering Brno, Czech Republic, 2007:
The World Cup competition in bouldering Brno, Czech Republic, 2007: 
The World Cup competition in bouldering Brno, Czech Republic, 2007:
Michi, young German, is our spirited friend and a great all around climber - he has done everything from 10- sport routes to big mixed lines in the Alps. Recently, he has successfully climbed the Eiger, via the Heckmaier route. Naturally, we asked him to write us about his journey, so without further ado... 
German (Saxon) climbing legend Bernd Arnold christened the new book Lezeni v Sasku (Climbing in Saxony) at last weekend's release party. The book was compiled from several years worth of articles on www.lezec.cz (the Czech version of CzechClimbing.com) written by Jarda Marsik. 
Eliška Adamovská won a silver medal today in the European Boulder Cup in Brixen, Italy. "The first three boulders climbed with a clear flash! She also did well in the last, hardest boulder, and only two attempts separated her from the gold medal," commented on her final performance on Facebook by ČHS. 
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In addition to a lot of boulders for 8B +, Jakub Konečný has recently climbed two 8Cs, namely Tekuté Štěstí and Ghost Rider in Sloup in the Moravian Karst. In the ranking on the Lezec.cz, he jumped to 2nd place behind Martin Stráník. Take a look at the videos that Jakub made of these boulders on Youtube: 
Adam Ondra won the European Boulder Cup competition in Prague tonight. Eliška Adamovská finished in 6th place in the finals. 
The Czechs Adam Ondra, Eliška Adamovská, Martin Stráník and Roman Kučera advanced today from the qualification of the European Boulder Cup in Prague to tomorrow's semifinals. 
Jana Švecová (Vincourková) climbed the prehistoric 8B/8B+ boulder from Martin Stráník in Labák, which again increased the level for women's bouldering in the Czech Republic. Jana is thus the only Czech boulder who has climbed this boulder difficulty on Lezec or according to other available sources. 
Adam Ondra and Eliška Adamovská won yesterday this year's first Czech Cup in lead climbing in Brno. The second were William Bosi (UK) and Michaela Smetanová, the third Šimon Potůček and Markéta Janošová. 
Fun competition in bouldering on nature stones. Different categories of climbing, difficulty from 1 to 8B+ Fb. 
The Russian mountaineering server mountain.ru has published a call to end military operations in Ukraine, stating that it is a disgrace to Russia and its citizens for several generations.
Adam Ondra published a call to support the People in Need organization, which can quickly help the Ukrainian people suffering from the war. He wrote on social networks: 
Aneta Loužecká succeeded at the North American Ice Climbing Championships this weekend in Ouray, Colorado. She was 3rd in speed and 5th in difficulty, she said on Facebook. 
DryToolCup Brno 2021, ie the international Czech championship in ice climbing on lead and at the same time the 3rd race of the European Cup in ice climbing 2021/2022 was won yesterday by Tyler Kempney from the USA and Finn Enni Bertling. The best of ours was Aneta Loužecká 4th. 
Czechs Zdeněk Háček Hák and Jakub Kácha climbed the direttissima west wall of Ama Dablam (6812 m). Yesterday they descended to the second altitude camp of the normal route and today to the base camp. They climbed a direttissima west wall called American Direct, which was first climbed in 1990, as specified by Háček's sponsor Climbing Technology CZ this afternoon. 
Adam Ondra and Eliška Adamovská won the Czech Republic lead climbing championship in Brno today. The second were Martin Stráník and Michaela Smetanová, the third Šimon Potůček and Nikola Králíková. 
Rishat Khaibullin and Tereza Cibulková won the Czech Republic Speed Climbing Championships in Brno yesterday. Kazakh Rishat Khaibullin set a time of 5,682 seconds in qualifying, which is only a few tenths of the world record (it is 5,208 s and is held by Indonesian Veddriq Leonardo from this year's World Cup in Salt Lake City). 
The two Czech climbers Jakub Vlček and Petr Macek, who got stuck in Pakistan after climbing Rakaposhi and the subsequent action to save them, "are returning home after difficult negotiations", Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek said on Twitter a moment ago.
