Tomas Mrazek wins!
Tomas Mrazek continued to the finals from the semifinals from 4th position. Silva Rajfova ended in semifinals 13th.
The finals podium results:
1 Tomas Mrazek CZE
2 Dmitry Sharafutdinov RUS
3 Kilian Fischhuber AUT
women:
1 Yulia Abramchuk RUS
2 Akiyo Noguchi JPN
3 Tatiana Tarasova RUS
The news from Friday:
The Czech climbing World Champion Tomas Mrazek and the best Czech women competition climber Silva Rajfova continued smoothly on Friday from qualifica ... full story
The mayor of the City of Prague, Pavel Bem, is doing acclimatisation trips in Himalayas on the beginning of the the attempt to climb to Mount Everest. ... full story
Czech Libor Hroza wins speed on Shenzen Masters in China
Alex Chabot wins the lead
UPDATE: Czech climber Libor Hroza (Mammut) won the speed climbing competition in Shenzen, China. Among women Cheng Lai-Sho won. We have learnt it from Libor Hroza who arrived from China today afternoon. ... full story
Tomas Mrazek (CZE) was 3rd today on European Championship in bouldering in Birmingham, UK. Silva Rajfova (CZE) finished 8th.
The podium results:
Men:
1 David Lama (AUT)
2 Nalle Hukkataival (FIN)
3 Tomas Mrazek (CZE)
Women:
1 Juliette Danion (FRA)
2 Olga Shalagina (UKR)
3 Olga Bezhko (UKR)
8. Silvie Rajfova (CZE) ... full story
A pair of Czech climbers Tomas Sobotka and Jiri Lautner set out to make the first ascent on Pao de Azúcar (Pão de Açúcar - Sugar Loaf) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the end of the January 2007. ... full story
It all started on Thursday, January 25. My dad came home from work and asked me: „Don´t you want to go with the Ondras´ to Spain? Eva wrote me, and she has space. ... full story
Czech climbers Marek Holecek and Jan Kreisinger got an "Honourable mention" for their first ascent of the Meru Central in Garhwal Himalaya, India by the American magazine Climbing in its Golden Piton awards celebration. ... full story
Serkan Ercan (Seko) (25) is the best male climber in Turkey, having sent many routes 8a and harder including the hardest route in Turkey 8c+. ... full story
While on expedition in Patagonia in March of 2005, Dean Potter and Thomas Huber thought out bold plan: To climb the north faces of Cima Picolla, Cima Grande and Cima Ovest in one day. The key to the plan's success was to figure out the fastest descent. ... full story
Adam Ondra: auction of Dawn Wall climbing shoes for NGO
Adam Ondra announced tonight an auction for a Czech NGO People in Need / Člověk v tísni of his climbing shoes he had used on Dawn Wall. The bids in euros cab be given among comments on his Instagram profile. The deadline is on Tuesday 28th on 8 pm GMT+2. ... full story
Despite no success on his trip to Spain, on his way back Adam Ondra did 8c+ in St-Léger du Ventoux, France, not onsight, but "retroonsight", as he explained. ... full story
Czech girl Eliska Adamovska sent her 1st 8c and it has been probably the best Czech female ascent for the last 3 years. She climbed Fish Eye 8c in Oliana, Spain, as she informed on Instagram. ... full story
Karolína Matušková and Milan Dvořáček won the Czech Championship in speed ice climbing Adrex Ice Run 2017 in Liberec (North Bohemie) on February 18th 2017. ... full story
Adam Ondra: Happy Day for Iva Vejmolova to her 1st 8b+
Adam Ondra did a first ascent 9a/a+ in Spanish Oliana, that he named Happy Day, because f his girlfriend Iva Vejmolová did her first 8b+. Iva did in Oliana other hard routes and in ranking on our website she jumd up on the 2nd place just behind Edita Vopatova. ... full story
Adam Ondra: Pachamama 9a+ and next maybe project of 9b/+
Adam Ondra reports from Spain, where he climbs in Oliana, that he sent Pachamama 9a+ and next look could be project of 9b or 9b+ bolted by Chris Sharma. ... full story
Czech ice climbers got to the finals of the Ice climbing World Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland, in speed climbing: Karolína Matušková was the 10th among females, Milan Dvořáček 13th among males. ... full story
New Year web premier of the film Rock Duel Adam vs Martin, with top climbers Adam Ondra and Martin Stráník matching their strengths in Red Overhangs in Srbsko near Prague in climbing OS, RP and other not traditional styles was published on Youtube by Czech Mountaineering Union. ... full story
Czech best boulderer Martin Stráník did the most difficult boulder problem of this year Catalán Witness The Fitness 8C in La Cova de l'Ocell, Barcelona, Spain. ... full story
Video of the Czech attempt of the 1st ascent on Gasherbrum 1
Watch the new video about Czech mountaineers Mara Holecek and Ondra Mandula attempted the 1st ascent of the new route on the South West Face of Gasherbrum I (8068 m) this summer. They stuck there because of the weather. They spent in the wall 2 weeks and reached 7800 m. ... full story
1st Czech winter ascent on Fitz Roy (3405 m) Patagonia
1st Czech winter ascent on Fitz Roy (3405 m) Patagonia was made by Czech mountaineers Jindrich "Hudy" Hudecek a Radoslav Groh this September. They reached the summit on September 17th 2016 via route Californiana 6a+, 400 m on South Face. ... full story
Adam Ondra got the award of the sportsman of his hometown Brno
Adam Ondra was granted by the award of the sportsman of Brno (his hometown) mainly because of the recent climbing of Dawn Wall, El Cap, Yosemites. Besides, he was nominated for top 10 athletes of the year in the Czech Republic. ... full story