The legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner spoke today morning on Tourfilm festival in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) about sense of life, that should not be only comercionalised fun but fullfilling of human dreams. ... full story
International Championships of the Czech Republic in bouldering
Tomasz Oleksy (PL) won the International Championships of the Czech Republic in bouldering in Prague tonight. The 2nd was Martin Fojtík, 3rd Jan Zbranek.
4. Radovan Souček, 5. Ondra Beneš, 6. Marek Pobran (PL), 7. Petr Resch, 8. Grzegorz Napora (PL), 9. Martin Spilka, 10. David Kozel, 11. Ondřej Dolejš, 12. Venca Kučírek. Výsledková tabulka - Full results
(The result of finals and qualification of mena nd women on leaves of the table)
Photos from the finals of men:
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There is no better tram ride in Prague than that which carries me to the bus station on Friday afternoons. Hopefully the sun is shining and there is a cool breeze. If not all is not lost: the weather a couple of hundred kilometers to the west can be completely different. I relax from the week’s work, and look forward to a weekend spent with good friends in that climber’s playground which is the Frankenjura. ... full story
According to unofficial information, the Italian film "The Conquest of K2" won the grand prize at the 22nd International Mountaineering Film Festival (also known as Festak) which took place in Teplice nad Metuji (Northern Bohemia) 25-28 August 2005.
The honoured guest of the festival Leo Houlding, climbing ace from UK, told me today on my way out from nearby Adrspach Rocks. ... full story
Our original target was the granite of Salbitchijen in the Swiss valley above the town of Göschenen. Although Salbitchijen did not make it to the menu in the end due to bad weather we did get something done and would like to share it with you. Perhaps it will inspire some of you to visit the area. ... full story
Tomas Mrazek from Czech Republic has sent his first 8c onsight! The route is called Patra Negra and is in the sector Vente del Mascun in Rodellar. ... full story
Today (July 5th) Věra Kotasová (CZ) won 3rd place at the World Championship of bouldering in Munich. Tomáš Mrázek (CZ) put in a fine performance and ended 9th in bouldering along with his title in difficulty. ... full story
Tomáš Mrázek won the World Championship and is again World Champion! It is according to the final results of the Chamionship. He sent the final route and was 1st in front of Patxi Usobiaga (2nd,ESP) and Alexandre Chabot (3rd,FRA), who both also sent the finals route, but had worse results from the semifinals. Ramon Julian (ESP), who was the best in semifinals, was not on the finals starting list?? Check out ... full story
Almost a hundred of participants, many of them from abroad, came to the international natural boulders competition held last weekend in Petrohrad which is the top bouldering village in the Czech Republic. ... full story
Our friend, reporter, and a master climber of Bohemian and Saxon sandstone Vlada Slouka died last week among his beloved sandstone towers. ... full story
This South facing crag is home to some of the finest sport routes in Bohemia. Think of clean, crisp granite edges, perfectly rounded jugs, and ... full story
Adam Ondra won the last stage of the Climbing World Cup in Kranj in Slovenia and than he went straight to Misja Pec in Osp. There he planed to make the second ascent of Thomas Mrazek's "Xaxid Hostel". ... full story
Adam Ondra wins the finals World Cup competition in lead climbing 2009 in Kranj, Slovenia and by this victory he gains 1st place in the overall World Cup series 2009.
Results World Cup Kranj (SLO) 2009
Men
1)Adam Ondra CZE
2)Sachi Amma JPN
3)Jakob Schubert AUT ... full story
6th Smichov Festival of Alpinism: main guest Reinhold Massner
Prague 20.– 22.11.2009
The 6th Smichov Festival of Alpinism takes place next weekend in Prague on November 20th–22nd 2009 and as the main guest Reinhold Massner will be presented there. The main foreign partner is South Tirol. ... full story
Film documentary from World Cup in Brno on Czech TV
One hour documentary film from the finals of the World Cup competition in lead climbing in Brno, Czech Republic 2009 made by Czech Television has been posted on Internet. ... full story
Five Czech climbers continue from today qualification to Saturday semifinals of the World Cup competition in lead climbing Brno, Czech Republic: Adam Ondra, Tomas Mrazek, Martin Stranik, Nelly Kudrova and Lucie Hrozova. ... full story
World Cup in lead climbing in Brno is going to start
The preparations of the World Cup in lead climbing have finished tonight in Brno, Czech Republic. The competition starts on Friday morning during the outdoor fair Sport Life that has begun today. ... full story
The World Cup lead climb competition wall under construction
Brno, CZ 2009
Updated photos and info
We got several photos from construction of the forthcoming World Cup lead climbing competition wall. The competition starts on Friday 6th November in Brno exhibition center during the Sport Life outdoor equipment fair. ... full story
After 5 years the World Cup competition in lead climbing returns to the Exhibition center in Brno, Czech republic. On November 6th-7th the full world competition climbing elite with the Czech leader of this year World Cup ranking Adam Ondra. ... full story
Petr Hartmann and Edita Vopatova won the Czech Championship of youth lead climbing in their categories A of the oldest children. The competition took place in Chocen last weekend on October 10th, 2009. ... full story
Martin Stranik was 3rd on IFSC European Youth Series (L)
in Edinburgh, UK, last weekend (19. - 20. September 2009). He was the best from the Czech team. ... full story
Anna Wagnerova was the best from the Czech team on IFSC European Youth Series (L+S) - Munich (GER) on 12.-13.09. 2009. She compete in speed climbing and finished on 3rd place. ... full story
Czech Adam Ondra won in his category in lead climbing on the World Youth Championship last weekend in French Valence. It is already 3rd World Junior Championship title he has got. ... full story
Jakub Hlavacek and Nelly Kudrova won Czech Cup competition in bouldering today in Teplice nad Metuji, North East Bohemia, Czech Republic. The competition took place during International Mountaineering Film Festival in area known by sandstones towers with center in Adrspach. ... full story