Jan pta, maker of a trad climbing documentary film died
The Czech excelent film document maker Jan pta died. He is the author of the top climbing film about Czech sandstone climbers "Okamik radosti" (The Moment of Enjoyment) from the 1965 which had been one of the best films presented last years in the International Mountaineering Film Festival (also known as Festak) in the town Teplice nad Metuj (North-East Bohemia). ... full story
World Cup - Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 12.-13.8.2006 - lead
The sixth UIAA World Cup in lead climbing 2006 took place this weekend in Kuala Lumpur (MAS).
Tom Mrzek finished the sixth and he is now the first in combination ranking (lead and bouldering).
Tomas Mrazek ended the 10th on the last competition of the World Cup lead climbing in Singapore last weekend 05./06.08.2006. The speed was without Czechs. ... full story
World Cup Val Daone(speed) and Qinghai Province (lead)
The last weekend in July (29./30.07.2006) two competitions of the World Cup climbing took place, the one in lead in Qinghai Province (CHN), the second in speed in Val Daone (ITA). ... full story
News from Serre Chevalier (France) - masters category: 1. Patxi Usobiaga (ESP), 2. Tomas MrazeK (CZE), 3. David Lama (AUT)
Women: 1. Harington, 2. Ciavaldini, 3. Durif
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Tomas Mrazek continues to the grande finale, where the 4 best will start. They should climb in 1 hour. ... full story
The next 23rd International Mountaineering Film Festival (also known as Festak) is comming soon. As posters in the taking place - Teplice nad Metuj (North-East Bohemia) announce - (look at the photos from the last weekend), the festival will take place there on August 24-27 2006. ... full story
On Saturday July 15 the Czech expedition Broad Peak 2006 represented by: Josef Neerka-head, Tom Kysilka, Klra Matoukov, Pavel Plek and Ji Rieger departs to Pakistan. ... full story
World Cup in lead and speed climbing - 12.-13.7.2006
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Video from speed added The 3rd World Cup 2006 competition in lead and speed climbing takes place in Chamonix, France: Lead climbing: 1. Eduard Marin Garcia (ESP), 2. Patxi Usobiaga (ESP), 3. Cedric Lachat (SUI), ... 5. Tom Mrzek (CZE)
Women: 1. Angela Eiter (AUT), 2. Caroline Ciavaldini (FRA), 3. Natalija Gros (SLO),... 17. Silva Rajfov (CZE)
Speed climbing: 1. Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky (RUS), 2. Alexander Peshekhonov (RUS), 3. Al ... full story
Climbing is one great outdoor sport that doesn't harm the nature. Rock climbers do not, after all, damage the ecology of cliffs and routes they scale! ... full story
9.7. at 03:15 am local time two Slovaks Peter perka and Peter Kovc reached the top of Broad Peak as the members of Expedition of Tatras Rescuers Broad Peak 8047 lead by Peter perka. ... full story
Results men: 1. David Lama (AUT), 2. Jrme Meyer (FRA), 3. Kilian Fischhuber (AUT), 4. Tom Mrzek (CZE)
Meyer has already won the World Cup 2006.
Women: 1. Olga Bibik (RUS), 2. Julia Abramchuk (RUS), 3. Juliette Danion (FRA).
Tomas Mrazek continues to finals from 1st place. Silva Rajfova ended 15th, Helena Lipenska 17th.
Tomas Mrazek continues to Saturdays semifinals, the another Czech Jiri Pribil does not.
Czech girls Silva Rajfov and Helena Lipensk succeeded today in qualificat ... full story