The highway around Plzen (Pilsen) was open in the end last Friday, so the climbing trips from Prague to Frankenjura, Germany, are easier now. ... full story
Frankenjura: The new route harder than Action Directe?
Frankenjura´s elite climber Markus Bock finished an old project that he considers as the most difficult route he ever has climbed and thinks it is harder than Action Directe 9a. ... full story
The Czech girl Silva Rajfová won the lead climbing competition of European Youth Cup in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, yesterday. Martin Stráník was 2nd. ... full story
"Sykorke was equally determined in the Frankenjura not only when repeating routes, but in particular when doing first ascents ... The line at the Waldkopf, which he had spotted, was possible to climb, but not by him. He tried for a while, but eventually left the project to his friend Wolfgang Güllich who then created one of the best known routes of the world: “Action Directe”." ... full story
Films, exhibition, and also competition of Slovak Cup in bouldering are on the schedule of the International festival of mountain films, its the 14th anual will take place 11-15 October 2006 in Poprad, Slovakia (High Tatras). ... full story
The new climbing hall will be open in Wiena, Austria, to the end of October 2006. It should be one of the biggest in Austria. The hall has space of 1200 m2, hight of 16 m, 1800 m2 space for rope climbing, 400 m2 of bouldering walls. ... full story
Mark Inglis, who legless ascented Everest, on Czech festival
Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad)
Mark Inglis from New Zealand, who reached this year the top of Mount Everest with both his legs amputated, visited today Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Czech Republic, as the main guest of the film festival Tourfilm.
Mark Inglis spoke about his experience, projected diashow and promoted the beauties of New Zealand. ... full story
The Prague company Lezecké centrum s.r.o. (Climbing centrum Ltd.) is interested in organizing of World Cup competitions in lead climbing and bouldering next year in cooperation with the Czech Mountaineering Union. The Czech Mountaineering Union announced the news yesterday. ... full story
Adam Ondra (13-years-old) sent yesterday the route Wolfgang Gullich for 10+/11- PP in Moravian Karst. The autor of the route is Petr Dumpik who did it this year. ... full story
Nescafé Boulder Projekt 2006 - Championship of Czech Republic in bouldering tooke place third time on Prague central Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) this Saturday 23rd September 2006. ... full story
Czech Cup of youth - Bystřice nad Perštějnem (Moravia)
14/10 2006
Czech Cup of youth - international competition in sport climbing of youth on lead - Bystřice nad Pernštejnem 2006 - sobota 14. října 2006. ... full story
A new outdoor artificial climbing wall in Prague was opened a couple months ago. It is built from concrete and climbing routes lead via artificial holds with help of the structure of surface. According to many opinions it it the best artificial climbing in Prague at the moment when there is good weather (it is possible to climb there even in rain on the overhanging side). ... full story