27th International Mountaineering Film Festival (nicknamed Festak) in Teplice nad Metuji (Adrspach Rocks, Northeast Bohemia, CZ) takes place on August 26-29, 2010. There were 32 films selected. Our website CzechClimbing.com/Lezec.cz is the media parter of this year annual. ... full story
Once again one coming from the other planet. That is what always comes on my mind after reading an article about the breathtaking climbing achievements. What about the articles about Dean Potter: a great guy who wants to fly with only a wingsuit, fighting gravity high above the ground on the slack line and soloing hard routes with a parachute on his back. ... full story
...A dreadful accident happened about a week ago in Turkey with Zalia, a daughter of Salavat Rakhmetov, famous boulderingist, he won World Championship 2005 in Munich at the age of 38. ... full story
The 4th meeting of International Climbing Web Network (ClimbWeb.net) websites took place in Ychippe Leignon, close to prominent belgium crag Freyr in Belgium on May 13th-16th, 2010. ... full story
Exhibition of Photos by Lezec.cz / CzechClimbing .com readers ("Fotky z Lezce") has been installed in Prague climbing gym SmichOFF. American elite climber Dean Potter, who has just visited Prague, was among the first visitors of the exhibition. ... full story
CzechClimbing.com - media partner of Czech Mountaineering Union
Web site Lezec.cz with its English version CzechClimbing.com has become the main media partner of the Czech Mountaineering Union (CHS) on Internet. ... full story
PADani - open air bouldering competiton in Petrohrad, CZE
Adam Ondra won overwhelmingly the PADani 2010, the open air international bouldering competitio, last weekend in Petrohrad, West Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... full story
Every time Adam Ondra has climbed a difficult route, I thought that it would be worthwhile to do an interview. But it happens very often:) So how was it this time with "Golpe de Estado - Adam's first-9b, which he climbed two weeks ago in Siurana? ... full story
International Master competiton in Prague: CupOFF Prague 2010
20.-21.2.2010
Other new videos added - Adam Ondra (CZE) won CupOFF Prague 2010 lead climbing competition. As the only man he sent the man finals route to the top. Tomas Mrazek (CZE) was 2nd, Klemen Becan (SLO) 3rd. The further results of men: 4th Martin Stranik, 5th Olin Klapal, 6th Majkl Fiser, 7th Jure Becan (SLO), 8th Pavel Mrazek, 9th Petr Havrda.
On the afternoon Katharina Posch (AUT) won the finals of women. She did the top and was the best in semifinals. 2nd was Mina Markovic ... full story
Interview with Adam Ondra about climbing season 2009
We read about Adam Ondra a lot of news through the year 2009…..about climbing and competitions achievements. One of the best climbers of the world is always something going on. And this year the news have been extra exciting. First year in senior competitions and he made the first ascent of his hardest route ever, Marina Superstar 9a+/9b in Sardinia. Obviously we wanted to find out more about his latest successful year. ... full story
Our friend and good photographer Vojtech Vrzba has sent us a great pictures and also has reported a great Christmas success of Adam Ondra at Cresciano. ... full story
Pepa Šindel climbed another 9a route: Harmatanec in Slovakia
Pepa Šindel has climbed another 9a route, namely the first ascent of Harmatanec in the Harmanec - Bystrická dolina area in Slovakia. He recorded the climb in his diary on Lezec and posted about it on Instagram. This is Pepa's thirteenth route rated 9a to 9a+. ... full story
Czech climbers Marek Disman, Petr Disman and Tomáš Lukš climbed a previously unclimbed pillar on the south face of Hochalmspitze.
In addition to the existing routes Traumfänger (6a) and Südpfeiler (V) on the main pillar of the south face, they have added another option for climbing the queen of the Hohe Tauern. ... full story
Youth Climbing World Championships Helsinki, Finland
Lukáš Mokroluský is the junior vice-world champion in lead climb
Last night, Lukáš Mokroluský became the junior vice-world champion in lead climbing in Helsinki, Finland. Lukáš reached the same position as the winner in the final, so the results were decided by Friday's semi-final. Yesterday morning, the last semi-final was held for the U17 category, in which Adéla Bodanská finished in 19th place. ... full story
Youth Climbing World Championships Helsinki, Finland
Lukáš Mokroluský 7th in boulder
Lukáš Mokroluský finished 7th in the bouldering final at the Youth Climbing World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, yesterday. The Youth Climbing World Championships continue over the next few days until Sunday. ... full story
Pepa Šindel climbed another 9a route: Nice Freshly Baked
Pepa Šindel has climbed another 9a route, Nice Freshly Baked in Frankenjura, Germany. He recorded the climb in his diary on Lezce and posted about it on Instagram. This is Pepa's twelfth route rated 9a to 9a+. ... full story
Jakub Konečný finished 8th in the final of the World Cup lead climbing competition in Madrid, Spain, this evening. The winners were Korean Dohyun Lee and American Annie Sanders. Second were Spain's Alberto Ginés López and Italy's Laura Rogora, third Japan's Satone Yoshida and America's Brooke Raboutou. ... full story
Pepa Šindel recorded the ascent of the legendary Action Directe (11 UIAA) in Frankenjur, Germany, the first route of this difficulty in history since Wolfgang Güllich in 1991. It is Pepa's eleventh route from 9a to 9a+. ... full story
Klára Kolouchová, 1st CZ woman on Everest, died on Nanga Parbat
Klára Kolouchová, the first Czech woman that had climbed Everest and K2, died today after a fall on Nanga Parbat. The portal aktuálně.cz reported this a while ago, citing the Pamir Times account on the X network (formerly Twitter). According to initial reports, the accident was caused by an explosion of an oxygen cylinder, but a Pakistani source on the spot connected to climber Jan Trávníček refuted thi ... full story
Czechs had three semifinalists today at the World Cup in lead climbing in Innsbruck, Austria. Michaela Smetanová did best in 9th, but first non-progressive place. Jakub Konečný finished in 19th place in the semifinals, Martin Stráník in 22nd. The lead final will therefore be without our competitors tomorrow. ... full story
European Cup in lead climbing Campitello di Fassa, Italy:
Our Jan Štípek finished in 4th place in the final today at the European Cup in lead climbing in Campitello di Fassa in northern Italy. Two other Czechs finished in the semi-finals: Šimon and Štěpán Potůček in 17th and 20th place. ... full story
Film: Adam Ondra and his climb of the trad route Lexicon E11 on
The promised film documentary of the climb of the extremely difficult trad route on Neil Gresham's own Lexicon behind E11 in Pavey Ark, Langdale in the UK, which Adam Ondra recently managed to flash, was published yesterday on Youtube by Adam's sponsor Mammut. The film is 22 minutes long and you can watch it here: ... full story
World Cup Prague again in 2026 and 2028, lead added to boulder
The International Federation of Sport Climbing IFSC has confirmed that the World Cup competitions will be held in Prague in 2026 and 2028, with bouldering next year also adding lead climbing. The previously approved World Climbing Championships in Brno are scheduled for 2027. ... full story
Adam Ondra advanced from the World Cup bouldering qualification in Prague to tomorrow's semi-finals today from shared 7th place. Our other men finished in the qualification. Lukáš Mokroluský in 41st place, Jan Štípek in 49th and Martin Stráník in 73rd. Our women also finished in the qualification in the evening: Arina Jurčenko 39th, Michaela Smetanová and Ema Galeová both 43rd, Viktorie Konečná 66th, Na ... full story