World Champion Harald Berger died during iceclimbing
UPDATE fund rising for his family and archives photo and video
The World Champion in ice climbing Harald Berger died under icefall in Austria yesterday while ice climbing. ... full story
Three Czech tourists were hit by an avalanche in Alps, Tirolia, Austria on Saturday 16. 12. 2006. Two of them escaped themselves, the 3rd one had to be with serious injury rescued by rescue service. ... full story
Adam Ondra (13) beats Radek Soucek (34) in boulder on Abadzikra
At the moment the Czech best outdoor rock climber Adam Ondra (13 years old) beats down Radek Soucek (34) in bouldering contest Abadzikra Cup in Trinec, North East of Czech Republic on Sunday Dec 17 2006. ... full story
Czech Jiri Pelikan was 2nd on Slovak Championship in drytooling on Sunday in Bratislava. Slovak Gabo Čmárik was the first man, Slovenian Tanja Grmovšek won the woman finals. Ecept Slovaks, Czechs and Slovinians there were Austrians competitiros ... full story
Rather than climbing up, climb DOWN? On a global scale there are many places that have remained forgotten for decades--perhaps centuries! Only knowing the North American Continent, my husband has located many of them? ... full story
A new book about legendary climber Wolfgang Güllich has been published in German. It names Wolfgang Güllich "Klettern heißt frei sein" (Climbing means to be free). ... full story
Slovak mountaineering personality Ivan Dieška has died
One of the most important personalities of Slovak and Czechoslovak mountaineering, Ivan Dieška has gone. He died yesterday, 10 December 2006, in his age of 65 after a long hard disease. ... full story
The first results of Mejcup, the Czech open exhibition competition for everybody in bouldering, that took place with international participation (CZ, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary) in Brno on Saturday 9.12.2006: ... full story
Video with Adam Ondra (13 years old) climbing the route THC 8b+ in sandstone trad area Labe valley (Czech Republic, on the north from Prague close to German border) has been linked for downolad on the Czech site Rockstars.cz. ... full story
Update!! American dream hunk Chris Sharma has made the third accent of this forty meter testpiece.
Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, Yuji Hirayama, Edu Marin and Dany Andrada were all in Spain attempting the second ascent of this mythic route. The Catalan Edu Marin reached the first the top yesterday. ... full story
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New climbing hall has been built in Prague 5 - Kosire. 
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Looking back at 2006 is common activity by the end of the year. Here's a look back how it was seen at web portal 8a. 
UPDATE fund rising for his family and archives photo and video 
At the moment the Czech best outdoor rock climber Adam Ondra (13 years old) beats down Radek Soucek (34) in bouldering contest Abadzikra Cup in Trinec, North East of Czech Republic on Sunday Dec 17 2006. 
Czech Jiri Pelikan was 2nd on Slovak Championship in drytooling on Sunday in Bratislava. Slovak Gabo Čmárik was the first man, Slovenian Tanja Grmovšek won the woman finals. Ecept Slovaks, Czechs and Slovinians there were Austrians competitiros 
Ondrej Svub and Zuzana Cintalova became Champions of Slovakia in lead climbing today in Bratislava. 
A new book about legendary climber Wolfgang Güllich has been published in German. It names Wolfgang Güllich "Klettern heißt frei sein" (Climbing means to be free). 
Martin Joistien’s web portal brought an info concerning expedition of George Kronthaler. 
One of the most important personalities of Slovak and Czechoslovak mountaineering, Ivan Dieška has gone. He died yesterday, 10 December 2006, in his age of 65 after a long hard disease. 
The first results of Mejcup, the Czech open exhibition competition for everybody in bouldering, that took place with international participation (CZ, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary) in Brno on Saturday 9.12.2006: 
Championship of Czech Republic in lead climbing will take place on weekend December 16/17, 2006 in the new Climbing center SmichOFF. 
Video with Adam Ondra (13 years old) climbing the route THC 8b+ in sandstone trad area Labe valley (Czech Republic, on the north from Prague close to German border) has been linked for downolad on the Czech site Rockstars.cz. 
