The first Slovakian mountaineers reached Himalayan mountain Tilicho Peak (7134 m) on Saturday. But one of the three members of the succesful summit team died on the way down. ... full story
Frankenjura Extrem for 8 UIAA and Beyond in English
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The Guidebook "Frankenjura Extreme" about Northern Frankenjura, for Grade 8 (UIAA) and Beyond, the one of the first climbing guidebooks for this famous area (so close to Bohemia) in English has been published. ... full story
Report from Dimarockmaster: men 1. Patxi Usobiaga (ESP), 2. Tomáš Mrázek (CZE), 3. Daniel Andrada (ESP), 4. Alexandre Chabot (FRA), 5. David Lama (AUT), 6. Cristian Core (ITA),
Women 1. Natalija Gros (SLO), 2. Maja Vidmar (SLO), 3. Olga Shalaghina (UKR), 4. Irati Anda (ESP), 5. Helena Lipenská (CZE), 6. Olga Bibik (RUS) ... full story
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
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The Czech Mt. Manaslu 2006 Light Expedition CZ has reached the Manaslu summit on the beginning of October 2006. 
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Calendar 2007 and Championships 2008 and 2009 decided at the UIAA Climbing ICC Plenary Assembly 
Dima RockMaster Boulder Tomas Mrazek 3rd, Helena Lipenska 5th. 
The Guidebook "Frankenjura Extreme" about Northern Frankenjura, for Grade 8 (UIAA) and Beyond, the one of the first climbing guidebooks for this famous area (so close to Bohemia) in English has been published. 
Czech top boulderer and climber Rosta Stefanek has done new boulder Sunshine, 8B+ in Labske Udoli, Nord Bohemia, Czech Republic. 
Report from Dimarockmaster: men 1. Patxi Usobiaga (ESP), 2. Tomáš Mrázek (CZE), 3. Daniel Andrada (ESP), 4. Alexandre Chabot (FRA), 5. David Lama (AUT), 6. Cristian Core (ITA),
International festival of outdoor films will take place in Ostrava, North Moravia, Czech Republic. 
The highway around Plzen (Pilsen) was open in the end last Friday, so the climbing trips from Prague to Frankenjura, Germany, are easier now. 
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.
The Czech girl Silva Rajfová won the lead climbing competition of European Youth Cup in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, yesterday. Martin Stráník was 2nd. 
"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”." 
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). 
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.
