Adam Ondra: first ascent Schengen 11- in home Karst (CZ)
In spite of rather not pleasant weather in Central Europe, Czech youngster Adam Ondra has recorded the first ascent of his route 11-, that he had sent the last Saturday (Jan 26, 2008) in home Sloup, the most popular limestone area, in Moravian Karst, close to Brno, (East of Czech).
Slovak top hight altitude mountaineer Dodo Kopold is according to the web site MountEverest.net among the ten (7th place) of the most successful mountaineers of the world in 2007.
Silva Rajfova was 12th and Jiri Pelikan 33rd as the best Czech climbers on the first this year competition of the World Cup in difficulty ice climbing, that took place last week (18.-20.1.2008) in Daone, Italy.
Adam Ondra and Nelly Kudrova won the first Czech lead comp
Adam Ondra and Nelly Kudrova won the first from the this year Czech ranking competitions in lead climbing in Police nad Metuji (North East Bohemia, close to Adrspach) on Saturday Jan 12, 2008.
Dead Sherpa was not member of the Prague Mayor expedition 07
The Czech mountaineering magazine Lide a hory wrote that the Sherpa who died last year during the Prague Mayor Pavel Bem ascent to Mount Everest was not member of his expedition but he was from an Italian expedition.
Expedition & Himalayan Festival - Grenoble, France
The Expedition Festival, witch is probably the only specific expedition meeting in Europe, will take place in French Grenoble and La Grave - La Meije (a very famous place for mountaineering) from 17th to the 20th January 2008.
The another invitation to the international crossregional bouldering competition in the German town Blaibach close to Czech border came to CzechClimbing.com. Yes it is 3rd Ostbayerische Bouldercup!
Patxi Usobiaga has sent "Bizi Euskaraz" on sight. It is the first ascent of this route which Patxi has proposed as a serious 8c+, but always waiting for the opinion of future repeaters.
Adam Ondra: first ascent Schengen 11- in home Karst (CZ)
In spite of rather not pleasant weather in Central Europe, Czech youngster Adam Ondra has recorded the first ascent of his route 11-, that he had sent the last Saturday (Jan 26, 2008) in home Sloup, the most popular limestone area, in Moravian Karst, close to Brno, (East of Czech).
He writes, it is "something between 10 and 11 UIAA - it depends extremely on friction".
It is in the sector Evropa, the route is overhanging, 14 m long, with boulder problem character.
Adam´s record of the route on CzechClimbing.com (in Czech): Schengen
The free topo of Sloup climbing area in GUIDE section on CzechClimbing.com: Sloup
Several relevant onsights appeared in Adam´s diary on CzechClimbing.com from the beging of this year and the end of the last year, that he sent in St. Legere du Ventoux, France. The route En Voir Dure Simone recorded as 8b+/8c is according to someones may be even 8c. The another 8b+/8c is A.O.C. La Baleine, that Adam also sent in onsight style.
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In spite of rather not pleasant weather in Central Europe, Czech youngster Adam Ondra has recorded the first ascent of his route 11-, that he had sent the last Saturday (Jan 26, 2008) in home Sloup, the most popular limestone area, in Moravian Karst, close to Brno, (East of Czech).
Slovak top hight altitude mountaineer Dodo Kopold is according to the web site MountEverest.net among the ten (7th place) of the most successful mountaineers of the world in 2007.
The Czech mountaineering magazine Lide a hory wrote that the Sherpa who died last year during the Prague Mayor Pavel Bem ascent to Mount Everest was not member of his expedition but he was from an Italian expedition.
The Expedition Festival, witch is probably the only specific expedition meeting in Europe, will take place in French Grenoble and La Grave - La Meije (a very famous place for mountaineering) from 17th to the 20th January 2008.
The another invitation to the international crossregional bouldering competition in the German town Blaibach close to Czech border came to CzechClimbing.com. Yes it is 3rd Ostbayerische Bouldercup! 
Merry Christmas and all the best for all our readers, climbers, mountaineers and friends of rocks and mountains. 
Patxi Usobiaga has sent "Bizi Euskaraz" on sight. It is the first ascent of this route which Patxi has proposed as a serious 8c+, but always waiting for the opinion of future repeaters.
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