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.
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.
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.
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
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?
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).
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.
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.
They established a list of nominated climbers, who were successful in rock climbing and also in competitions. Somehow was incorporated also the influence to the climbing world.
We are proud that within this list there are several Czech climbers as well.
A draft list of candidates :
1. Patxi Usobiaga (EPS)
2. Chris Sharma (USA)
3. David Lama (AUT)
4. Angela Eiter (AUT)
5. Charlotte Durif (F)
6. Ramon Julian Puigblanque (EPS)
7. Maja Vidmar (SLO)
8. Josune Bereziartu (EPS)
9. Tomáš Mrázek (CZE)
10. Jorg Verhoeven (NL)
11. Kilian Fischhuber (AUT)
12. Dani Andrada (EPS)
13. David Graham (USA)
14. Dai Koyamada (JAP)
15. Edu Marin (EPS)
16. Jerome Meyer (F)
17. Martina Cufar (SLO)
18. Olga Bibik (RUS)
19. Natalija Gros (SLO)
20. Adam Ondra (CZE)
21. Daniel Woods (USA)
22. Sandrine Levet (F)
23. Flavio Crespi (I)
24. Sean McColl (CAN)
25. Yuji Hirayama (JAP)
26. Caroline Ciavaldini (F)
27. Barbara Bacher (AUT)
28. Anna Stöhr (AUT)
29. Katharina Saurwein (AUT)
30. Ines Papert (AUT)
31. Rosťa Štefánek (CZE)
32. Markus Bock (GER)
33. Kinga Ociepka (PL)
34. Emily Harrington (USA)
35. Dave McLeod (UK)
36. Alex Chabot (F)
37. Cedric Lachat (CH)
38. Iker Pou (EPS)
39. Tino Lois (EPS)
40. Cristian Core (I)
41. Klemen Becan (SLO)
42. Fabi Christof (GER)
43. Juliette Danion (F)
44. Olga Shalagina (UKR)
45. Jody Hansen (USA)
46. Evgeny Krivosheytsev (UKR)
47. Paul Robinson (USA)
48. Andreas Bindhammer (GER)
49. Michele Caminati (I)
50. Bernhard Schwaiger (AUT)
51. Mauritzio Zanolla (I)
52. Daila Ojeda (EPS)
53. Cristophe Zehani (F)
54. Fred Nicole (CH)
55. Nalle Hukkataival (FIN)
56. Garth Miller (AUS)
57. Said Belhaj (SWE)
58. Toni Lamprecht (GER)
59. Magnus Midtbö (NOR)
60. Steve McClure (UK)
61. Tyler Landman (UK)
62. Andrea Szekely (USA)
63. Gerome Pouvreau (F)
64. Sonni Trotter (USA)
65. Christophe Zehani (F)
Similar list of excellent climbers was gathered also within our web site database. Obviously is based on ranking Lezci.cz
The winner is Adam Ondra ,Tomáš Mrázek is second and third is Martin Stráník.
Bouldering 1. Rosťa Štefánek, 2. Petr Resch and third 3. Martin Spilka.
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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.
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