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We have visited this beautiful spot several times within the years of 2004 and 2006. This area touched my feelings deeply therefore I would like to introduce it to the audience.
13 years old Adam Ondra is the best climber of Czech Republic in the rock climbing rankings and he is one of the best climbers world wide at all. So we had to ask Adam for a Christmas mini interview at least.
UPDATE +video The world champion Tomas Mrazek and the Czech best junior girl Silvie Rajfova won the Czech Championship in lead climbing today in Prague in new climbing hall SmichOFF.
If you are a sport climber at heart, surely you have come across this situation: beautiful route, high first bolt, bad landing. Maybe you were too scared to climb up and clip it yourself; maybe you didn’t want to assume the risk of a ground fall. Or maybe you decided to go for it, and you bared down hard on every hold and locker off every move until you clip that first bolt, wasting precious energy for the send.
Slovak mountaineering union James has granted the Ascents of the year 2006. The highest award the Golden Carabiner was given to Peter Hamor for ascent on Anapurna and to Gabriel Čmárik and Jozef Kopold for first ascent in Karakoram, Pakistan on Uli Biaho Tower (6109 m).
European Youth Cup Kranj, Slovenia - the results of the finals today: Martin Stráník 1st and Silvie Rajfová 4th.
News from Saturday:
European Youth Cup Kranj, Slovenia - the results of the qualification today: Martin Stráník and Silvie Rajfová continue to the finals from the first positions.
Czech climbers Dušan "Stoupa" Janák and Jirka Šrůtek climbed the route Freerider (V, 5.13a) on El Capitan in Yosemites in the latter half of October 2006.
A rather bold statement, no? While I am by no means an encyclopedia of American climbing, I have been around the block a few times. And the Red River Gorge is the nicest house on Sport Climbing Street, believe that. While other areas, such as Smith Rock, may have more historical value, no single area in the US offers as much variety as well as quality as the Red. Don't believe me? There is only one way to find out...
UPDATED by story and photos+video Adam Ondra (13-years-old, CZ) climbed the route Martin Krpan 9a in Osp, Slovenia, this Saturday November 11. Brano from Slovak web climb.sk posted the info to CzechClimbing.com.
We have visited this beautiful spot several times within the years of 2004 and 2006. This area touched my feelings deeply therefore I would like to introduce it to the audience.
The massif de la Clape is around Narbonne.
There are six different sectors:
-1- La Couleuvre
-2- La Chandelle
-3- Pierre-Droite
-4- Les Caunes
-5- La Crouzade
-6- les Cretes de Vires
This area contains 331 routes from the French fourth grade up to the eighth grade, but the majority of routes are between 5a and 7b, and which are mostly less than twenty five meters. The climbing areas are mainly in the sun and so it's even good to climb there in the spring or autumn. For the summer holidays are also rocks which are in the shadow in the morning, or in the afternoon. But you can climb nearly in all sectors because there is always a breeze that makes it also possible to climb in the sun.
Le Clape consists of many interesting sectors in the picture
The next village is Gruissan where there are three camps: Camping les Aygades, Camping Municipal and Aires Camping-Cars at the Etang de Mateille. From all cliffs you can see the sea and the very nice landscape round Gruissan, with the big salt lakes and the Pyrenees. Here more than elsewhere, you will be swept away by the flamingos flying over the lakes, and hypnotized by the dazzling colours at dusk. Sport and nature blend well. In the summer the Funboarders "hanging out" at the famous Etang de Mateille.
How to get there:
This area is situated near the Mediteranian coast close to Narbonne city. The whole area belongs to Languedoc-Rousillion district and its straight on the way from France to Spain (Barcelona). See the map.
The area La Couleuvre is a nice part of the Massif de la Clape. With 51 routes, from 12 to 27 meters high, and with difficulties from 3b to 6b the sectors Etorki and Zizi Raider are good for beginners. Pipistrelle and Passages Clouté, with routes from 5c to 7a, are the sectors for better climbers.
Les Caunes
Les Caunes- with 66 routes- is one of the biggest and one of the easiest sector of the massif. The difficulties are from 4b to 7a, so is it very good for beginners.
Les Cretes de Vires
The sector Les Cretes de Vires is a nice sector with 57 routes from 6 meters till 20 meters. The difficulties are between 4b and 7b. The orientation of les Cretes de Vires is south, south-west so it's nice to go climbing there in the afternoon because of the shade. Be careful, climbers shouldn't leave anything in their cars because of thieves in the parking lot. Also the area below the rocks is a little bit steep so it isn't very good to spend there a lot of time with children.
La Crouzade
La Crouzade is one of the best sectors of la Clape. There are 60 routes from 4b to 7c+ and the walls are from 12 meters to 20 meters. The sector Diédre Roux is very good for hard climbers, all routes are very nice. The orientation is south-west. The rocks are in forest and so there is also a little bit of shade while climbing.
Climat:
Climate is very mild in winter, it could happen that a ,tramontane, a terrible nort-west wind occurs. The climate could be also extremely hot in summer, but you can always find faces protected from the sunshine. Moreover, the sea is only at a few kilometers and has nice beaches.
Guidebook, navigation, maps:
A recently released guidebook describes the area well. The Topo Guide of the Massif de la Clape: Escalade la Clape of André Berché 16 € in the Tourist office in Gruissan.
Other areas:
To the west there is a small crag Fontjoncouse which offers about 20 more or less easy routes.
Hints:
The best one is a intermarché in Gruissan there you can buy everything and there is also a fish market. In Narbonne there is a Decatlon with a little bit of climbing things. And the beaches are very nice! I have been at a lot of beaches but there are no quallen, no stones, and it's very far before it gets deep.
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We have visited this beautiful spot several times within the years of 2004 and 2006. This area touched my feelings deeply therefore I would like to introduce it to the audience.
13 years old Adam Ondra is the best climber of Czech Republic in the rock climbing rankings and he is one of the best climbers world wide at all. So we had to ask Adam for a Christmas mini interview at least.
UPDATE +video The world champion Tomas Mrazek and the Czech best junior girl Silvie Rajfova won the Czech Championship in lead climbing today in Prague in new climbing hall SmichOFF.
If you are a sport climber at heart, surely you have come across this situation: beautiful route, high first bolt, bad landing. Maybe you were too scared to climb up and clip it yourself; maybe you didn’t want to assume the risk of a ground fall. Or maybe you decided to go for it, and you bared down hard on every hold and locker off every move until you clip that first bolt, wasting precious energy for the send. 
Slovak mountaineering union James has granted the Ascents of the year 2006. The highest award the Golden Carabiner was given to Peter Hamor for ascent on Anapurna and to Gabriel Čmárik and Jozef Kopold for first ascent in Karakoram, Pakistan on Uli Biaho Tower (6109 m).
European Youth Cup Kranj, Slovenia - the results of the finals today: Martin Stráník 1st and Silvie Rajfová 4th.
Czech climbers Dušan "Stoupa" Janák and Jirka Šrůtek climbed the route Freerider (V, 5.13a) on El Capitan in Yosemites in the latter half of October 2006.
UPDATE +video Kranj, Slovenia, finals results: 1st David Lama (AUT) , 2nd Cedric Lachat (SUI), 3rd Jorg Verhoeven (NED).
UPDATED by story and photos+video Adam Ondra (13-years-old, CZ) climbed the route Martin Krpan 9a in Osp, Slovenia, this Saturday November 11. Brano from Slovak web climb.sk posted the info to CzechClimbing.com.
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