Adam Ondra's slabby 9a Niobe climbed by Gianluca Vighetti (ITA)
Adam Ondra's video about his recent first ascent of the 9a Niobe in Arco motivated 17-year-old Italian climber Gianluca Vighetti to try it himself, and he succeeded on his third attempt. Gianluca posted about it on his Instagram profile.
New route M8 6c 600 m on Rumanov Peak in the Tatra Mountains
Slovaks Adam Kaniak, Stanislav Filkor, and Czech Karel Nováček climbed a new (or partially new) route called Direkt Velké Zdi (M8 6c, 600 m) on the northeast face of Rumanový štít (2428 m) in the High Tatras on December 20-22, 2025, with two bivouacs.
Pictures from the Christmas comp on the wall Ruzyně in Prague
How was yesterday's Christmas competition at the Ruzyně climbing wall in Prague? Take a look at a few shots from the event on the wall's Facebook page. See below.
2 Czechs rescued by helicopter when rope fell from Grossglockner
Two Czech climbers were rescued by helicopter on Saturday afternoon on Grossglockner because, after climbing to the top of the Austria's highest mountain, they dropped their rope on the steep northern slope due to their carelessness. This was reported by the general media.
Film: Adam Ondra climbs probably the most slabby 9a in the world
Adam Ondra has released a new documentary film about the past, present, and future of difficult slab climbing, in which he climbs what is probably the most slabby 9a in the world, on his YouTube channel. Former climbing star Heinz Mariacher reminisces with Adam in Arco, Italy, about the style of sport climbing in the 1980s.
For younger readers and anyone else who doesn't enjoy reading long texts...: after two years and two broken bones, I managed to climb my most difficult route, Gekón 11-, using a lead rope solo technique.
The Czech Republic Ski Mountaineering Sprint Championships
Filip Matějovič and Eva Matějičová won the Czech Republic Championship in the Olympic ski mountaineering sprint discipline yesterday in Bílá in the Beskydy Mountains.
Czech Aneta Loužecká won silver last night in the European Cup ice climbing competition in Utrecht, Netherlands. Matyáš Lienerth came in 5th in the finals.
Christmas won't bring peace this year. It'll bring JAM.
Forget carols, cookies, and Zen breathing by the tree.
This year, we're going to rock it differently.
The seventh edition of Jungle Jam will land in Letňany just before Christmas and promises an evening full of glitter, sweat, music, costumes, and a bouldering massacre that will pull you out of your December lethargy.
Christmas competition: December 24, climbing wall Ruzyně, Prague
Dear climbers and friends,
We would like to invite you to our Christmas competition on December 24 at our climbing wall in Ruzyně, Prague. The competition will start at 8:30 a.m. and the wall will be open until 2 p.m. Come and enjoy the festive atmosphere with us, compete, and climb.
Adam Ondra's slabby 9a Niobe climbed by Gianluca Vighetti (ITA)
Adam Ondra's video about his recent first ascent of the 9a Niobe in Arco motivated 17-year-old Italian climber Gianluca Vighetti to try it himself, and he succeeded on his third attempt. Gianluca posted about it on his Instagram profile.
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We wrote about Adam Ondra's video of his climb of Niobe last week here:
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Adam Ondra's video about his recent first ascent of the 9a Niobe in Arco motivated 17-year-old Italian climber Gianluca Vighetti to try it himself, and he succeeded on his third attempt. Gianluca posted about it on his Instagram profile.
Slovaks Adam Kaniak, Stanislav Filkor, and Czech Karel Nováček climbed a new (or partially new) route called Direkt Velké Zdi (M8 6c, 600 m) on the northeast face of Rumanový štít (2428 m) in the High Tatras on December 20-22, 2025, with two bivouacs.
How was yesterday's Christmas competition at the Ruzyně climbing wall in Prague? Take a look at a few shots from the event on the wall's Facebook page. See below.
Two Czech climbers were rescued by helicopter on Saturday afternoon on Grossglockner because, after climbing to the top of the Austria's highest mountain, they dropped their rope on the steep northern slope due to their carelessness. This was reported by the general media.
Adam Ondra has released a new documentary film about the past, present, and future of difficult slab climbing, in which he climbs what is probably the most slabby 9a in the world, on his YouTube channel. Former climbing star Heinz Mariacher reminisces with Adam in Arco, Italy, about the style of sport climbing in the 1980s.
For younger readers and anyone else who doesn't enjoy reading long texts...: after two years and two broken bones, I managed to climb my most difficult route, Gekón 11-, using a lead rope solo technique.
Czech Aneta Loužecká won silver last night in the European Cup ice climbing competition in Utrecht, Netherlands. Matyáš Lienerth came in 5th in the finals. 
Christmas won't bring peace this year. It'll bring JAM.
Dear climbers and friends,
