Speed World Cup in Trento (ITA): Czech Libor Hroza 13th
The World Cup in speed climbing 2008 started this Sunday by competition in Trento, Italy and the only Czech representative Libor Hroza ended 13th. Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky (RUS)and Lucelia Blanco (VEN) won.
Czech mountaineer Martin Minarik climbed on Dhaulagiri on Wednesday 23.4. 2008. On his website is written: He steped on the top of Dhaulagiri on 23.4. at 20 pm of local time after exhausting ascent on 4/23 at 20:00 (local time). Now he is in the BC.
The safety commission of the Czech Mountaineering Union recently reported an incident which involved a falling climbers rope being cut completely over the edge of a well worn carabiner.
News from World Cup competition in bouldering in Hall, Austria: Czech results in semifinals: Martin Stranik finished 11th,Tomas Mrazek 12th, Helena Lipenska 16th, Silva Rajfova 20th.
Many climbers are attracted by stunning granite walls of Val di Mello but recently more and more climbers are heading to its famous bouldering area. A good news for second group is that a new great bouldering guide book has appeared.
Much more Melloblocco!
From Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th May 2008 the legendary Melloblocco® is back in Val Masino. This international rendez-vous that, for 5 years, has attracted thousands of boulderers from all over the world for the most impressive gathering of people who love bouldering, climbing and the breath-taking wilderness of Val Masino.
Giant avalanche buried a snowboarder on Saturday afternoon in Polish side of Krkonose (Giant Mountains, Riesen Gebirge, North border of Bohemia, West part of Czech), Czech mainstream news site iDNES reported.
Speed World Cup in Trento (ITA): Czech Libor Hroza 13th
The World Cup in speed climbing 2008 started this Sunday by competition in Trento, Italy and the only Czech representative Libor Hroza ended 13th. Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky (RUS)and Lucelia Blanco (VEN) won.
There started 26 men and 19 women in Trento. Last year Czech climber Libor Hroza was overall 7th.