World Cup speed ice climbing Saas Fee (SUI): Aneta Loužecká 3rd
Czech Aneta Loužecká won the bronze medal in the female finals of the World Cup in speed ice climbing in Saas Fee, Switzerland, yesterday. In the men's category, Czechs competitors finished in the qualification: Matyáš Lienerth 29th, Jan Mikel 30th and Pavel Motal 44th. ... full story
Czech Markéta Janošová got gold medal, two others bronze
Czech girl Markéta Janošová won today Youth European Championship in lead climbing in Perm, Russia. The other two Czech girls were 3rd in their categories. Michaela Smetanova got bronze in lead climbing, Arina Jurčenko in bouldering. ... full story
Jana Vincourková: flash of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A
Jana Vincourková announced flash of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A in Sněžník close to Děčín, NW Czechia. It shoudl be the 2nd Czech female flash of the boudering grade 8A. The same boulder problem did Lucie Hrozová a month ago. ... full story
World Cup in bouldering in Meiringen: Adam Ondra won
Adam Ondra won today the World Cup competition in bouldering in Meiringen, Switzerland. He did 3 tops from 4 boulders as the only one in the finals. Yoshiyuki Ogata (JAP) was the 2nd, Tomoaki Takata (JAP) 3rd. ... full story
Lucie Hrozová did 8B boulder as the 2nd Czech female
Lucie Hrozová announced sent of 8B boulder. That is the problem Temná hmota in area Děčínský Sněžník, Northern Bohemia, NW Czechia. She is the only the 2nd Czech female, who did that bouldering grade. ... full story
Lucka Hrozová announced flash climb of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A in Sněžník close to Děčín, NW Czechia. It should be the first Czech female flash in the boudering grade 8A. ... full story
WCH of juniors in ice climbing: Aneta Loužecká - 3rd place
"World Youth Ice climbing Championship 2021- 3rd place in lead," Czech girl Aneta Loužecká announced today from the Championship in Tyumen, Russia. ... full story
Mára Holeček and Zdeněk Hák got Piolet d'Or 2020 for Chamlang
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2020 yesterday for the first ascent of the route Ufo Line on Chamlang (7319 m) in Nepal. ... full story
Slovak film Everest - The Hard Way by Pavol Barabáš got the Grand Prix of the this annual of the International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice nad Metují, North Eest Bohemia. The organizers announced the results today in the end of event. ... full story
Jana Vincourková announced her 2nd 8B boulder.Its the problem Rustam Direct 8B at Holštejn in Moravian Kars, SE Czechia. Jana is the only Czech female, who recorded the grade in ranking on Lezec.cz. She is actually on the first place of the ranking. ... full story
Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák will get Piolet d'Or for Chamlang
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák will get prestige award Piolet d'Or 2020 for Chamlang for the first ascent of the route Ufo Line on Chamlang (7319 m) in Nepal in 2019. Besides them the two other teams from USA and one team from Japan will be awarded. The decision of the jury was published by the organiser of the Piolets d'Or award. ... full story
Olympic qualification in climbing combination Toulouse, France
Adam Ondra 2nd and qualified to Olympic games 2020
Adam Ondra was the 2nd in the climbing combination finals of the qualification competition for Olympic games 2020, held today in Toulouse, France. He has qualified to the Olympic games without doubts.He got 8th place in speed climbing, 3rd in bouldering, and won the lead climbing. ... full story
Gabriela Vrablíková announced climb of her first 9a
Gabriela Vrablíková announced climb of her first 9a. She wrote The route Sever The Wicked Hand 9a in Frankenjura, Germany, yesterday on her log at 8a.nu and reported on Facebook. It is the hardest route ever climbed by Czech female. ... full story
Marek Holeček got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2018 for Gasherbrum
Czech mountaineer Marek Holeček got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2018 today for the first ascent of the route on Gasherbrum I (8068 m) in Pakistan, he did last year with the Czech Zdenek Hak who could not attend ceremonial because of illness. ... full story
Ostaš Bouldertopo 2026: New Edition + Pre-sales Now Open
After five years, a new, completely revised edition of the Ostaš Bouldertopo 2026 is being released. Pre-orders are currently open on Donio to help fund the printing—simply pre-order the book to be among the first to receive it, with free shipping. ... full story
ČHS: Climbs of the Year 2025 – Call for Nominations
The Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) has announced that it is accepting nominations for the traditional "Climbs of the Year 2025" poll, which recognizes the best Czech mountaineering and climbing achievements of the past season. ... full story
Czech climbing star Adam Ondra has wrapped up his extraordinary winter bouldering season, during which he pushed the boundaries of world climbing. Since late October, he has focused entirely on outdoor bouldering, where he managed to tie the world record for the difficulty of a “flash” climb four times. Now his attention is turning to lead climbing and endurance training ahead of the upcoming Worl ... full story
For some of you, your climbing log is growing impressively. The number of entries for unique route ascents is in the thousands for many. There are even those who have an incredible 10,000 entries. ... full story
Study by the Technical University Liberec on climbing injuries
The Technical University of Liberec has published a new research study focusing on injuries in sport climbing. The article, published in the ACC Journal, analyzes the incidence of injuries among climbers in the Czech Republic and focuses, among other things, on differences between men and women. ... full story
The Czech Mountaineering Association’s leadership released an invitation this week to its General Assembly, scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Prague’s Strahov district. In addition to the usual agenda items (financial report for the past year, budget for 2026, etc.), the agenda will also include a supplementary election to the Executive Committee and an amendment to the Disciplinary Rul ... full story
Juraj Koreň and Radoslav Groh: first ascent of Grossglockner
On March 7, Slovak-Czech climbers Juraj Koreň and Radoslav Groh made the first ascent of the south face of Austria's highest mountain, Grossglockner (3,798 m). The new route was named Kaiser Direkt, measures approximately 500 meters, and is rated M7 in difficulty by its creators. ... full story
Czech top boulderer Jana Švecová has posted a video report from the recent 10Boy Campus competition with Adam Ondra at the Hangar bouldering gym in Ostrava on her YouTube channel. The 10Boy competition is essentially a decathlon on a campus board. Pure strength, coordination, and finger strength, as Jana explains. ... full story
Pavel Skalický and Tereza Rudolfová won the 2026 Czech Ski Mountaineering Championships in Špindlerův Mlýn on Saturday. The results were published by the Czech Mountaineering Union (ČHS). ... full story
Martin Stráník and Tereza Širůčková became the Czech Republic champions in lead climbing on Sunday at the BigWall climbing wall in Prague. Jan Štípek and Michaela Smetanová came second, while Šimon Potůček and Arina Jurčenko came third. ... full story
The Czech Republic's ice lead climbing champions are:
Tereza Sukačová and Oliver Hamerský
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, the national ice climbing training center near the Brno Dam hosted another highlight of the domestic competition season – the 2026 Czech Republic Ice Lead Climbing Championships. The competition, organized by the Czech Mountaineering Association in cooperation with HO Lokomotiva Brno, welcomed a total of 42 competitors in the U16, U18, U20, and adult men's and women's age categor ... full story
Aneta Loužecká won gold yesterday at the European Cup in ice climbing in lead discipline in Oulu, Finland. In the men's competition, Vojtěch Novozámský was the Czech best competitor, finishing in 6th place. ... full story
Dangerous rings confirmed, cracking after struck with a hammer
Inspections of safety equipment on some routes by author Karel Bělina in the Ostrov sandstone area confirmed fears of dangerous bolts. This was reported by the Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) on Facebook. According to rock administrators, during testing, the head of some bolts separated from the shaft after just one blow with a hammer. ... full story
Adam Ondra flashed his third 8C boulder: Celestite
Adam Ondra flashed his third 8C boulder, Celestite in Val Bavona, Switzerland. Adam commented on Facebook: "Celestite never seemed like the right candidate for a flash attempt. When I watch the video of the absolute master and magician Dave Graham, who was the first to climb this incredible boulder, it doesn't look like something that could be climbed on flash at all..." ... full story
Adam Ondra flashed his second 8C boulder: Lion's Share
Adam Ondra flashed his second 8C boulder, Lion's Share in Brione, Switzerland. Adam stated on Facebook that it was his "hardest boulder flash ever." ... full story
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Czech Aneta Loužecká won the bronze medal in the female finals of the World Cup in speed ice climbing in Saas Fee, Switzerland, yesterday. In the men's category, Czechs competitors finished in the qualification: Matyáš Lienerth 29th, Jan Mikel 30th and Pavel Motal 44th. 
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Czech girl Markéta Janošová won today Youth European Championship in lead climbing in Perm, Russia. The other two Czech girls were 3rd in their categories. Michaela Smetanova got bronze in lead climbing, Arina Jurčenko in bouldering. 
Jana Vincourková announced flash of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A in Sněžník close to Děčín, NW Czechia. It shoudl be the 2nd Czech female flash of the boudering grade 8A. The same boulder problem did Lucie Hrozová a month ago. 
Adam Ondra won today the World Cup competition in bouldering in Meiringen, Switzerland. He did 3 tops from 4 boulders as the only one in the finals. Yoshiyuki Ogata (JAP) was the 2nd, Tomoaki Takata (JAP) 3rd. 
Lucie Hrozová announced sent of 8B boulder. That is the problem Temná hmota in area Děčínský Sněžník, Northern Bohemia, NW Czechia. She is the only the 2nd Czech female, who did that bouldering grade. 
Lucka Hrozová announced flash climb of boulder Red Hot Tortilas 8A in Sněžník close to Děčín, NW Czechia. It should be the first Czech female flash in the boudering grade 8A.
"World Youth Ice climbing Championship 2021- 3rd place in lead," Czech girl Aneta Loužecká announced today from the Championship in Tyumen, Russia. 
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2020 yesterday for the first ascent of the route Ufo Line on Chamlang (7319 m) in Nepal. 
Slovak film Everest - The Hard Way by Pavol Barabáš got the Grand Prix of the this annual of the International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice nad Metují, North Eest Bohemia. The organizers announced the results today in the end of event. 
Jana Vincourková announced her 2nd 8B boulder.Its the problem Rustam Direct 8B at Holštejn in Moravian Kars, SE Czechia. Jana is the only Czech female, who recorded the grade in ranking on Lezec.cz. She is actually on the first place of the ranking. 
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák will get prestige award Piolet d'Or 2020 for Chamlang for the first ascent of the route Ufo Line on Chamlang (7319 m) in Nepal in 2019. Besides them the two other teams from USA and one team from Japan will be awarded. The decision of the jury was published by the organiser of the Piolets d'Or award. 
Adam Ondra was the 2nd in the climbing combination finals of the qualification competition for Olympic games 2020, held today in Toulouse, France. He has qualified to the Olympic games without doubts.He got 8th place in speed climbing, 3rd in bouldering, and won the lead climbing. 
Gabriela Vrablíková announced climb of her first 9a. She wrote The route Sever The Wicked Hand 9a in Frankenjura, Germany, yesterday on her log at 8a.nu and reported on Facebook. It is the hardest route ever climbed by Czech female. 
Adam Ondra won the 1st this year World Cup competition in bouldering in Meiringen, Switzerland. 
Czech mountaineer Marek Holeček got prestige award Piolet d'Or 2018 today for the first ascent of the route on Gasherbrum I (8068 m) in Pakistan, he did last year with the Czech Zdenek Hak who could not attend ceremonial because of illness. 
After five years, a new, completely revised edition of the Ostaš Bouldertopo 2026 is being released. Pre-orders are currently open on Donio to help fund the printing—simply pre-order the book to be among the first to receive it, with free shipping. 
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The Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) has announced that it is accepting nominations for the traditional "Climbs of the Year 2025" poll, which recognizes the best Czech mountaineering and climbing achievements of the past season. 
Czech climbing star Adam Ondra has wrapped up his extraordinary winter bouldering season, during which he pushed the boundaries of world climbing. Since late October, he has focused entirely on outdoor bouldering, where he managed to tie the world record for the difficulty of a “flash” climb four times. Now his attention is turning to lead climbing and endurance training ahead of the upcoming Worl 
For some of you, your climbing log is growing impressively. The number of entries for unique route ascents is in the thousands for many. There are even those who have an incredible 10,000 entries. 
The Technical University of Liberec has published a new research study focusing on injuries in sport climbing. The article, published in the ACC Journal, analyzes the incidence of injuries among climbers in the Czech Republic and focuses, among other things, on differences between men and women. 
The Czech Mountaineering Association’s leadership released an invitation this week to its General Assembly, scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Prague’s Strahov district. In addition to the usual agenda items (financial report for the past year, budget for 2026, etc.), the agenda will also include a supplementary election to the Executive Committee and an amendment to the Disciplinary Rul 
On March 7, Slovak-Czech climbers Juraj Koreň and Radoslav Groh made the first ascent of the south face of Austria's highest mountain, Grossglockner (3,798 m). The new route was named Kaiser Direkt, measures approximately 500 meters, and is rated M7 in difficulty by its creators. 
Czech top boulderer Jana Švecová has posted a video report from the recent 10Boy Campus competition with Adam Ondra at the Hangar bouldering gym in Ostrava on her YouTube channel. The 10Boy competition is essentially a decathlon on a campus board. Pure strength, coordination, and finger strength, as Jana explains. 
Pavel Skalický and Tereza Rudolfová won the 2026 Czech Ski Mountaineering Championships in Špindlerův Mlýn on Saturday. The results were published by the Czech Mountaineering Union (ČHS). 
Martin Stráník and Tereza Širůčková became the Czech Republic champions in lead climbing on Sunday at the BigWall climbing wall in Prague. Jan Štípek and Michaela Smetanová came second, while Šimon Potůček and Arina Jurčenko came third. 
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, the national ice climbing training center near the Brno Dam hosted another highlight of the domestic competition season – the 2026 Czech Republic Ice Lead Climbing Championships. The competition, organized by the Czech Mountaineering Association in cooperation with HO Lokomotiva Brno, welcomed a total of 42 competitors in the U16, U18, U20, and adult men's and women's age categor 
Aneta Loužecká won gold yesterday at the European Cup in ice climbing in lead discipline in Oulu, Finland. In the men's competition, Vojtěch Novozámský was the Czech best competitor, finishing in 6th place. 
Inspections of safety equipment on some routes by author Karel Bělina in the Ostrov sandstone area confirmed fears of dangerous bolts. This was reported by the Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) on Facebook. According to rock administrators, during testing, the head of some bolts separated from the shaft after just one blow with a hammer. 
Adam Ondra flashed his third 8C boulder, Celestite in Val Bavona, Switzerland. Adam commented on Facebook: "Celestite never seemed like the right candidate for a flash attempt. When I watch the video of the absolute master and magician Dave Graham, who was the first to climb this incredible boulder, it doesn't look like something that could be climbed on flash at all..." 
Adam Ondra flashed his second 8C boulder, Lion's Share in Brione, Switzerland. Adam stated on Facebook that it was his "hardest boulder flash ever." 
