As the tempatures drop and the days grow shorter, our vision is lowered from the lofty heights to the easily accesable boulders close by. Long forgotten are long approches, hard clips, the idea of the redpoint crux, saving some for the top- all the mental trappings of route climbing. Instead we are captivated by simple movement over stone: hard moves, absurd holds, the fluttering heart of a highball...
Czech boy wonder, Adam Ondra (13 years old), was granted The Ascent of the Year 2006 by The Czech Mountaineering Union for his ascent of Martin Krpan 9a, PP, in Osp, Slovenia. He also got extraordinary appreciation in 2006 for the large number of ascents of extreme difficulty, "in the case of 13-years-old climber it is the world unique performance". ... full story
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. ... full story
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. ... full story
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. ... full story
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). ... full story
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. ... full story
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. ... full story
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... ... full story
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. ... full story
A week ago we returned from the succesful expedition Madagascar 2006. Tomáš Sobotka and Ondra Beneš (D.Žleb Company, Czech Republic), and then two Austrians: Harald Berger and Florian Scheimpflug participated. ... full story
Andreas Bindhammer, who did a week ago the first repetition of the route Abysse 9a (set by Alex Chabot), thinks it should be 9a/a+, because during the attempting he broke two important footholds. ... full story
Tomáš Mrázek finished 5th in the finals of the World Cup competition in bouldering today in Moscow. Tomáš Mrázek finished in bouldering World Cup 2006 overall on the 6th position. He the 1st in combination of lead and bouldering. ... full story
World Cup speed and lead climbing competition Edinburgh UK 2017
Czech climber Jan Kříž finished on the 9th place on the the World Cup speed climbing competition in Edinburgh, UK. There were Czech climbers participating in lead climbing competition too, who finished: Tomáš Binter 49th and Jakub Dvořák 50th. ... full story
Adam Ondra announced success in Project Hard 9c in Flatanger, Norway, in short video without explanation, but with an eloquent smile: "I'm just really, really happy."
The Adam's team confirmed the news about successful ascent of the route: ... full story
Results of the 34th International mountaineering film festival
Winners of the 34th International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice nad Metuji (Adrspach), Nord East Bohemia, Czech Republic. The Grand Prize was given to INTO TWIN GALAXIES – A GREENLAND EPIC, Germany, Austria about kayaking in Greenland. ... full story
Martin Stráník finished today on 15th place on semi-finales / finals of European Championship in bouldering in Munich, Germany that took place there as a part of the World Cup competiton in bouldering. ... full story
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák climbed in alpin style first ascent of South West Face on Gasherbrum I (8068 m). They informed about it on Instagram and on sites of their Czech sponsors. ... full story
Adam Ondra was the 2nd on the European Championship in lead climbing in Campitello di Fassa, Italy. The Czech woman Iva Vejmolová finished in the semi-finals on 24th place. Czech Libor Hroza finished on 16th place in speed climbing. ... full story
Slovaks Peter Hámor and Michal Sabovčík toped Dhaulágiri
Slovaks Peter Hámor and Michal Sabovčík reached the summit of Dhaulágiri (8.167 m) today. They are on way down to C2 now, they inform on Facebook. It is the last one of all 14 eight-thousanders by Peter Hámor and the 1st by Michal Sabovčík. ... full story
Adam Ondra: simulation of moves for Project Hard 9c?
Adam Ondra did simulation of difficult moves for his Project Hard 9c?, he has in Flatanger, Norway. Watch the video shots, he published on Instagram. ... full story
The international bouldering open air competition Petrohradske Padani 2017 has been over. There were 107 climbers registered, about 150 people including the audience, about 20 people from abroad: Germany, Slovakia, UK and Romania. Rosťa Štefánek and Kateřina Zímová won. ... full story
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As the tempatures drop and the days grow shorter, our vision is lowered from the lofty heights to the easily accesable boulders close by. Long forgotten are long approches, hard clips, the idea of the redpoint crux, saving some for the top- all the mental trappings of route climbing. Instead we are captivated by simple movement over stone: hard moves, absurd holds, the fluttering heart of a highball...
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Czech boy wonder, Adam Ondra (13 years old), was granted The Ascent of the Year 2006 by The Czech Mountaineering Union for his ascent of Martin Krpan 9a, PP, in Osp, Slovenia. He also got extraordinary appreciation in 2006 for the large number of ascents of extreme difficulty, "in the case of 13-years-old climber it is the world unique performance". 
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).
A week ago we returned from the succesful expedition Madagascar 2006. Tomáš Sobotka and Ondra Beneš (D.Žleb Company, Czech Republic), and then two Austrians: Harald Berger and Florian Scheimpflug participated. 
Andreas Bindhammer, who did a week ago the first repetition of the route Abysse 9a (set by Alex Chabot), thinks it should be 9a/a+, because during the attempting he broke two important footholds. 
Tomáš Mrázek finished 5th in the finals of the World Cup competition in bouldering today in Moscow. Tomáš Mrázek finished in bouldering World Cup 2006 overall on the 6th position. He the 1st in combination of lead and bouldering. 
Czech climber Jan Kříž finished on the 9th place on the the World Cup speed climbing competition in Edinburgh, UK. There were Czech climbers participating in lead climbing competition too, who finished: Tomáš Binter 49th and Jakub Dvořák 50th. 
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The results of the European Youth Championship, Slany, Czech Republic, September 15th and 16th, 2017. 
Adam Ondra announced success in Project Hard 9c in Flatanger, Norway, in short video without explanation, but with an eloquent smile: "I'm just really, really happy." 
Winners of the 34th International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice nad Metuji (Adrspach), Nord East Bohemia, Czech Republic. The Grand Prize was given to INTO TWIN GALAXIES – A GREENLAND EPIC, Germany, Austria about kayaking in Greenland.
Martin Stráník finished today on 15th place on semi-finales / finals of European Championship in bouldering in Munich, Germany that took place there as a part of the World Cup competiton in bouldering. 
Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák climbed in alpin style first ascent of South West Face on Gasherbrum I (8068 m). They informed about it on Instagram and on sites of their Czech sponsors. 
Adam Ondra is back in Flatanger, Norway, where he has started to practice his Project Hard, the future 9c. 
Adam Ondra was the 2nd on the European Championship in lead climbing in Campitello di Fassa, Italy. The Czech woman Iva Vejmolová finished in the semi-finals on 24th place. Czech Libor Hroza finished on 16th place in speed climbing. 
Adam Ondra has got a new internet web site. 
Adam Ondra is back on his potentially 9c Project Hard in Flatanger, Norway. 
Slovaks Peter Hámor and Michal Sabovčík reached the summit of Dhaulágiri (8.167 m) today. They are on way down to C2 now, they inform on Facebook. It is the last one of all 14 eight-thousanders by Peter Hámor and the 1st by Michal Sabovčík. 
Adam Ondra did simulation of difficult moves for his Project Hard 9c?, he has in Flatanger, Norway. Watch the video shots, he published on Instagram. 
The international bouldering open air competition Petrohradske Padani 2017 has been over. There were 107 climbers registered, about 150 people including the audience, about 20 people from abroad: Germany, Slovakia, UK and Romania. Rosťa Štefánek and Kateřina Zímová won. 
The 3rd Czech Cup 2017 in lead climbing took place in town of Svitavy. The winners were: Štěpán Volf and Eliška Adamovská. 
