Marek Holeček: Satisfaction! on Gasherbrum I 8068 m
ED+, M7,WI5+, 70° 3000m
Marek Holeček published the details to the first ascent on Gasherbrum I (8068 m), he did after years of attempt with the climbing partner Zdenek Hak. They named the route Satisfaction! (Im memory of Zdenek Hruby), they suggested the grade as ED+ (M7,WI5+), 70°, height 3000 meters. ... full story
Czech Libor Hroza the 5th as the Athlete of the Year 2015
Czech speed climber Libor Hroza finished on the 5th place in the poll of the IWGA Athlete of the Year 2015. He was the only Czech and the only climber on the shortlist of 18 athletes nominated by the International World Games Association. ... full story
Czech girl Lucie Hrozova won ice climbing competition in USA
Czech girl Lucie Hrozova won ice difficulty climbing competition in USA. There took place the ice climbing festival "elite mixed climbing competition" in Ouray, Colorado, on weekend on January 16-17, 2016. ... full story
Czech climber Ondra Benes and his friend did a new 1000 metres long multi pitch route in the wall of Jabal Misht in Oman, "The provisional name of the route is 'Boys do not cry!' and difficulty would be around 7c+. ... full story
From December 23rd to January 4th mounatin rescuers in Slovak mointains recorded 152 accidents, including seven fatal in Tatras mountains. Another six dead has been recorded in Polish side of the mountains. ... full story
Adam Ondra did probably the hardest route in Bohemia, CZ
Predator 9a+
Adam Ondra climbed yesterday probably the hardest route in Bohemia, West part of Czech Republic. He sent his new project Predator 9a+ PP in limestone area Srbsko, near Prague. ... full story
Adam Ondra (CZ) won the World Cup in lead climbing in Kranj
Adam Ondra won the World Cup competition in lead climbing in Kranj, Slovenia, and the overall World Cup in lead climbing for the season 2015. ... full story
Adam Ondra (CZE) was 2nd, Ramón Julian Puigblanque (ESP) won on lead climbing on European Championship in Chamonix (FRA). In speed Czech climber Libor Hroza won. ... full story
Petrohradske Padani international bouldering competition 2015
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Brief results of the 14th annual of PADani 2015, the open air international bouldering competition, in Petrohrad, West Bohemia, Czech Republic ... full story
Czech mountaineers Jindrich Hudecek and Michal Brunner finished first ascent on Aguja Poincenot (3002 m) in Patagonia on February 2nd, 2015. The new route "Invisible Line" is 7a A1 hard and 400 m long. ... full story
Lucie Hrozova and Milan Dvoracek won the Czech Championship in speed ice climbing 2015, that took place on Saturday February 14th, on ice wall in Vir, CZ. ... 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
In the final of the World Cup ice climbing competition in Edmonton, Canada, our Oliver Hamerský finished in 5th place yesterday, while Aneta Loužecká came in 6th. ... full story
The Czech Climbing Association against the return of Russians
The Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) acknowledges the decision of the World Climbing Federation to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to return to international competitions under neutral status, but disagrees with this move. The association stated this in a statement in response to the decision of the World Climbing Executive Committee. ... full story
Video: Adam Ondra and a bouldering party as old-school PC game
A new video posted by Adam Ondra on his YouTube channel combines an old-school computer game with a bouldering party on an artificial wall, where top Italian climbers Stefano Ghisolfi, Filip Schenk, and Giovanni Placci attempt to climb difficult bouldering problems alongside Adam. ... full story
Jan Štípek and Martina Buršíková from Slovakia won the second round of the 2026 Czech Cup in bouldering on Saturday at the JamJam Boulder Club in Prague 6. Timotej Čermák and Viktorie Konečná came in second, while Darius Naimji and Ema Galeová took third place. ... full story
Our Oliver Hamerský finished fourth yesterday in the lead final at the Ice Climbing World Cup in Longmont, USA. Aneta Loužecká finished 15th in the lead semifinals. ... full story
The ski mountaineering discipline, which made its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, ended yesterday with a mixed relay race, preceded by sprints on Thursday. Unlike Slovakia, Czechia did not qualify for ski mountaineering. In the mixed relay, the Slovak pair Marianna Jagerčíková and Jakub Šiarnik finished 11th, and in the sprint, Marianna Jagerčíková finished 11th, Rebeka Cully 16th, and Jakub Š ... full story
Ski mountaineering begins today at the Winter Olympics
Ski mountaineering officially begins today as a new Olympic discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina in Bormio, Italy, where the sprint is part of today's premiere program. On Saturday, February 21, the second ski mountaineering discipline will be the mixed relay. Czechia is not represented in ski mountaineering. Live broadcasts of the races will be available on ČT Sport, among others. ... full story
The best from Czechia in the individual was Marek Foltýn 6th
The best Czech result at the weekend's Youth Ski Mountaineering World Cup in Surnadal, Norway, was achieved by Marek Foltýn, who finished sixth in Sunday's individual race in the U20 category. ... full story
Ski mountaineering taster at Olympic Festival in Č. Budějovice
The Czech Mountaineering Association has prepared a ski mountaineering taster event for this weekend at the Olympic Festival in České Budějovice, South Bohemia, CZ. A ski slope is available for the public, ski mountaineering sets are available for hire, and instruction is provided by an instructor. ... full story
Czech climber swept away by avalanche in Tatras, died at scene
A Czech climber was swept away by an avalanche yesterday in the Gerlachovský štít massif in the High Tatras and died at the scene. This was reported by the general media and the Slovak Mountain Rescue Service. According to the latter, the avalanche in the direction of Gerlachovský kotol swept away a 32-year-old climber of Czech nationality, who had climbed Krčmárový žlab with his climbing partner. ... full story
The best sprinter from Czechia was Josef Nakládal in 8th place
Josef Nakládal was the best Czech representative in yesterday's opening sprint of the Youth Ski Mountaineering World Cup in Surnadal, Norway, finishing eighth in the U20 category. Marek Foltýn (9th) and Ondřej Souček (10th) also made it into the top ten in the same category. This information was reported yesterday on the ČHS website. ... full story
The Youth Ski Mountaineering World Cup held a race in Berchtesgaden, Germany, last week, where Marek Foltýn was the Czech best performer, finishing 10th in the U20 individual category. ... full story
Based on a request from the Czech Mountaineering Union (ČHS), the authorities have issued new general measures allowing bouldering to continue in Bor in the Broumov region, East Bohemia, CZ, for another 10 years, until the end of 2035. ... full story
The Vír's ice axe speed climbing competition on the ice wall in Vír in the Žďár region, East Czechia, was won this Wednesday by Vojtěch Novozámský and Anička Daniela Šťastná. ... full story
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Marek Holeček published the details to the first ascent on Gasherbrum I (8068 m), he did after years of attempt with the climbing partner Zdenek Hak. They named the route Satisfaction! (Im memory of Zdenek Hruby), they suggested the grade as ED+ (M7,WI5+), 70°, height 3000 meters. 
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Czech Adam Ondra climbed another hard grade route 9b in Santa Linya, Spain. 
Czech Lucie Hrozova did the world first climb of the hard mix route Saphira M 15- in Vail, Colorado. 
Czech speed climber Libor Hroza finished on the 5th place in the poll of the IWGA Athlete of the Year 2015. He was the only Czech and the only climber on the shortlist of 18 athletes nominated by the International World Games Association. 
Czech girl Lucie Hrozova won ice difficulty climbing competition in USA. There took place the ice climbing festival "elite mixed climbing competition" in Ouray, Colorado, on weekend on January 16-17, 2016. 
Czech climber Ondra Benes and his friend did a new 1000 metres long multi pitch route in the wall of Jabal Misht in Oman, "The provisional name of the route is 'Boys do not cry!' and difficulty would be around 7c+. 
From December 23rd to January 4th mounatin rescuers in Slovak mointains recorded 152 accidents, including seven fatal in Tatras mountains. Another six dead has been recorded in Polish side of the mountains. 
Adam Ondra climbed yesterday probably the hardest route in Bohemia, West part of Czech Republic. He sent his new project Predator 9a+ PP in limestone area Srbsko, near Prague. 
Adam Ondra won the World Cup competition in lead climbing in Kranj, Slovenia, and the overall World Cup in lead climbing for the season 2015. 
Czech Adam Ondra won the legendary Rock Master Duel competition and also got La Sportiva Competition Award. 
Winners of the 32nd International mountaineering film festival in Teplice nad Metuji (Adrspach), Nord East Bohemia, Czech Republic. 
Brief results of the 14th annual of PADani 2015, the open air international bouldering competition, in Petrohrad, West Bohemia, Czech Republic 
Czech mountaineers Jindrich Hudecek and Michal Brunner finished first ascent on Aguja Poincenot (3002 m) in Patagonia on February 2nd, 2015. The new route "Invisible Line" is 7a A1 hard and 400 m long. 
Lucie Hrozova and Milan Dvoracek won the Czech Championship in speed ice climbing 2015, that took place on Saturday February 14th, on ice wall in Vir, CZ. 
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." 
Commentaries (0)
In the final of the World Cup ice climbing competition in Edmonton, Canada, our Oliver Hamerský finished in 5th place yesterday, while Aneta Loužecká came in 6th. 
The Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) acknowledges the decision of the World Climbing Federation to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to return to international competitions under neutral status, but disagrees with this move. The association stated this in a statement in response to the decision of the World Climbing Executive Committee. 
A new video posted by Adam Ondra on his YouTube channel combines an old-school computer game with a bouldering party on an artificial wall, where top Italian climbers Stefano Ghisolfi, Filip Schenk, and Giovanni Placci attempt to climb difficult bouldering problems alongside Adam. 
Jan Štípek and Martina Buršíková from Slovakia won the second round of the 2026 Czech Cup in bouldering on Saturday at the JamJam Boulder Club in Prague 6. Timotej Čermák and Viktorie Konečná came in second, while Darius Naimji and Ema Galeová took third place. 
Our Oliver Hamerský finished fourth yesterday in the lead final at the Ice Climbing World Cup in Longmont, USA. Aneta Loužecká finished 15th in the lead semifinals. 
The ski mountaineering discipline, which made its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, ended yesterday with a mixed relay race, preceded by sprints on Thursday. Unlike Slovakia, Czechia did not qualify for ski mountaineering. In the mixed relay, the Slovak pair Marianna Jagerčíková and Jakub Šiarnik finished 11th, and in the sprint, Marianna Jagerčíková finished 11th, Rebeka Cully 16th, and Jakub Š 
Ski mountaineering officially begins today as a new Olympic discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina in Bormio, Italy, where the sprint is part of today's premiere program. On Saturday, February 21, the second ski mountaineering discipline will be the mixed relay. Czechia is not represented in ski mountaineering. Live broadcasts of the races will be available on ČT Sport, among others. 
The best Czech result at the weekend's Youth Ski Mountaineering World Cup in Surnadal, Norway, was achieved by Marek Foltýn, who finished sixth in Sunday's individual race in the U20 category. 
The Czech Mountaineering Association has prepared a ski mountaineering taster event for this weekend at the Olympic Festival in České Budějovice, South Bohemia, CZ. A ski slope is available for the public, ski mountaineering sets are available for hire, and instruction is provided by an instructor. 
A Czech climber was swept away by an avalanche yesterday in the Gerlachovský štít massif in the High Tatras and died at the scene. This was reported by the general media and the Slovak Mountain Rescue Service. According to the latter, the avalanche in the direction of Gerlachovský kotol swept away a 32-year-old climber of Czech nationality, who had climbed Krčmárový žlab with his climbing partner. 
Josef Nakládal was the best Czech representative in yesterday's opening sprint of the Youth Ski Mountaineering World Cup in Surnadal, Norway, finishing eighth in the U20 category. Marek Foltýn (9th) and Ondřej Souček (10th) also made it into the top ten in the same category. This information was reported yesterday on the ČHS website. 
The Youth Ski Mountaineering World Cup held a race in Berchtesgaden, Germany, last week, where Marek Foltýn was the Czech best performer, finishing 10th in the U20 individual category. 
Based on a request from the Czech Mountaineering Union (ČHS), the authorities have issued new general measures allowing bouldering to continue in Bor in the Broumov region, East Bohemia, CZ, for another 10 years, until the end of 2035. 
The Vír's ice axe speed climbing competition on the ice wall in Vír in the Žďár region, East Czechia, was won this Wednesday by Vojtěch Novozámský and Anička Daniela Šťastná. 
