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Yosemite 2024
Crawling and living in Yosemite Valley The Nose, El Capitan 5.9 C2 In 3 days we climbed the legendary The Nose route on El Capitan in Yosemite. We climbed 28 lengths of the route, the upper part of which is overhanging and the exposure is breathtaking. We climbed a combination of free/french free and probably…
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Ascent to Lomnicky Peak – popular routes
The ascent to Lomnický Peak is extremely popular. With its height of 2634 m, Lomnicky Peak is the second highest peak in the High Tatras. There are several ascent routes of different difficulties leading to its summit. In the following you can read about the most popular ascent routes to Lomnický štít. The classic route…
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Indian Creek, United States
Indian Creek in Utah, USA is a world-famous area for climbing incredible “knife-cut” crags in hard red sandstone. The area is actually located in the desert near Canyonlands National Park. People from all over the world come here to experience the best spars in North America. The advantage is the ability to use friends as…
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Hakuba Valley Japan
Japan is a country of traditions, unusual customs, good food, onsen and lots of snow. Hakuba Valley is an area in the Japanese Alps with several ski resorts. The mountains reach heights of up to 2900m above sea level. Skiing opportunities are in sparse forests as well as large alpine type lines. Be inspired to…
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Bigwall climbing in Greenland
I finally dug through those hundreds of photos from our last expedition to Greenland in the Tasermiut Fjord area. In a nutshell, climbing-wise it was a blast. One big bag. But losses and failures are the best way to move you forward. I knew I would be pulling the short end of the stick on…
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Do you want to climb Gerlach with a mountain guide?
In this article you will learn: Season in the High Tatras. The summer season in the Tatras starts on 1.6. and ends on 31.10. The winter season starts on 15.12. and ends on 15.4. The vast majority of clients are interested in the summer climb to Gerlach. They don’t want to go in winter, they…
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Climbing around Malaga
In May, we went to see Matej, who had moved to Malaga with his family. With Matej I climbed Denali twice last year. We were also joined by Stano, our third member of the upcoming expedition to Greenland to climb the 900m rock tower Ulamersortuaq. We climbed for a week in the shady sectors around…
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Monte Rosa Spaghetti traverse
In April, 4 guides and 12 clients completed the Monte Rosa Spaghetti Traverse starting and finishing in Zermatt, Switzerland. The traverse starts on the Klein Matterhorn, continues via the D’ Ayas, Quintino Sella, Gnifetti huts and finishes with a 20km descent down the Grenzgletcher to Zermatt. A stop at the Monte Rosa hut could not…
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Last winter with Dynafit
The past season was intense. I spent many days in the field, whether guiding, on my own events or on expedition. Dynafit kept me company everywhere. High Tatras The season started promisingly with fresh powder. However, snow conditions have varied in recent years. After a snowfall, the snow is quickly remade and the powder is…
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From the Tatras to the Eiger
One day Miro modestly wrote to me via Facebook if I would take him to Gerlachovský štít by Tatark’s way (Gipsy’s ferrata). We didn’t know each other at that time. He was a complete beginner and asked me how difficult it was and if he could do it. Miro became seriously interested in mountains and…