Oldest and biggest Polish climbing site (sport climbing, mountaineering, bouldering) http://wspinanie.pl 2012-05-17T06:41:57+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2011-12-06T10:09:49+01:00 2011-12-06T10:09:49+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201112/06krakow-mountain-festival2011.php

The 9th Krakow Mountain Festival (2-4 December), one of the biggest and most popular events of its kind in Poland, is over. Without exaggeration it may be said that it has been one of the most successful editions of the Festival so far. Most of the time the festival hall, accommodating...

2011-10-14T08:48:16+01:00 2011-10-14T08:48:16+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201110/14-statement-Grzegorz-Glazek-Jedynka.php

To whom it may concern In a statement of the Jury of the Jedynka Award* dated 19 September 2011 (published on 21 and 22 September on climb.pl, pza.org.pl, wspinanie.pl), seven members of the Jury resigned as members and stated there that "the further fate of the Award is left in the...

2011-08-12T13:08:51+01:00 2011-08-12T13:08:51+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201108/12-Adam-Pustelnik-Nicolas-Favresse-Orbayu.php Mysza

Nicolas Favresse and Adam Pustelnik* have repeated Orbayu 8c+/9a (Naranjo de Bulnes, Spain), which is claimed to be the hardest big wall climb in the world.  Naranjo de Bulnes (ph. Adam Pustenik) Orbayu was established in 2009 by the Eneko and Iker Pou brothers. The route is a combination...

2011-06-16T10:46:28+01:00 2011-06-16T10:46:28+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201106/16arnaud-petit-interview.php Krzysztof Banasik

We present interview with Arnaud Petit (Petzl, Lafuma, La Sportiva, Beal i Totemcams), one of the best climber in the world. Arnaud Petit (photo Thomas Vialletet) *** Krzysztof Banasik: First of all I will start with a question about your recent achievement which is Walou Bass. A new,...

2010-12-08T09:14:59+01:00 2010-12-08T09:14:59+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201012/08krakow-mountain-festival.php

The 8th Krakow Mountain Festival finished on Sunday December 5th. In the course of last years, the Festival has become one of the most important events of its type in Poland and Europe. 8th Krakow Mountain Festival (fot. Adam Kokot) It has become a part of tradition that the Krakow...

2010-10-10T21:03:10+01:00 2010-10-10T21:03:10+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201010/10-adam-pustelnik-action-directe-en.php Wojciech Słowakiewicz

Polish climber Adam Pustelnik repeated Action Directe 9a, legendary route in Frankenjura. Adam Pustelnik climbing "Action Directe" (fot. Tony Cappucino) Action Directe was first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991. So far only thirteen (including Pustelnik) people have been able...

2010-09-09T15:46:48+01:00 2010-09-09T15:46:48+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201009/09end-of-silence-ociepka-wszolek.php

On August 23rd, a Polish climbing team Konrad Ociepka and Marcin Wszołek led one of the famous routes constituting The Alpine Crown - End of Silence 8b+ authored by the Huber brothers. Konrad and Marcin swapped leads on every pitch. Feuerhöndl (photo Maciek Dziedzic) The route was opened...

2010-09-08T10:54:29+01:00 2010-09-08T10:54:29+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201009/08lopez-interview.php Dorota Dubicka

On september Eva Lopez has climbed her third 8c, famous White Zombie 8c in Baltzola cave (Spain). She has also made Nuria in 2005 and SumaZero in 2008, both in Cuenca. Eva has 39 and she is still absolutely top climber. She is professional climber and professional trainer. Eva is working...

2010-07-02T07:15:58+01:00 2010-07-02T07:15:58+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201007/02-nanga-parbat-marcin-kaczkan-en.php Artur Hajzer

Marcin Kaczkan summited Nanga Parbat today (2 July) at 10:00am, Pakistan time. Marcin Kaczkan He started summit bid 1 July at the evening with Aleksandra Dzik. After few hours of climbing at 7250 m she returned back to Camp 4. Marcin decided to climb alone. Weather was good and the sky was...

2010-06-30T07:16:43+01:00 2010-06-30T07:16:43+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201006/30kinga-ociepka-proba-turinga.php Dorota Dubicka

On 23 June, Kinga Ociepka (The North Face, AMC, Five Ten) made the first female ascent of the route Próba Turinga 8b+. Próba Turinga, first led by Piotr Kruczek, is one of the Polish classics of this grade. It is the most difficult route in Bedkowska Valley (near Krakow) and at the same...

2010-06-24T11:22:56+01:00 2010-06-24T11:22:56+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/201006/24dudek-made-in-poland-ang.php Dorota Dubicka

Lukasz Dudek (S - Grupa, Ocun, Rock Pillars, 8a.pl, Climbing Technology, The North Face) has realized his project on Wielka Cima (Podzamcze, Northern Jura, Poland) which is a combination of three local classic routes graded VI.7 (8c) in the Polish climbing scale - Power of Love, Pijane...

2008-09-19T05:01:29+01:00 2008-09-19T05:01:29+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/200708/02charakusa.en.php Paweł Pustelnik

A strong Belgian-Polish team consisting of: brothers Nicolas and Olivier Favrese, Sean Villanueva (all Belgium) and Adam Pustelnik (Poland) has spent more than a month in Charakusa Valley with a goal to open new routes on beautiful granite spires. And they managed two major sends....

2008-09-19T05:01:13+01:00 2008-09-19T05:01:13+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/200704/11arte_de_malaria_en.php Mysza

Polish team, Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski spent almost four months in Mexico. Their trip was very fruitful. They did one hard repeat and established new route. At first they redpointed the route Subiendo el Arcoiris 5.13b (300m) in the Basaseachic National Park in Chihuahua state,...

2008-09-19T05:01:12+01:00 2008-09-19T05:01:12+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/200704/07ola_taistra_die_hard8c_en.php Mysza

Polish lady Aleksandra Taistra (Alpinus Expediton Team, Evolv, Mammut) redpointed Die Hard 8c (Grotte Gabbio, Ferentillo). This is her third route of such difficulty, in 2004 Taistra did Nie Dla Psa Kiełbasa (8c, Pochylec, Poland), and Power Play (8c, Pochylec, Poland). This was her...

2008-09-19T05:00:58+01:00 2008-09-19T05:00:58+01:00 http://wspinanie.pl/serwis/200609/13dhaulagiri_bukowicka_en.php  

Following a series of extraordinary successes of Polish women climbers in 2006, in the world's highest mountains, it's now time for Sylwia Bukowicka - a young, talented Himalayan mountaineer from Gorzów Wielkopolski. Sylwia Bukowicka (photo S.Sajkowski i P.Wiśniewski/gorzowianie.art.pl)...