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At the beginning of June, another edition of the prestigious rope rescue competition GRIMPDAY took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The Czech team brought home a fantastic 2nd place.

"What I like about climbing is how fairly rigorous it is. You make a mistake, or you don't train enough, and you just don't climb the route..."

The head of production material preparation, big not only in terms of his build, but above all in terms of his heart. Always ready to help those who need advice or who simply cannot manage to lift a hundred‑kilo crate.

Polymer composed of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links. While most polyurethanes are thermosetting polymers that do not melt when heated, thermoplastic polyurethanes are also available.

Sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing is joining the load-bearing core and the protective sheath into a compact unit. It is used to finish kernmantle ropes ends.

Registered trademark for a hook-and-loop fastener, which consists of two components: typically, two lineal fabric strips (or, alternatively, round "dots" or squares) which are attached (sewn or otherwise adhered) to the opposing surfaces to be fastened.

Lightweight, soft, and warm, with a wool-like feel fabrics or yarn. Strong and warm, acrylic fiber is often used for sweaters and tracksuits and as linings for boots and gloves, as well as in furnishing fabrics and carpets. It is manufactured as a filament, then cut into short staple lengths similar to wool hairs, and spun into yarn.

Kevlar is the registered trademark for a para-aramid synthetic fiber.  Kevlar has many applications, ranging from bicycle tires and racing sails to body armor, because of its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio; by this measure it is 5 times stronger than steel. It is designed to protect users from cuts, abrasions and heat. Kevlar-based protective gear is often considerably lighter and thinner than equivalent gear made of more traditional materials.

Registered trademark for a synthetic fabric that is stronger than Kevlar®. Dyneema® is composed of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. It is resistant to water, most chemicals, UV radiation and bacterial.

The international rope access competition Singing Rock STEEL is finished. The ninth edition of this event happened on 26^th and 27^th November 2016 in Kladno, Czech Republic...

In summer 2016 Czech mountaineers Marek Holeček and Ondra Mandula attempted to climb the SW face of Gasherbrum I (8068 m) in alpine style. They were stopped by bad weather in 7800 m. Now there is a video...

Come and celebrate the 25 years of Singing Rock with us at the Singing Rock Summer festival, which will take place at Malá Skála, Bohemian Paradise, at the Žlutá Plovárna sports area on the weekend of 14th – 16th July 2017...