There was a conflict inside me. I love rock climbing, but I love challenges. How much will I be able to sacrifice for the challenge? How will I convince myself to do a discipline I do not enjoy doing? Enjoyment plays a massive rolw in climbing, in my opinion. Often, if I am asked what my…
Enjoy the spirit of the real climbing competition in a limited edition of themed postcards from Tokyo by Peter Chodura. Choose from 2 variants of the OG postcards signed by Adam. Only 50 pieces of each postcard (Tokyo Lead and Tokyo Bouldering) are available. Check them out right here
Hi all. The first ever sport climbing competition at the Olympics is over. And it might not be that much of the mark to say that thanks to the new format it was probably the most nerv challenging competition to watch. We were all glued to the screen constantly checking the math trying to…
For the first time in history, the Olympic Games became the venue of a sport climbing competition. 20 climbers from all over the world tried to qualify for the 8-person finals in Tokyo. In 3 different categories at the same time. Speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing. Try to imagine…
Sunday was the last day reserved for training before the qualifications on Tuesday. And according to Adam, he almost finally feels like it's during a regular competition. It certainly took a while to get used to the time zone, daily Covid testing, specifics of something so simple like…
Finally some climbing! After a long transfer from the Czech Republic to Tokyo and a few days of acclimatisation Adam had a first chance to get back to the training mode on Thursday last week. He started with a bit of stretching at his hotel room and then together with his trainer Petr and…
Adam has successfully arrived in Tokyo and he is already acclimatising with the other athletes in the Olympic village. Probably thanks to Pavel's (Adam's physiotherapist) recovery techniques, Adam says he feels "suspiciously good" and it seems like he left the jet leg on the plane this…
So I'm on my way to Tokyo, where I'll soon be measuring my skills with other great climbers from all over the world in bouldering, lead and speed climbing at the same time. I feel absolutely ready and looking forward to getting to the village. I and my team, Petr Klofáč - the head…
