(not to be confused with Tomas Mrazek, the boxer with an impressive 10-75 record). Tomáš Mrázek (born August 24, 1982, in

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

) is a professional Czech

rock climber Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically and ...

specializing in lead climbing competitions. He won two World Championships, in 2003 and 2005, and one Lead World Cup, in 2004.

Biography

Tomáš started climbing on the rocks of Stránská skála near Brno in 1997. Only two years later, he could climb his first 8a and in the subsequent year managed to win the Czech Championship in lead climbing. * In 2001 he became Junior World Champion in

Imst Imst (; Southern Bavarian: ''Imscht'') is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of above sea level. With a current population (2013) of 9,552, Imst ...

, Austria, Vice World Champion in

Winterthur , neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La ...

, Suisse, and he won the prestigious

Rock Master Rock Master is an international climbing competition held every year in Arco, Italy. The event takes place in two rounds: the first is an on-sight session and the second is called "after work". The final classification is given by the sum of th ...

competition in

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, Italy. * In 2002 he reached the overall 2nd place of the Lead World Cup and succeeded to repeat the legendary route ''Underground'' 9a redpoint in Massone near Arco. * In 2003 he won the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

in lead in Chamonix, France, and climbed ''Sanjski Par Extension'' 9a in Mišja Peč, Slovenia. * In 2004 he became overall winner of the Lead World Cup. * In 2005 he repeated to win the World Championships in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

, Germany and placed 2nd at the

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, Germany. Moreover he succeeded to onsight ''Pata Negra'' in

Rodellar Rodellar is a locality located in the municipality of Bierge, in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 54. Geography Rodellar is located 64km east-northeast of Huesca Huesca (; an, Uesca) is a city in north-easte ...

, the second 8c onsight ever, and ''Martin Krpan'' 9a in Mišja Peč. Tomáš has been keeping to win the Czech Championships annually.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Climbing World Championships

Number of medals in the World Cup

Lead

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

: :* ''Xaxid Hostel'' - Mišja Peč (SLO) - 5 November 2009 - First ascent :* ''Open Your Mind Direct'' -

Santa Linya Les Avellanes i Santa Linya is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designa ...

(ESP) - 2009 : :* ''Halupca 1978'' - Mišja Peč (SLO) :* ''Fuck the system'' -

(ESP) - 20 March 2009 :* ''Seleció natural extensión'' -

(ESP) - 10 March 2009 :* ''Analogica'' -

(ESP) - 16 December 2008 :* ''Martin Krpan'' - Mišja Peč (SLO) - 5 April 2005 :* ''Sanjski Par Extension'' - Mišja Peč (SLO) - 4 April 2003 :* ''Underground'' - Massone (ITA) - 2002 - Bolted by Manfred Stuffer in 1998

Onsight NOTOC This glossary of climbing terms is a list of definitions of terms and jargon related to rock climbing and mountaineering. The specific terms used can vary considerably between different English-speaking countries; many of the phrases d ...
ed routes

: :* ''Humildes pa´casa'' –

Oliana Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir. There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...

(ESP) – 17 March 2009 :* ''Pata Negra'' -

(ESP) – 10 August 2005 – Second-ever 8c onsight in history after Yuji Hirayama.

References

External links

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Interview on czechclimbing.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mrazek, Tomas Czech rock climbers 1982 births Living people World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2005 World Games Sportspeople from Brno IFSC Climbing World Championships medalists IFSC Climbing World Cup overall medalists