Photo of the Day

It’s funny how sometimes climbing is not fun at all. TV and warm couch seems much more appealing then the next pitch. Then you get back home and instead of the TV you reach for a guidebook.

Photo of the Day

No Tom don’t do it … Had a funny photo session last weekend in the Blueys. Thanks guys you rock!

Photo of the Day

Hey guys no pressure but there is just a few hours left to join the October print giveaway As always the registration is fast and easy and I am curious which photo is going to be your favorite this month http://ift.tt/1sFVLdR

Final days to join the October Print Giveaway

Here we go again. Another month is gone and I hope it was a good one for you. The good news is that with the end of the month your chance to win a free print is getting closer. As always you are most welcomed to participate and if this is your first time details how to register are below.

What else has been happening on the OnTheRope front? I had an exiting time visiting my family in the Czech Republic. Of course I tried to squeeze some climbing in and catch up with some old friends of mine. Together we did a quick trip to Switzerland to check out if the Swiss keep the best chocolate for themselves. To tell the truth I am not sure about the chocolate but it is a shame that they cannot export their mountains or climbing crags instead. 

From Europe I headed to New York to attend the Eddie Adams workshop. To say I was blown away is an understatement. I met so many inspiring people and learnt so much that it will take me a while just to digest it all. I will definitely write a separate blog post about it so stay tuned. If you are a photographer though and want to try something exciting give it a go ... you have nothing to loose.

(c) Black Team - The Eddie Adams Workshop

And finally almost straight from the Sydney airport I headed to the Blue Mountains to cover the Australian Climbing Festival. The festival was restarted after long seven years of waiting and the three days were packed with talks, climbing comps, debates and inspiring movies from around the world. There is going to be an article by the masters of words from the Vertical Life magazine. In the meantime a gallery of photos from the festival can be found here.

Do not forget to vote to win a free print

The voting for the October photo duel is closing on Tuesday 4th November and as always I am curious to find out which one of these two black and white shots below is your favorite. The registration is fast and easy. Just click on one of the photos below or follow this link.

Stormy surfing (Newcastle, Australia)

Yosemite River (California, USA)

Last month winner

I am also very excited to announce the winner of the last month photo duel. This month the print will stay in Australia and will go to Louis Bhim who selected the following photo from my trip to Indian Creek last year.

Death of a Cowboy, Indian Creek, USA

Australian Climbing Festival

After long seven years of waiting the Australian climbing festival got restarted and took place in Katoomba last weekend. Three days fully packed with talks, movies, climbing comp and lots of fun on top of that. 

Big shouts out to Gemma Woldendorp and Natasha Sebire for organizing the event. I had heaps of fun and everyone I met and talked to seemed to really enjoy it too. So thanks for that!

For more pics from the weekend check out this little fotostory.

Final days to join the September Print Giveaway

I hope you have had a wonderful month packed with exciting events and another one ahead of you. Time seems to fly fast which means that the end of the September Photo Duel is knocking on the door again. 

The voting is closing on Thursday 2nd October and I am curious to find out which of the landscape shots below is your favorite. The registration is fast and easy. Just click on one of the photos below or follow this link for a chance to win a free print of your choice.

Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

Yosemite National Park, California, USA

I am also very excited to announce the winner of the last month photo duel. The print will soon go to Vladek Zumr all the way to Zurich in Switzerland.  By the way Vladek has some amazing climbing shots on his google profile. Check it out if you have a spare moment. 

 

And as usual I saved the best for last. Here is the winning photo of the last month duel. A photo of Matthew Wade on Saigon which was taken on a very early morning at Buttermilks in Bishop. If you were interested in more pictures from this trip they can be found in the Action Gallery on my website.

 

Photo of the Day

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