Group of 70 people ascend Snežka

A group of 70 people –many of them pregnant women -ascended the country’s highest mountain peak Snežka on May Day within an annual fun-and-sports event titled “Climbing a mountain is like giving birth”. The annual climb, now in its 13th year, is a challenge for both men and women to test their stamina with supervision from professionals. The climb is divided into nine stretches –symbolizing each month of pregnancy – and those who want to break off the climb at any point can hop onto a lift for the rest of the journey. At least half of the climbers this year were men – some sported their own beer bellies, others accepted a mock belly in the form of a heavy backpack.