The competition founded in 2000, and organized by the UIAA since 2002, will be contested between December and February in four countries across three continents as a talented field of international ice climbers engage in competitive action in both speed and lead disciplines.
The 2016 season, sponsored by The North Face Korea, opens with the North American Championships in Bozeman, Montana between 10-12 December. Competition intensifies after the New Year. Cheongsong, South Korea will host the second event – comprising the Asian Championships – before two competitions in Europe, Saas Fee (Switzerland) and Rabenstein (Italy).
The calendar in full reads:
UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour:
11– 12 December 2015: Bozeman, USA. World Cup & North America Championships
16 – 17 January 2016: Cheongsong, South Korea. World Cup & Asian Championships
22 – 23 January 2016: Saas Fee, Switzerland. World Cup
29 – 31 January 2016: Rabenstein, Italy. World Cup
UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships:6 – 7 February 2016: Rabenstein, Italy. World Cup
The competitions initially scheduled for Busteni (Romania) and Kirov (Russia) no longer form part of the calendar.
A video preview of the season, produced by Mountain TV, can be viewed below:
The defending champions are:
- Women’s Lead, Angelika Rainer (ITA)
- Women’s Speed, Ekaterina Feoktistova (RUS)
- Men’s Lead, Maxim Tomilov (RUS)
- Men’s Speed, Nikolai Kuzovlev (RUS)
Ice climbing continues its ascendancy in the international stage with the recent announcement that it will be part of the Sports Initiation Programme at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer. The ultimate goal for the sport remains the inclusion of ice climbing as a competition sport at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
To register for the competition, please click here.
For more information please contact iceclimbing@theuiaa.org or visit the dedicated website for the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour.
A full preview of the season will be posted shortly.
UIAA 2016 Ice Climbing World Cup Promo from UIAA – Climbing & Mountaineering on Vimeo.
The defending champions are:
- Women’s Lead, Angelika Rainer (ITA)
- Women’s Speed, Ekaterina Feoktistova (RUS)
- Men’s Lead, Maxim Tomilov (RUS)
- Men’s Speed, Nikolai Kuzovlev (RUS)
Ice climbing continues its ascendancy in the international stage with the recent announcement that it will be part of the Sports Initiation Programme at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer. The ultimate goal for the sport remains the inclusion of ice climbing as a competition sport at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
To register for the competition, please click here.
For more information please contact iceclimbing@theuiaa.org or visit the dedicated website for the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour.
