Maxim Tomilov and Markus Bendler out of the finals for Lead in Korea
The first full day competition at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour in Cheongsong, Korea saw a major upset when last year’s world champion Maxim Tomilov (Men’s Lead) fell early and unable to qualify for the finals on Sunday. Tomilov’s brother and climbing partner Alexey Tomilov, however, fared much better and led the group by day’s end. It was also another major disappointment for Austria’s Markus Bendler, who gave a sub-par performance in the qualifying round and...