PHOTOS AND RESULTS: 2018 UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2018 UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships concluded earlier today in Malbun, Liechtenstein. The annual event was organised by UIAA member federation Liechtensteiner Alpenverein LAV Results can be found here. And here in PDF format. Photos can be found here. Photos copyright: UIAA/Michael Zanghellini Speed winners:...

IRAN. PRIMED TO HOST THE WORLD OF CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING

Shiraz, renowned for its green spaces and vibrant literary scene – earning the sixth-largest city in Iran the interchangeable nicknames the ‘city of gardens’ and ‘city of poets’ -, will provide the setting for the 2017 UIAA General Assembly on Saturday, 21 October. Hosting the...

SUPPORT FOR ALPINISM AS AN INTANGIBLE CULTURAL WORLD HERITAGE

During March’s UIAA Management Committee meeting in Sheffield, the proposal to back the notion of Alpinism becoming recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural World Heritage was unanimously supported. Full details on the origins of the proposal can be found in a dedicated article on the...

Join the UIAA in supporting the World Food Programme and Nepal Mountaineering Association’s response in Nepal

Remote Access Operations: Reaching the unreachable Following the April earthquake that shook Nepal and left thousands of people stranded in remote locations beyond the access of roads and helicopters, the World Food Programme (WFP) set up a Remote Access Operation to reach survivors with life-saving...

A new generation of climbers emerges on the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour

Yannick Glatthard of Switzerland is only 17-years-old but climbing like he’s aged 30 (Photo: Photo by Philippe Mooser for UIAA) Veterans Maxim Tomilov (Russia) and Angelika Rainer (Italy) put on show of power and skill, while wowing the crowd, to win the Men and Women’s Lead...

Nikolai Kuzovlev shows why he’s a UIAA World Cup champion in Saas Fee, Switzerland

Russia is a country that produces Speed climbing champions by the dozens but Nikolai Kuzovlev is proving that he’s the best of them. First he beat fellow Russians Egor Trapeznikov, 2013’s overall UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour Speed champion in the Bozeman Speed final, then...

Rivalries, records and retirement mark the 2013 UIAA Ice Climbing World as it arrives in Kirov, Russia for grand finale

Athletes have arrived in Kirov, Russia, for the grand finale of the 2013 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour. Opening cermonies begin on 8 March at 1330h followed by the start of Lead qualification for women and Lead qualification for men if time perimts. There will...

Final results for 2012 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup – South Korea

Ice Climbing World Cup & Asian Championship CheongSong, Korea  Women’s Speed Finals  Men’s Speed Finals  1. SHABALINA, Viktoria RUS  1. SPITSYN, Ivan RUS  2. KRASAVINA, MARIA RUS  2. VAGIN, Alexey RUS  3. FILIPPOVA, Maryam RUS  3. TOMILOV, Alexey RUS  Women’s Speed Full list  Men’s Speed Full list...

Markus Bendler and Maria Tolokonina stumble on first day of 2012 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in South Korea

Two stars on the world circuit, Austria’s Markus Bendler and Russia’s Maria Tolokonina, both stumbled on the first day of competition at the UIAA 2012 Ice Climbing World Championship in Cheongsong, South Korea. “I think I need a mental coach!!,” Bendler good-heartedly wrote on his Facebook page as...

BALLY PEAK OUTLOOK FOUNDATION EXTENDS UIAA MPA SUPPORT AND COMMITS TO CLEANING MOUNT EVEREST THROUGH 2030

The Bally Peak Outlook Foundation (BPOF) is the main partner of the UIAA’s flagship sustainability project – the Mountain Protection Award (MPA) – carried out via the UIAA Mountain Protection Commission (MPC). Recently, the BPOF extended its support of the annual MPA to include the...