The 4th round of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2014 Series is heading to the French village of Champagny-en-Vanoise this weekend. Twenty-four-meter high metallic artificial structure in Champagny offers several routes with various angles and multiple reliefs and difficulties. The ice is created by water spraying.
November 4, 2023 – Val Verzasca, Switzerland – The Verzasca Dam, an engineering marvel nestled in the picturesque Val Verzasca of Switzerland that stands 220 meters tall, became the stage for the climbing elite. Red Bull Dual Ascent, now in its
second edition, attracted 24 of the world's best…
It started during the winter of 1995 in Courchevel, the place considered the first major international event of European ice climbing. Since 2000, the "World Cup" circuit has been on with constantly rising number of participants both in a male ane female categories. In 2010, there were already more than 200 male and female competitors. The Cup began including stages worldwide. One event that took place in France was in Chamonix in 2001. Since that day, few projects have been undertaken in France to drive this discipline. But in 2010, the discipline reborn with the organization of Championnat de France in 2012 and a stage of World Cup in Champagny-en-Vanoise. Building on the success of these two events this winter will be a new stage of the World Cup on the magnificent site of Champagny-en-Vanoise.
Final day competitions will take place on Saturday as follows:
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Ice Tower
Finals ½ "Difficulty" Women & Men
8:30 to 8:45 Observation Women & Men 9:00 to 12:45 semi-finals Men & Women 1:00 p.m. Results
Final "Speed" Women & Men
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Finals Women 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Men Finals 3:45 p.m. Results
Final "Difficulty" Women & Men
5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Observations Women & Men 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Finals Women & Men
Adam Ondra dominated the bouldering scene again and won a gold medal in the second World Cup competition in Salt Lake City. He took second place in the qualification and proceeded to the finals from the same position. This time, he was surprised by the victory and admits that a little luck was…
Adam Ondra completed today's finals in Meiringen, Switzerland, and won a gold medal in the first competition of this year's World Cup. He kept first place in bouldering continuously from the qualification until the very exciting finals. He was satisfied with his excellent form and appreciated a…
