Saas Fee, Switzerland - The 2012 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland has concluded with a second World Cup victory for Angelika Rainer of Italy today in the Lead discipline.
The European leg of the 2012 Ice Climbing World Cup organized by the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) begins on Friday 20 January 2012 in Saas Fee, Switzerland.
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.
The arrival of athletes in Cheongsong, South Korea on Friday marks the launch of competition for the 2012 Ice Climbing World Cup, the first in a series of events hosted by UIAA member federations that culminates in Kirov, Russia on 10 March 2012.
The UIAA is proud to announce that RedFox Outdoor Equipment, a Russian sportswear and equipment company, has become of a sponsor of the federation’s ice climbing program.
The village of Khumjung, Nepal, that lies nestled in the shadow of Mount Everest, was the newest venue for the UIAA's expanding series of Global Youth Summit events.
The UIAA has begun to accept registrations from athletes accredited by UIAA member federations for the 2012 Ice Climbing World Cup that starts on 14 January in Cheongsong, South Korea.
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09 Dec 2011
