The UIAA is confirming a number of updates to its previous communication (16 October) regarding the calendar for the 2019-2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour.
There will now be three World Cups, not four. The event in Moscow, scheduled for 20-22 December (World Cup and World Youth Combined Championships) has been cancelled.
As communicated on 16 October, there will be no North American World Cup in 2019-2020. A North American World Cup(s) is now forecast for 2020-2021. The Ice Climbing showcase scheduled for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne has been cancelled.
Information pages for all World Cup events are available. Programmes and schedules will also be made available. The Athlete’s Handbook can be downloaded here.
The UIAA has also created a calendar of international ice climbing events and festivals. Organisers are encouraged to register their events; ice climbers can use the resource to discover festival locations. The calendar can be viewed here: https://www.theuiaa.org/rock-ice-climbing-event-calendar/
CALENDAR 2019-2020 UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD TOUR
Dates refer to the full competition including registration days. Further details and programmes will be communicated in due course.
WORLD CUPS
3-5 January
Changchun City, Jilin Province, China
10-12 January
Cheongsong, South Korea
23-25 January
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
6-8 March
Kirov, Russia (Single discipline format)
CONTINENTAL CUPS
Asian Championships
10-12 January
Cheongsong, South Korea
Asian Cup
8 February
Iran
European Championships
23-25 January
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
European Cups
23 November (2019)
Bern, Switzerland
30 November (2019)
Brno, Czech Republic
7 December (2019)
Žilina, Slovakia
29 February
Oulu, Finland
Continental Cup Registration here.
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Main photo: 2018-19 UIAA Ice Climbing World Combined Championships (Moscow)
