Sunderland braced to host Continental Cup
For a third time, the city of Sunderland in the northeast of England, will host a UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Cup with competition taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday…
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Youth climbers to the fore in Malbun
While Team Spain took the plaudits at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships held this weekend in Malbun, Liechtenstein, winning the team award in both lead (difficulty) and speed,…
Ice climbing double-header in Malbun
From 29 January – 1 February, Liechtenstein’s sole ski resort of Malbun hosts a double-header of competition ice climbing – the annual UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships and the…
New World Anti-Doping Code presented to UIAA ice climbers
The 2027 World Anti-Doping Code and updated International Standards were approved in December 2025 and will take effect on 1 January 2027. Throughout 2026, anti-doping organisations worldwide will focus on updating their rules…
Saas-Fee: Quality shines through
Saas-Fee, Switzerland hosted the second round of the 2026 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour from 23-24 January. As it has done emphatically for over two decades, the venue in the…
Raising the quality in Saas-Fee
All eleven of the medallists from the opening UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup of the season will compete this weekend in Switzerland. Saas-Fee, a resort located at nearly 2000m in…
Team France conquer Apple County
Cheongsong delivered an outstanding opening round of the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour on the weekend of 10-11 January. As has become tradition, warm hospitality met biting temperatures and challenging…
Stellar line up set for World Cup opener
Reigning and former world champions, World Tour winners and emerging talent make up the impressive field of athletes set to contest the opening UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup of the…
Update: Ice climbing and the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games
The UIAA – International Climbing & Mountaineering Federation – and World Ice Climbing acknowledge the IOC’s decision to adjust the timeline regarding the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games discipline…
Tight at the top in the Continental series
The final UIAA ice climbing competition of the calendar year was staged in Utrecht, the Netherlands, last Saturday. Organised by the Royal Dutch Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (NKBV) and Sportcentrum…
Climbing high, climbing fast: Preview of the 2025-2026 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour
On 9 January, in the icy climes of the Korean Alps, the 2025-2026 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour is raised up a notch with the start of the world level…
Utrecht: An open field for Round 4 of the Continental season
After three Continental Cups in three different European countries across three successive weekends, Utrecht will host the final UIAA ice climbing event for 2025 on Saturday 13 December. Athletes will…