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…
UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Location Information
Saas-Fee: World Cup in the heart of the Alps
The traditional World Cup venue, Saas-Fee can also lay claim to being one of the more unique. Its spectacular ice dome located in the famous Swiss resort offers a host of viewing points to see the world’s best ice climbers in action at the World Cup second round in 2026.
Dates: 22-24 January
Speed Format – Single
Jury President – Oana Harabagiu – ROM
Chief International Route Setter – Masoud Zeynali – IRN
LOGISTICS
Competition venue address:
Parkhaus, CH-3906 Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Event Highlights
Event Results
Event News Feed
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…
Brno: First time medallists and in-form climbers come to the fore
Following competitions in Switzerland and in Slovakia, Czechia hosted the third round of the UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Cup series for 2025-2026 on Saturday 6 December. The event in Brno…
Brno braced to set season records
The UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Cup in Brno is a popular competition. Demonstration comes from the list of registered with climbers with a season record number of athletes, 117, and…
Team France excels in Slovakia
An impressive field of over 83 athletes from 15 member associations contested the second round of the 2025-2026 UIAA Continental Cup series last Saturday. The destination was Zilina, Slovakia where…
Event Gallery
Error: No se encontró el ID del álbum de Flickr en el meta del post.