On Saturday 14 December, the Dutch city of Utrecht will host the fourth round of the UIAA Continental Open series following events in Slovakia, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. The competition is the last UIAA-sanctioned event of 2024 and the penultimate in the European Continental season. The final act takes place in Sunderland, UK, from 8-9 March. In early 2025, the Continental season makes way for the main event – the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour which will witnesses five World Cups on three continents and a World Youth Championships.
Action takes place throughout the day on Saturday with the finals commencing at 17:30 local time. The full programme can be viewed here. No livestream is planned for the event.
A total of 76 athletes are current registered for the competition organised by the NKBV, Royal Dutch Climbing and Mountaineering Club. The following countries are represented: Canada (2), Czech Republic (2), Finland (2), France (3), Germany (2), Iran (1), Japan (4), the Netherlands (23), Poland (10), Slovenia (3), Switzerland (4), Slovakia (2), Spain (4), Ukraine (1), UK (11), United States (2).
Current Continental Season (Europe) Leaderboard
Women:
Haruko Takeuchi, Japan, 255 points
Annick Teepe, Netherlands, 196
Aneta Louzecka, Czech Republic, 158.5
Men:
Jonathan Brown, Switzerland, 205 points
Mehdi Bouchet Bert Manoz, France 151.1
Jan Mondzelewski, Poland, 131.25
The World Cup events, the first of five, start on the weekend of 10-12 January in Cheongsong, South Korea.
Further Information
Utrecht event page
Utrecht athlete registrations
UIAA Ice Climbing 2024-2025 season calendar
Photo credit: UIAA/Rein Rijke
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