UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup
The Ice Climbing World Cup (or UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour, or IWC) is an annual ice climbing competition organized by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), who has regulated and governed the sport of competition ice climbing since the first IWC in 2000. It is the ice climbing equivalent of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in rock climbing.[1][2]
Structure
The IWC is organized as an annual tour consisting of three to six events throughout the season (the number has varied over the years), in which men's and women's lead climbing and speed climbing competitions are held. The lead climbing routes are held on largely bolted dry artificial surfaces (with some natural ice features) and thus employ dry-tooling techniques.[3] The speed-climbing routes are on a standardized 12-18 meter (40-50 foot) wall of solid ice that takes seconds for top roped ice climbers to complete (as per speed rock climbing).[3][4]
Over the years, the UIAA has increased the regulation and use around competition ice climbing equipment, including the prohibition of leashes on ice tools (so they cannot be used as aid), and increased controls on the use of "heel spurs" while climbing (to counter their use for resting).[5]
Men's results
Lead
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Will Gadd | ||
| 2001 | Daniel Du Lac | ||
| 2002 | Dimitri Bytchkov Harald Berger |
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| 2003 | Harald Berger | Alexey Tomilov | Dimitri Bytchkov |
| 2004 | no world tour | ||
| 2005 | no world tour | ||
| 2006 | Harald Berger | Simon Wandler | Markus Bendler |
| 2007 | Evgeny Kriovsheitsev | Markus Bendler | Alexey Tomilov |
| 2008 | Simon Anthamatten | Markus Bendler | Evgeny Kriovsheitsev |
| 2009 | Markus Bendler | Park Hee Yong | Alexey Tomilov |
| 2010 | Markus Bendler | Park Hee Yong | Maxim Tomilov |
| 2011 | Park Hee Yong | Maxim Tomilov | Markus Bendler |
| 2012 | Maxim Tomilov | Alexey Tomilov | Park Hee Yong |
| 2013 | Park Hee Yong | Maxim Tomilov | Valentyn Sypavin |
| 2014 | Maxim Tomilov | Park Hee Yong | Alexey Tomilov |
| 2015 | Maxim Tomilov | Park Hee Yong | Alexey Tomilov |
| 2016 | Maxim Tomilov | Hee Yong Park | Janez Svoljsak |
| 2017 | Park Hee Yong | Nikolai Kuzovlev | Maxim Tomilov |
| 2018 | Maxim Tomilov | Alexey Tomilov | Mohamadreza Safdarian Korouyeh |
| 2019 | Nikolai Kuzovlev | Park Hee Yong | Yannick Glatthard |
| 2020 | Louna Ladevant | Nikolai Kuzovlev | Kwon Younghye |
| 2023 | Louna Ladevant | Park Hee Yong | Benjamin Bosshard |
| 2024 | Younggeon Lee | Keenan Griscom | Virgile Devin |
| 2025 | Benjamin Bosshard | Younggeon Lee | Louna Ladevant |
Speed
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Maxim Vlasov | Urs Odermatt | Igor Fayzullin |
| 2007 | Alexander Matveev | Nikolay Shved | Igor Fayzullin |
| 2008 | Matevz Vukotic | Maxim Tomilov | Kirill Kolchegoshev |
| 2009 | Pavel Gulyaev | ||
| 2010 | Pavel Gulyaev | Pavel Batushev | Igor Fayzullin |
| 2011 | Pavel Batushev | Pavel Gulyaev | Maxim Tomilov |
| 2012 | Kirill Kolchegoshev | Alexey Tomilov | Pavel Batushev |
| 2013 | Egor Trapeznikov | Ivan Spitsyn | Pavel Gulyaev |
| 2014 | Nikolay Kuzovlev | Vladimir Kartashev | Alexey Vagin |
| 2015 | Nikolay Kuzovlev | Vladimir Kartashev | Egor Trapeznikov |
| 2016 | Maxim Tomilov | Alexey Vagin | Vladimir Kartashev |
| 2017 | Vladimir Kartashev | Radomir Proshchenko* | Leonid Malykh |
| 2018 | Nikolay Kuzovlev | Ivan Spitsyn | Anton Nemov |
| 2019 | Anton Nemov | Nikolay Kuzovlev | Vladislav Iurlov |
| 2020 | Anton Nemov | Nikita Glazyrin | Nikolay Kuzovlev |
| 2023 | Mohsen Beheshti Rad | Myungwook Yang | Mohammad Reza Safdarian |
| 2024 | Mandakhbayar Chuluunbaatar | Mohammad Reza Safdarian | Mohsen Beheshti Rad |
| 2025 | Mandakhbayar Chuluunbaatar | Mohammad Reza Safdarian | Kherlen Nyamdoo |
* 2017: 2. Pavel Batushev doping
Women's results
Lead
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kim Csizmazia | ||
| 2001 | Ines Papert | ||
| 2002 | Ksenia Sdobnikova | Ines Papert | |
| 2003 | Ines Papert | Ksenia Sdobnikova | Kirsten Buchmann |
| 2004 | no world tour | ||
| 2005 | no world tour | ||
| 2006 | Ines Papert | Anna Torretta | Stephanie Maureau |
| 2007 | Jenny Lavarda | Petra Müller | Stephanie Maureau |
| 2008 | Jenny Lavarda | Petra Müller | Natalya Kulikova |
| 2009 | Maria Tolokonina | Angelika Rainer | Stephanie Maureau |
| 2010 | Anna Gallyamova | Angelika Rainer | Stephanie Maureau |
| 2011 | Anna Gallyamova | Lucie Hrozova | Shin Woon Seon |
| 2012 | Angelika Rainer | Maria Tolokonina | Anna Gallyamova |
| 2013 | Maria Tolokonina | Angelika Rainer | Shin Woon Seon |
| 2014 | Maria Tolokonina | Angelika Rainer | Shin Woon Seon |
| 2015 | Angelika Rainer | Petra Klingler | Song Han Na Rai |
| 2016 | Maria Tolokonina | Ekaterina Vlasova | Song Han Na Rai |
| 2017 | Song Han Na Rai | Angelika Rainer | Maria Tolokonina |
| 2018 | Shin Woon Seon | Maria Tolokonina | Song Han Na Rai |
| 2019 | Maria Tolokonina | Shin Woon Seon | Eimir McSwiggan |
| 2020 | Maria Tolokonina | Shin Woon Seon | Sina Goetz |
| 2023 | Petra Klingler | Sina Goetz | Shin Woon Seon |
| 2024 | Shin Woon Seon | Sina Goetz | Marion Thomas |
| 2025 | Sina Goetz | Shin Woon Seon | Marianne van der Steen |
Speed
See also
- UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships
- UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships
- Mixed climbing
- Dry-tooling
References
- ^ "A Brief History". International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Reitemeier, Meredith (20 February 2019). "Can Anyone Beat the Russians at the Ice Climbing World Cup in Denver this Weekend?". Rock & Ice. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ a b Buhay, Corey (10 March 2020). "The Strange Underworld of Competition Ice Climbing". Outside. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Buhay, Corey (14 March 2019). "Fish Out of Ice: A Beginner Takes on the Ice Climbing World Cup". Climbing. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "UIAA Statement on Competition Ice Climbing". International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.