Bolzano/Corvara, 26 January 2017 – Over the coming weekend the small village of Corvara in Val Passiria becomes the Mecca of the international ice climbing scene. From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January the Eisturm Rabenstein is the site of a World Cup event where the whole of the ice[…]
Bolzano/Corvara, 19 January 2017 – January is the most intense month not only for Alpine ski racers, when Dominik Paris, Marcel Hirscher, Lindsey Vonn etc. move from one classic event to the next. It’s all systems go for ice climbers, too! In just over a week, from 27 to 29[…]
Bolzano/Covara, 18 November 2016 – The negotiations between the International Climbing Association UIAA and the Association Eisturm Rabenstein, organisers of the South Tyrolean World Cup event, were drawn out this year and particularly hard fought by both sides. Recently, an agreement was reached: South Tyrolean ice climbing enthusiasts can once[…]
Bolzano/Corvara, 28 April 2016 – The ice climbing season in Corvara finished almost two months ago. And yet, last weekend Reinhard Graf and team travelled with the mobile ice tower on an ice climbing PR mission to Tignes in France. On Thursday six ice blocks of 3.5 tonnes each, the[…]
Bolzano/Corvara, 7 February 2016 – The country with the largest geographic extension of the world put its mark on the Ice Climbing Junior World Championships in the age groups U22, U19 and U16. Four titles out of six in difficulty climbing and all of the six gold medals in speed[…]
Bolzano/Corvara, 4 February 2016 – At the Eisturm Rabenstein there doesn’t seem to be a weekend without a top event taking place on the artificial ice climbing structure. After the World Cup last Saturday and Sunday this weekend will see the fight for World Championship titles in difficulty climbing (Lead)[…]
Monday, 1st February 2016 – The ice tower in Rabenstein remains closed on Tuesday, 2nd February for the public. With regard to the Youth Ice Climbing World Championships this weekend and due the to warm temperatures, we want to conserve the ice. For the public ist possible to climb next[…]
Bolzano/Corvara, 31 January 2016 – Two new winner’s faces emerged on Sunday at the ice climbing World Cup in Corvara. In a high quality difficulty climbing final Slovenian Janez Svoljšak and Korean Han Na Rai Song triumphed. The exciting men’s duel was fought in the pouring rain. It did[…]
Bolzano/Corvara, 30 January 2016 – Here is from 8.15 am a livestream available. We transmit the men’s LEAD semifinal, and from 1pm the LEAD finals.
Bolzano/Corvara, 27 January 2016 – Everything is ready for the three-day long ice climbing event in Corvara this coming weekend. We are ready to welcome the best ice climbers in the world. The South Tyrolean World Cup event will be formally opened on Friday afternoon at 5 pm at the[…]