Ice Climbing World Cup - Busteni, Romania

Well, we're getting ready for this year's third Ice Climbing World Cup major event, the one that will be hosted in Busteni, Romania, between the 4th and 7th of February, 2010. It's the 5th time that IWC is held in Busteni, and to celebrate that a brand new 180 sqm structure equipped with Tagg Heuer timing system was developed for this winter edition.

Registered athletes at the event will compete for two disciplines, lead and speed climbing, for both women and men. You'll be able to watch the event over an internet connection on IWC Busteni official website.

The program of the event is the following:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010
Time - Activity - Location

14.00 – 17.00 - Registration of athletes - Event Secretariat
Drawing of competition numbers
Distribution of information packages,
Check-in / Accommodation at hotels

17.30 – 19.00 Meeting of athletes, officials and spectators at Kalinderu ski lift.
Opening ceremony and presentation of ice stadium and of the new structure Kalideru Ski Lift station
19.30 – 20.30 Dinner - Hotel “CPP” restaurant
20.30 Presentation of Starting Lists Event Secretariat

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Women – Lead Qualifications
08.00 Isolation opens - Isolation room
08.30 Isolation closes - Isolation room
09.00 - 9.15 Briefing - Ice Park Secretariat
09.15 - 9.30 Route Preview - New Lead Ice Structure
09.30 - 11.30 Competition - New Lead Ice Structure
11.45 Results list / Starting List Finals - Ice Park Secretariat

Men – Lead Qualifications
11.00 Isolation opens - Isolation room
11.30 Isolation closes - Isolation room
12.00 – 12.15 Briefing - Ice Park Secretariat
12.15 – 12.30 Route Preview - New Lead Ice Structure
12.30 – 17.00 Competition- New Lead Ice Structure
17.15 Results list / Starting List Semifinals -Ice Park Secretariat

Women - Speed
14 – 14.30 Training / Warm up- Ice Speed Structure
14.30 – 15.00 Qualification - Ice Speed Structure
15.10 Qualification Results - Ice Park Secretariat

15.10 – 16.00 - "Best of 16"
- Quarter-Final - Ice Structure
- Half-Final
- Small-Final
- Final

Men - Speed
17.45 – 18.15 Training / Warm up - Ice Speed Structure
18.15 – 19.15 Qualification - Ice Speed Structure
19.30 Qualification Results - Ice Park Secretariat

19:45 – 20:30 - "Best of 16"
- Quarter-Final - Ice Speed Structure
- Half-Final
- Small-Final
- Final

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010
Men – Semi-finals
08:00 Isolation opens - Isolation room
08:30 Isolation closes - Isolation room
09:00 – 09:15 Route preview - New Ice Structure
09:15 – 11:00 Semi-finals - New Ice Structure
11:15 Results list / Starting List Finals - Ice Park Secretariat

Women – Finals
10:50 Isolation opens - Isolation room
11:05 Isolation closes - Isolation room
11:35 – 11.50 Route preview - New Ice Structure
12.00 – 13.30 Competition - New Ice Structure
13.15 Results List Finals Ice Park Secretariat

Men – Finals
14.00 Isolation opens - Isolation room
14.45 Isolation closes - Isolation room
15.45 – 16.00 Route preview - New Ice Structure
16.15 – 18.00 Finals - New Ice Structure
18.15 Results list - Ice Park Secretariat
19.00 – 20.00 Awards Ceremony and Closing - Ice Park

21.00 - OPEN OUR TRADITIONAL “PARTY TILL YOU DROP” WITH DINNER AND THEN DISCO @ Hut of Romanian Alpine Club, the host of the competition.

IWC Busteni Romania official website can be accesed HERE.

Well, I hope to see many of you there, by the climbing structure, ready for an incredible adrenaline rush. 'Later!