Ice Climbing World Cup - Busteni, Romania - RESULTS

As the event is over - and hopefully you've been watching it on mountainpro blog during the past weekend - you can check out the results of IWC Busteni 2010:

Women's Lead
1. Shin Woon Seon, Republic of Korea
2. Gallyamova Anna, Russia
3. Rainer Angelika, Italy

Men's Lead
1. Park Hee Yong, Republic of Korea
2. Bendler Markus, Austria
3. Lyulyukin Ivan, Russia

Women's Speed
1. Shubina Nadezda, Russia
2. Gallyamova Nadezhda, Russia
3. Shabalina Viktoria, Russia

Men's Speed
1. Pavel Gulyaev, Russia
2. Maxim Vlasov, Russia
3. Pavel Batushev, Russia

Full results archive can be downloaded HERE(.zip file)

The Ice Climbing champions of the 2010 season have been crowned:

Men's Lead: Markus Bendler, Austria

Women's Lead: Anna Gallyamova, Russia

Men's Speed: Pavel Gulyaev, Russia

Women's Speed: Nadezda Shubina, Russia

"The last weekend of the 2010 World Cup, held in Busteni, Romania, saw strong performances from Korean climbers Shin Woon Seon and Hee Yong Park, who won the final Lead competitions in the women's and men's events respectively. Shubina and Gulyaev came first in Speed, proving they are well deserving of the 2010 crown in this category." (UIAA website)

Ice Climbing Festival - Kandersteg, Switzerland 8-10 January 2010

It seems like the beginning of the new year is filled with lots of stuff to do(or must do), and if you're an ice climbing addicted you cannot miss the 3rd edition of the Swiss Ice Climbing Festival, held in Kandersteg. One of the top ice climbing destinations in Europe Kandersteg ice climbing area offers a wide range of climbs, from the easy first-step-on-vertical-ice to hardcore mixed climbs along the Oeschinen valley. More details about the event can be find here, on Ready2Climb website.
The new location for this event is in the near of cable car Sunnbüel - Gemmi Lodge - Taverne Pub.
Some info from the Kandersteg website:
"For nearly 3 days, Ice Climbing will be the main focus in the climbing areas around Kandersteg. Not only can you meet with ice climbers from all over the world but you will have the chance to test the latest ice climbing gear. On Friday night the focus will be on a slide show presentation and there will be another on Saturday night as well as a Ice Climbing Party."

The programme looks like that:
Slide Show:
Friday, 8th January 2010, 8:00 pm (German speaking)
Saturday, 9th January 2010, 7:30 pm (Dodo Kopold: English speaking, Bernd Arnold: German speaking)
The slide shows will take place at "Kongresshaus" opposite Hotel Bernerhof

Shuttle bus to slide show from Gemmi Lodge to "Kongresshaus" on Saturday only
Away: 7.00 pm and 7.15 pm
Return: 9.15 an 9.30 pm

Climbing:
Saturday, 9th January 2010, from 10:00 am onwards climbing contests
After the slide show the final competition will take place 9.30 pm
See you at the Party held at Taverne Pub Gemmi Lodge with DJ music from 11.15 pm.

Sunday, 10th January 2010, 9.00 - 11.30 am Workshops togethter with world known ice climbers. Final of Ice Climbing Event 2010 at 3.00 PM.