23 Feb 2019 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup – Denver

The sixth and final leg of the 2019 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup takes place on 23 and 24 February in Denver, Colorado.

For the first time in North America, the world’s top men and women ice climbers will compete for glory on a 50-foot-tall wall of sheer ice at the 2019 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Finals. The competition venue will be held at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver.

All weekend long, the park will be transformed into Barbegazi, a free winter festival with fun for all ages, including ax throwing, a huge ice maze, a 300-foot-long fat tire biking course and a snowball target range! Celebrate winter with food trucks, an ice bar and beer garden, and fire pits. Music guest Dragondeer will perform at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The event will be free and open to the public. Festival hours are 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

Friday, Feb. 22

• Winter Festival: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (no climbing events)

Saturday, Feb. 23

• Winter Festival: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Lead qualifiers: 8 a.m.
• Dragondeer performance: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Speed qualifiers: 4:30 p.m.
• Speed semi-finals and finals: 6 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 24

• Winter Festival: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Lead semi-finals: 10:30 a.m.
• Lead finals: 4:30 p.m.
• Medal ceremony: 6 p.m.

More information here.