Iceclimbing festival Osttirol

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Address: Austria
Telephone: +43 664 416 128 9
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The largest ice climbing festival in Europe

13. - 15. January 2023

Every year on the second weekend in January, the Alpinplattform Lienz holds the Osttirol Ice Climbing Festival at the Osttirol Ice park. This is now the largest ice climbing festival in Europe featuring not only presentations by famous personalities, many workshops and the extensive test centre but also the Osttirol ice master speed competition and the concluding ice party.

Program:

Friday, January 13, 2023

OPENING of the 6th EISKLETTERFESTIVAL in the Matreier Tauernhaus

19.00: Official opening and distribution of starter packages for the festival participants.

19.30: LECTURE by ALBERT LEICHTFRIED "Ice around the world" in the Matreier Tauernhaus

Albert Leichtfried found his luck at the icefalls of this world and successfully set new standards in ice climbing. At the age of 17 he was Austrian junior champion in slalom and third in the junior world championships in skiing. After finishing his skiing career, he became a mountain and ski guide. In 2005 he was first in the Ice Climbing World Championships and opened the most difficult routes on rock and ice.

Saturday, January 14, 2023

TESTCENTER & EXHIBITION IN THE ICE PARK, ICE CLIMBING WORKSHOPS, FREE CLIMBING, SOUND AND 6TH OSTTIROLER ICE MASTER

From 09.00: For festival participants - meeting point at the Matreier Tauernhaus, group division and joint approach to the ice park. Workshops with the mountain guides until approx. 14:00 hrs.

09.00 - 14.00: For all - free climbing in the ice park

08.30 - 10.30: "Winter flea market" of the Alpine Club Matrei i. O., Matrial drop-off at Matreier Tauernhaus

09.00 - 14.00: For all - private coaching with Albert Leichtfried in the ice park

09.00 - 17.00: Exhibition and test center of the companies Petzl, Grivel, Black Diamond Austrialpin, Cassin, Camp, Arc'teryx, Salewa, Ortovox, Zanier, Scarpa and Rab

09.00 - 17.00: Food and drink will be provided by the mountain rescue service Matrei i. O. Big raffle in the evening - raffle tickets for sale in the mountain rescue tent!

14.30: "6th Osttiroler Ice Master" - speed competition. Registration on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at the Matreier Tauernhaus. Entry fee € 10,00

from 17.00: "Winter flea market" at the Matreier Tauernhaus

19.00: Award ceremony "6th Osttiroler Ice Master" at the Matreier Tauernhaus

from 21.00: Ice party with the Upper Austrian rock band "The Burnin' Love Hunters

Sunday, January 15, 2023

10.00 - 16.00: For festival participants: Meeting point at the Matreier Tauernhaus and joint approach to the ice park or to an icefall, workshops in the groups

09.00 - 14.00: For all - free climbing in the ice park

09.00 - 14.00: Exhibition and test center of the companies Petzl, Grivel, Black Diamond Austrialpin, Cassin, Camp, Arc'teryx, Salewa, Ortovox, Zanier, Scarpa and Rab

Lecture by Albert Leichtfried "Ice around the world" at the Matreier Tauernhaus

On 13.01.2023 at 19:30 in the Matreier Tauernhaus

Albert Leichfried found his fortune on the icefalls of this world and successfully set new standards in ice climbing. At the age of 17, he was the Austrian youth champion in slalom and third in the junior world championships in skiing. After finishing his skiing career, he became a mountain and ski guide. In 2005 he was first in the ice climbing world championships and opened the most difficult routes on rock and ice.

More information:

You do NOT have to register to participate in the Ice Climbing Festival. Everyone is welcome to climb with their colleagues and friends in the ice park, to watch the ice master, to look at and test the latest equipment at the exhibiting companies, as well as to fortify themselves in the mountain rescue tent of the local branch Matrei i.O. with suckling pig, sausages, punch or mulled wine! The lecture, the workshops, as well as the registration for the ice master are liable to pay costs. The registration deadline for the workshops and for the Festival Pass is 31.12.2022 on bergfuehrer-kals.at/eispark-osttirol.

The Ice Park Osttirol in the Tauern Valley - the perfect location for the ice climbing festival

The Osttirol Ice Master Speed Competition takes place every year as part of the Ice Climbing Festival

On your mark, get set, go!

The Eismaster speed competition always takes place on Saturday afternoon

The perfect location for your winter adventure!

Experts are also at the start of the ice festival, such as extreme mountaineer Steve House

FESTIVAL PASS "ALL IN" includes:

Ice Festival Starter Package
Lecture by Alber Leichtfried
Ice and/or mixed climbing workshop on Saturday in a group of 4, led by a state certified mountain and ski guide
1 meal and drink voucher for mountain rescue tent
Participation in the ice master
Ice party with band
Ice and/or mixed climbing workshop on Sunday in a group of 4, led by a state-certified mountain and ski guide
free toll for return trip through Felbertauernstraße (receipt for outward trip + stamp Matreier Tauernhaus!)

Costs: € 275,00 (plus overnight stay)

FESTIVAL PASS "SHORT CUT" includes:

Ice festival starter package
Lecture by Albert Leichtfried
Ice and/or mixed climbing workshop on Saturday in a group of 4, led by a state-certified mountain and ski guide:in
1 meal and drink voucher for mountain rescue tent
Participation in the ice master
ice party with band
free toll for return trip through Felbertauernstraße (receipt for outward trip + stamp Matreier Tauernhaus!)

Costs: € 175,00 (plus overnight stay)