Iceclimbing festival Osttirol

The largest ice climbing festival in Europe

09. - 12. January 2024

8th Ice Climbing Festival East Tyrol - 10 YEARS EISPARK OSTTIROL
"Ice climbing for everyone!"

 

Every year on the second weekend in January, the association "Freunde des Eispark Osttirol" 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.

 

New this year:

  • free ice climbing workshops led by the Eispark mountain guides for everyone
  • free climbing

 

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Program:

Thursday, 09 January 2025
 

OPENING 8th EISKLETTERFESTIVAL at the Matreier Tauernhaus
9.00 am: Official opening followed by product shows and equipment demonstrations by mountain guides and companies.
 

Friday, 10 January 2025
 

9.00 am: For festival participants - meeting pointat the Matreier Tauernhaus with subsequent group divisionand joint access to the ice park

9.00 am - 4.00 pm: For festival participants - workshops with the mountain guides
9.00 am - 5.00 pm: For everyone - exhibition and test centre of the companies Petzl, Grivel, Black Diamond, Cassin, Camp, Edelrid, Arc'teryx, Ortovox, La Sportiv, Scarpa

11.00 a.m.: Start number distributionand qualificationnational championship in the ice park
7.30 pm: Lecture in the Matreier Tauernhaus
 

Saturday, 11 January 2025
 

9.00 am: For festival participants - meeting point in the ice park and further workshops with the mountain guides
9.00 am - 1.00 pm: For everyone - free climbing in the ice park
9.00 am - 2.00 pm: For all - private coaching in the ice park
9.00 am - 5.00 pm: Exhibition and test centre of the companies Petzl, Grivel, Black Diamond, Cassin, Camp, Edelrid, Arc'teryx, Ortovox, La Sportiv, Scarpa
 

Food and drink will be provided by the Matrei i.O. mountain rescue service in the heated tent!
Once again this year there will be delicious SPANFERKEL!
 

1.00 pm: "8th East Tyrolean Ice Master" - speed competition
Registration Saturday morning - NO requirements! - Fun competition
from 3.00 pm: "Final of the Austrian National Championships" in the ice park
8.00 pm: Award ceremony "Austrian State Champion" and "8th East Tyrolean Ice Master" in the Matreier Tauernhaus
from 9.00 pm: ice party
 

Sunday, 12 January 2023
 

from 9.00 am: on request: multi-pitch workshops possible at the nearby ice falls or in the ice park
9.00 am - 4.00 pm: For everyone - free climbing in the ice park

More information:

You do NOT have to register to take part in the ice climbing festival this year either, just for a private coaching session. Everyone is welcome to climb with their colleagues and friends in the ice park, watch the ice master, look at and test the latest equipment from the exhibiting companies and enjoy a good meal of suckling pig, sausages, punch or mulled wine in the mountain rescue tent of the Matrei i.O. local centre! There is an ice park support fee of 15€ / day. If you want to stay overnight in the Matreier Tauernhaus, you have to book this yourself, but there is a special price for ice climbing festival participants: from €215 for 3 nights including half board.
 

You can find more information here (only in German)!

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The Ice Park Osttirol in the Tauern Valley - the perfect location for the ice climbing festival
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
The Osttirol Ice Master Speed Competition takes place every year as part of the Ice Climbing Festival
On your mark, get set, go!
On your mark, get set, go!
The Eismaster speed competition always takes place on Saturday afternoon
The Eismaster speed competition always takes place on Saturday afternoon
The perfect location for your winter adventure!
The perfect location for your winter adventure!
Experts are also at the start of the ice festival, such as extreme mountaineer Steve House
Experts are also at the start of the ice festival, such as extreme mountaineer Steve House

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