Patrick Edlinger at the Rock Junior
Patrick Edlinger, one of climbing's greatest living legends, will be the star guest at Arco's Rock Junior on 17 and 18 June 2006.
Patrick Edlinger, one of climbing's greatest living legends, will be the star guest at Arco's Rock Junior on 17 and 18 June 2006. The Rock Junior is just around the corner and all is set for this fifth edition of the European Youth Climbing Festival. More than 400 children aged between 5-13 and their parents have already registered for the event and many more will no doubt participate in this two-day celebration. As usual it will be a fun-packed climbing festival for all which this year will be presided by Patrick Edlinger, one of climbing's all-time greats. The Rock Junior is a myriad of differnt activities, ranging from the Climbing Campus rock routes to the miniature climbng walls in the Climbing Stadium, from the Euroepan Youth Under 14 Cup to the Family Rock competitions, in which the entire family competes in the vertical relay event. Fun and games for all! See you in the Climbing Stadium at Arco on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June. THE EVENT TEAM All of the above mentioned events render Arco the most famous and most dynamic reality in the climbing world, and they all owe their success to the indispensable support of the public and private partners: Arco Town Council, Autonomous Province of Trento, the Region of Trentino Alto Adige, InGarda, Cassa Rurale Alto Garda, Azienda Municipalizzata Sviluppo di Arco, La Sportiva, Cassin, The North Face, Vertical Sport, Sint Roc & Ecogrip, Pareti, PlanetMountain.com. The collaboration and support of the following professional bodies is fundamental in guaranteeing the safety of the participants: the Mountain rescue and Guardia di Finanza, Centro Addestramento Alpino della Polizia, Soccorso Alpino della SAT di Arco, della Scuola di Alpinismo e del Gruppo Alpinismo Giovanile della SAT di Arco, the Friends of Arco Mountain Guides and the ArcoClimbing Sports Climbing Association.
photo: Rock Junior 2005 (N. Hobley) |
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