Cortina Ice Boulder 2000 – the program

From the 28-30 January 2000 Cortina d'Ampezzo will host, for the second consecutive year, the Ice Bouldering Competition. Sadly this event will be the only one of its kind in this year’s Ice World Cup circuit, since the Chamonix Bouldering Competition has now officially been cancelled.

As in the previous year’s competition, an artificial icefall will be set up at the top of the Faloria cable car. The first of its kind in 1999, it proved to be spectacular and highly enjoyable event for athletes and crowd alike.

New rules set out by the IWC, the Ice Climbing World Cup Committee, now include banning the use of wrist loops. The routes now demand far more power and stamina, since resting is now almost impossible.
Other interesting rules emerge with regard to the bouldering competitions. Sensibly, the number of attempts is now taken into consideration if two athletes have the points, but the main criteria on which the competition is judged is height reached. A series of starting and finishing “holes” must be hooked and the boulder is divided into three zones, each valued differently. Only when the athlete makes at least three points of contact (both ice axes and one crampon) is a zone awarded.
For further information about the IWC and the rules, check out the official IWC site at
http://www.ice-time.com

Program Cortina 2000
Friday, 28 January	10.00	men and women’s Open
Saturday. 29 January	12.00	Women’s semi-final
               "	15.00	Men’s semi-final
               "	evening	meal in Faloria, descent to Cortina at 22.00
Sunday. 30 January	10.00	Women’s Final
               "Â	Â	Men’s Final
               "	Â	Prize giving Ceremony

Organisation:
Guide Alpine Cortina - Scoiattoli di Cortina (Cortina Mountain Guides)

Director of Competition:
Maurizio Gallo

Route setter and International judge:
Paolo Mantovani-Manu Ibarra

Registration:
fax or registration on line obligatory: www.ice-time
Registration fee: 30 $ (55.000 Lit)
Final registration: 26 January 2000, 19.30

Accommodation (B & B 30 $) athletes and staff:
Casa Tua, Via Zuel 100, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Tel/Fax: +39 - 0436 - 2278, E-mail: casatua@cortinanet.it

Press office and Marketing:
Erik Svab
Tel: +39 - 335 - 6306067
E-mail: esvab@tin.it

For further information contact:
Ufficio Guide Alpine Cortina
Tel: +39 - 0436 - 868505
Office hours:17.30 - 19.30

Obligatory Gear:
- gear must conform to EC Norms
- wristloops are not allowed
- helmet is obligatory


Maximum number of competitors allowed:
Open (2 or 4 boulders): max 60 athletes
Men’s Semi-final (4 boulder): 16 athletes
Women’s Semi-final (4 boulder): 12 athletes
Men’s- Final (4 boulder): 8 athletes
Women’s Final (4 boulder): 6 athletes

Official Sponsors: No Limits, Cisalfa, Cortina Turismo.