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Should ice climbing become an Olympic discipline?
Ice Climbing At 2022 Winter Games Discussed - GamesBids.com
http://news.google.com Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:14:52 GMT
Ice Climbing At 2022 Winter Games DiscussedGamesBids.comOfficials from the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) and the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARSIF), met last week to discuss a bid to i ...
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Ice climbing competitions are not new. Here some info on the UIAA Ice climbing World Cup for Youth in Saas Grund, Switzerland:
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Speed ice climbing... The fastest athletes took less than 8 seconds to cover the 10 or so meters of ice!
At the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup for Youth, January 12-13 2013 in Saas Grund, Switzerland.
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Here are a few amazing ice climbing videos.
Lets start in the Canadian Rockies:
Canadian Ice - Call of the Frozen Wild -a film by Matthias Scherer and Tanja Schmitt
From 3th November till 10th December Tanja Schmitt and Matthias Scherer started their ice climbing season in the Canadian Rockies. The film shows impressive ...
And - last but not least - enjoy half an hour of Quebec ice climbing:
Québec Ice trip [english] Take four super-motivated ice climbers, and simmer them on low heat in France for three long months at 23°C (73°F). Then fry with onions by promising them su...
After watching the videos, what do you think? Should ice climbing be part of the Olympic games in 2022? Please share your thoughts.