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17 Jan 2008
THE FINAL TOUCHES OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETITION

The preparations of the competition area have nearly been finished. Many people are working hard to present the new and innovative edition of Ice Master 2009 to the world.

A taller and more spectacular structure, more difficult routes: the news of 2009 Ice Master World Cup

In the Daone Valley the volunteers are patiently working on the new competition stucture, while the organizing team of the Ice Climbing World Cup (in Trentino, the only stage in Italy) is collecting the first registrations. The World strongest athletes (including Russian, Korean, Belgians and Dutchmen) have already submitted their registrations, and the Italians, Swiss and Austrians "spiders" too.
The cold temperature, which is ideal for the working of ice, and the technical innovations introduced by Maurizio Gallo, who is in charge of the competition structure, make us lokk forward to a very interesting and spectacular edition of the Ice Master. Just like last year's edition, the men's competition (difficulty) will go on for three days: on Saturday all the athletes will climb the two routes of the first qualifying round, and only the first sixteen of them will gain access to the semifinals on Saturday, followed by the eight champions who will compete for the final success on Sunday. The women will start on Saturday afternoon.

«This year the structure will be taller and more over ranck than the one used in the recent past - says Maurizio Gallo - and it will be more complicated and difficult to climb. The improving ability of the athletes and the evolution of the equipment force us to study

more difficult route. That is the reason why we have decided to build this new structure which is 26 m tall. The best way to test the technical and physical ability of the athlete is to increase the lenght of the tracks and modifying them.

As in the tradition of this manifestation, for which the organizing commitee works for a whole year, the athletes' competition will be together with the climbings of those who want to learn or improve their techniques on icefalls. From 16th to 22th January, the tenth edition of La Sportiva International Ice Meeting will take place in the Daone Valley in the heart of the Adamello Brenta Natural Park, with the collaboration of the "Friends of Arco" Alpine Guides. Everybody can take part in this entertaining discipline, beginners included.