Iceclimbing festival Osttirol

The largest ice climbing festival in Europe

11. - 14. January 2024

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.

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Program:

Thursday, January 11, 2024

OPENING OF THE EISKLETTERFESTIVAL at the Matreier Tauernhaus

19.00: Official opening and distribution of starter packages for the festival participants

 

Friday, January 12, 2024

TESTCENTER & EXHIBITION IN THE ICE PARK, ICE CLIMBING WORKSHOPS, FREE CLIMBING, AUSTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIP, LECTURE by SIMON GIETL

09.00 - 16.00: For festival participants: Meeting point at the Matreier Tauernhaus and common approach to the ice park or to an icefall, workshops in the groups

09.00 - 14.00: For all - free climbing in the ice park

09.00 - 14.00: Exhibition and test center

11.00: Issue of start numbers and qualification of the Austrian championship

19.30: Lecture by top alpinist SIMON GIETL at the Matreier Tauernhaus

 

Saturday, January 13, 2024

TESTCENTER & EXHIBITION IN THE ICE PARK, ICE CLIMBING WORKSHOPS, FREE CLIMBING, SOUND AND OSTTIROLER ICE MASTERS

From 09:00: For Festival Participants:inside - meeting point at Matreier Tauernhaus, group division and joint approach to the Ice Park. Workshops with the mountain guides until approx. 14.00 hrs.

09.00 - 14.00: For all - free climbing in the ice park

08.30 - 10.30 a.m.: Material drop of "Winter flea market" of the "Alpenverein Matrei i. O.", Material drop-off at the Matreier Tauernhaus

09.00 - 17.00: Exhibition and test center

09.00 - 17.00: Food and drink will be provided by the mountain rescue service Matrei i. O. Big auction of material prizes in the evening

starting from noon: DJ Plottna in the Ice park

13.00: Speed competition

15.00: finals Austrian champioinship

from 17.00: "Winter flea market" at the Matreier Tauernhaus

20.00: Award ceremony at the Matreier Tauernhaus

from 21.00: Ice party with live band "History of Rock"

 

Sunday, January 14, 2023

On request: Multipitch-Workshops at the nearby icefalls or in the ice park

09.00 - 14.00: For all - free climbing in the ice park

 

 

More information:

You do NOT have to register to participate in the Ice Climbing Festival. Everyone is welcome to climb with their colleagues and friends in the ice park, to watch the ice master, to look at and test the latest equipment at the exhibiting companies, as well as to fortify themselves in the mountain rescue tent of the local branch Matrei i.O. with suckling pig, sausages, punch or mulled wine! The lecture, the workshops, as well as the registration for the ice master are liable to pay costs. The registration for the workshops and for the Festival Pass you can find here www.bergfuehrer-kals.at/eispark-osttirol/anmeldung-eis-festival

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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

FESTIVAL PASS includes:

  • Ice and/or mixed climbing workshop in a group of 6, led by a state-certified mountain and ski guide:in
  • Ice festival T-shirt
  • Lecture by Simon Gietl
  • Material science lecture on Thursday evening
  • 1 food and drink voucher for mountain rescue tent
  • Participation in the ice master
  • ice party with band
  • free toll for return trip through Felbertauernstraße (receipt for outward trip + stamp Matreier Tauernhaus!)

Costs: € 285,00 (plus overnight stay)

Registration deadline: 31.12.2023

 

The overnight stay in Matreier Tauernhaus has to be booked by yourself.

Special price for ice climbing festival participants: from € 215,00 for 3 nights incl. half board

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