According to the Russian Rock Climbing Federation (the organizer of the event), seven routes of maximum difficulty were made on local rocks especially for the event, where professionals will compete. And these are 13
people from all over Russia.
“There has never been such a large-scale event on the rocks in our country! Professionals will be able to compete for a sound prize fund of 700 thousand rubles on seven difficult routes. At the same time, absolutely any fan of rock climbing can become a participant in the festival by registering. For all participants, about 140 routes of various difficulty rating have been prepared and the opportunity to join the competition for
prize money on the most difficult routes,” the organizers said.
So, here are the participants of the festival:
- Alexey Rubtsov (Moscow) − world champion in bouldering, participant of the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020
- Victoria Meshkova (Sverdlovsk Region) − three-time European 2020 champion in bouldering, difficulty and all-around competitions, participant in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- Dmitry Sharafutdinov (Sverdlovsk region) − three-time world champion in bouldering
- Dinara Fakhritdinova (YNAO) − winner of the World Games, World Cup, European champion in difficulty
- Elena Krasovskaya (Chelyabinsk region) − world champion in all-around
- Dmitry Fakiryanov (St. Petersburg) − winner of the World Cup and European Championship in difficulty
- Julia Abramchuk (St. Petersburg) − world champion in bouldering
- Ekaterina Kipriyanova (St. Petersburg) − World Cup winner in difficulty
- Sergey Skorodumov (St. Petersburg) − vice-champion of Europe in bouldering
- Stanislav Kokorin (Tyumen Region) − winner of the World Speed Championship, World Cup winner
- Anna Tsyganova (Krasnoyarsk Territory) − World and European champion in speed
- Maria Krasavina (Tyumen region) − world champion in speed
- Vladislav Shevchenko (Moscow) − European Championship silver medalist in difficulty
Online application for participation in the festival can be made on the Federation website here.
As the organizers noted, the Festival claims to be the largest event on the rocks of our country.
And this is on the occasion − the 75th anniversary of rock climbing in Russia is celebrated in 2022: the first competitions were held in Dombay in the summer of 1947 At the same time, the festival will be an excellent opportunity to meet like-minded people from all over the country in a friendly atmosphere. Here it will be possible to communicate with the strongest climbers and learn from their experience. And it is also a great option to spend an active weekend in the wild with the whole family.
