The Italian population becomes once again the capital of sport climbing with a full program of competitions difficulty, bouldering, the Speed ​​World Cup, International Cup Paraescalada and ceremony of the Arco Rock Legends.

The Arco Rock Master Festival 2012 is already underway, with everything ready to house during the weekend the biggest events of its comprehensive program. Among them, will not miss the awards Arco Rock Legends dispute and the high-level competitions in all disciplines of the sport climbing with the Rock Master and bouldering Difficulty and Speed ​​World Cup.

In fact, the activities of the Rock Master in Arco Festival 2012 started already on Saturday August 25, with the Rock Junior and many side events. The day on Monday August 27 was devoted to the screening of the winning films in the last Mountain Film Festival in Trento.

On Tuesday July 28, meanwhile, had the paraescalada central axis, with the running of a Paraescalada International Cup. It has highlighted once again the Spanish Urko Carmona, who has been with the AL victory in its category, ahead of Germans Thomas Meier and Gunther Grausam. Next, a British conference and screening of Paul Pritchard, powerful climber rediscovered in the nineties a new dimension to their sport after a serious accident. Also gave recognition to the Russian climber Vladimir Netsvetaev, the Speed ​​World Champion 1993, who has returned to the competitions to take part Paraescalada Cup (3rd in category PD) after an accident.

On Wednesday August 29th will be the turn of Adam Ondra, the protagonist in the projection of the film The Wizard's Apprentice. While Thursday 30 start your engines the Rock Master 2012 with the presentation of invited athletes.

Arco Rock Legends

On Friday August 31 will come one of the highlights of the event, with the act of presenting awards Arco Rock Legends, known as the Oscars of the climb. A jury of 21 international publications specializing in climbing elect the winners in two categories, Salewa Rock Awards for the best achievements in rock and LaSportiva Competition Award for the best achievements in competition.

Among the nominees for the Salewa Rock Awards highlights the presence of Iker Pou, which will compete with candidates DiGiulian Sasha, Dave Graham, Daniel Woods and Adam Ondra. While LaSportiva Awards Competition has ensured its destination in Austria, being nominated climbers that country Fischhuber Kilian, Jakob Schubert and Anna Stöhr.

In addition, the event will feature special German climber Stefan Glowacz, will receive the award as Climbing Ambassador 2012.

Competition

After Oscar night of climbing competitions take center stage during the weekend of 1 and 2 September. The first-to-ceiling Arc participants will Rock Master difficulty. As always, the organization invites a small number of climbers from the world's best. Among them, will not miss Ramon Julian, a legend in Arco, where he has been victorious on six occasions (five Rock Master and the last World Championships ). Beside him is the entire cast of the last four World Cup champions that besides Ramonet (2010), are Jakob Schubert (2011), Adam Ondra (2009) and Jorg Verhoeven (2008) and Russian Mikhail Chernikov and Austrian Mario Lechner.

In the women, the competition will feature Sasha DiGiulian, Angela Eiter, Mina Markovic, Johanna Schranz, Barbara Bacher and Maja Vidmar and Jenny historical Lavarda (fifteenth Rock Master for Italy).

Then test difficulty, also played a quote from the World Cup speed, which will feature world champion Zhong Qizin climbers and the rest of the planet faster.

Closing Party

On Sunday, September 2 is the last day of Master Rock Festival 2012, which will lower the curtain with the show in style. The last day starts with a boulder Rock Master competition, a competition contested by KO formula also among athletes invited. Will the brand new champion Rustam World Cup and his compatriot Dmitry Gelmanov Sharafutdinov, before the Austrian Jakob Schubert and Lukas Ennemoser and Klemen Becan, Nicky de Leeuw and Lucas Preti. In the women, will be seen in action at Mina Markovic, Alex Puccio, Juliane Wurm, Katharina and Melissa Le Neve Saurwein.

After the traditional competition in Duel, in which the best climbers will face difficulty in two parallel identical, in which the fastest gets the upper hand. The Party Rock Master will put an end to nine days of intense climbing.

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