Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.4 / Trend F.Huseynli /
The first international tournament on ice climbing will be held in Azerbaijan
The championship is expected to be held on a frozen waterfall near the Laza village of the Gusar region Feb. 5-7, the Azerbaijani Air and Extreme sports Federation told Trend today.
Russian, South Korean and Georgian athletes are expected to attend the championship.
Increase in temperature caused melting of ice at some waterfalls recently.
Over 30 athletes from several teams including Ekosport of the Federation, West University Sports Club, A+A club, Mountain Training School, the Azerbaijani Architecture and Construction University, Salavat club of the Gusar region, Extrim of the Gakh region, Mountain Bee of the Zagatala and Steppe leopard of the Agdjabedi hold intensive training despite the climate obstacles
Local athletes, who succeed in passing the first qualification tournament, consisting of two rounds, will able to compete with foreign athletes in the second round
The Azerbaijani national team obtained a good experience while competing with strong representatives of this sport. This will allow athletes to learn more about ice climbing technique and to strengthen relations between the Federation and foreign organizations on mountaineering, rock climbing and ice climbing