Climbing compeition is on January 27th to 29th, the final starts at 19:30 and will be showed on RÚV.
The climbing competition of the Reykjvík International Games 2025 will take place on February 1st, 2nd and 3th 2025 in Ármúli 23, Reykjavík. On February 3th, ither men's or women's finals will be broadcasted live on the national television of Iceland (RUV)
- Open Women’s
- Open Men’s
- U15 Women’s
- U15 Men’s
Competition format
Open category
Qualification: 30 routes (6 difficulty levels, 5 routes per level). Top 5 highest scoring routes count. Competitors are given 90 minutes to attempt the routes in any order they choose. Everyone can watch the others' attempts. The top 16 advance.
Semifinals: 4 routes. 4 min on/off + 15 sec. Onsight, 8 min observation time before the round. The top 6 advance.
Finals: 4 routes. 4 min per route (World cup finals format). Onsight, 8 min observation time before the round.
Youth categories U15
Qualification: 30 routes (6 difficulty levels, 5 routes per level). Top 5 highest scoring routes count. Competitors are given 90 minutes to attempt the routes in any order they choose. Everyone can watch the others' attempts. The top 6 advance.
Finals: 4 routes. 4 min on/off + 15 sec. Climbed in flash format with a beta video.
Registration - No later than January 28th 2025
5000 ISK per climber / Athletes can register themselves through our registration form on rig.is.
Registration opens in December.
Prize money
50.000 ISK for the winner in open category (men’s and women’s).
Provisional competition plan
Qualification and semifinals for open category 1st of February
Qualification and finals for U15 1st of February
Finals for open category 2nd and 3th of February, location: klifurhúsið, which category will be on which day will be announced on the 20th of January
Schedule will be confirmed on the 20th of January (any changes will be announced on the FB event)
Travel & accommodation
By air you will arrive in Keflavík Airport.
There are regular bus routes to Reykjavik Bus Terminal close to Central Reykjavik. Here are some options:
Reykjavík Excursions
Airport Direct
Public transport, bus nr. 55
You can find plenty of accommodation in and around central Reykjavík 10-30 minute bus drive from the center. It is also close Klifurhúsið.
Live stream and social media
Please follow the Facebook event for updates and news from the event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/xxxx
https://www.facebook.com/reykjavik.international.games
The finals on the 3rd of February will be broadcasted on national television. The rest of the competition will be via stream or social media.
News and photos will be uploaded on Klifurhúsið accounts on social media. You can find Klifurhúsið on Instagram and Facebook.
Competition Venue
Klifurhúsið (owned by Reykjavik Climbing Club)
Ármúli 23
108 Reykjavík
Routesetters
Fabian Pensel, head routesetter (unconfirmed)
Guðmundur Freyr Arnarsson
Laufey Rún Þorsteinsdóttir
Elmar Orri Gunnarsson
Alexander Ólafsson
Ágústa Gunnarsdóttir
Sólon Thorberg Helgason
Benjamin Mokry
Contact Information
Laufey Rún Þorsteinsdóttir, event manager
Benedikt Ófeigsson, head of the planning committee
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