International Federation of Sport Climbing
| File:IFSC logo.jpg | |
| Formation | 27 January 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Turin, Italy |
Membership | 76 member federations |
President | Marco Maria Scolaris |
| Website | http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/ |
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is the international governing body for the sport of competitive climbing, which consists of the disciplines lead climbing, speed climbing, and bouldering. It was founded in Frankfurt on 27 January 2007 by 48 member federations, and is a continuation of the International Council for Competition Climbing, which had been in existence from 1997 to 2007 and was a part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA).
Competitions
The major competitions organized by the IFSC are :
IFSC Climbing World Championship
IFSC Sport Climbing World Championships are held biennial. This event determines the male and female world champions in the three disciplines of sport climbing lead, bouldering and speed as well as in para-climbing.[1]
| Year | Location | Date(s) | Disciplines | Athletes | Nations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | lead | speed | boulder | para | |||||
| 1991 |  Frankfurt
|
2 October | 2 | • | • | 110 | 22 | ||
| 1993 |  Innsbruck
|
30 April | 2 | • | • | 127 | 23 | ||
| 1995 |  Geneva
|
6 May | 2 | • | • | 135 | 24 | ||
| 1997 |  Paris
|
1 February | 2 | • | • | 153 | 26 | ||
| 1999 |  Birmingham
|
3 December | 2 | • | • | 180 | 30 | ||
| 2001 | Winterthur
|
05-8 September | 3 | • | • | • | 198 | 25 | |
| 2003 | Chamonix
|
09-13 July | 3 | • | • | • | 241 | 34 | |
| 2005 | Munich
|
01-5 July | 3 | • | • | • | 318 | 51 | |
| 2007 |  Avilés
|
17–23 September | 3 | • | • | • | • | 302 | 50 |
| 2009 |  Xining
|
30 June-5 July | 4 | • | • | • | • | 219 | 44 |
| 2011 |  Arco
|
15–24 July | 4 | • | • | • | • | 374 | 56 |
| 2012 | Paris
|
12–16 September | 4 | • | • | • | • | ||
| 2014[2] | Munich
|
1 | • | ||||||
| Gijon
|
15–21 September[3] | 3 | • | • | • | ||||
IFSC Climbing Worldcup
The IFSC Climbing Worldcup is a competition held annually. The Worldcup is being awarded at the end of the year after a series of competitions at a number of venues throughout the year. The first World Cup was held under the auspices of UIAA in 1990, World Cups were held under the auspices of IFSC from 2007.
The number of competitions and venues vary from year to year.
IFSC Climbing European Championship
IFSC Sport Climbing European Championships are held biennial in years when World Championships are not held. This event determines the male and female european champions in the three disciplines of sport climbing lead, bouldering and speed.[1]
| Year | Location | Date(s) | Disciplines | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | lead | speed | boulder | |||
| 1996 | Paris
|
28 January | 2 | • | • | |
| 1998 | Nuremburg
|
3 April | 2 | • | • | |
| 2000 | Munich
|
7 October | 2 | • | • | |
| 2002 | Chamonix
|
11–14 July | 3 | • | • | • |
| 2004 | Lecco
|
22–27 June | 3 | • | • | • |
| 2006 |  Yekaterinburg
|
29 June - 3 July | 3 | • | • | • |
| 2008 | Paris
|
15–18 October | 3 | • | • | • |
| 2010 | Imst and Innsbruck
|
14–18 September | 3 | • | • | • |
| 2013[4] | Chamonix
|
12–13 July | 2 | • | • | |
 Eindhoven
|
31 August-1 September | 1 | • | |||
IFSC Climbing World Youth Championship
IFSC Sport Climbing World Youth Championships are held biennial during the same year as the IFSC Sport Climbing World Championships. This event determines the male and female world youth champions in the three disciplines of sport climbing lead, bouldering and speed as well as in para-climbing.[1]
Members
In 2011, the IFSC has 67 national federations of Sport Climbing through the world.[5]
Members
| Country | Federation | Acronym |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
Federación Argentina de Ski y Andinismo | FASA |
 Australia |
Sport Climbing Australia | SCA |
| Austria |
Österreichischer Wettkletterverband | ÖWK |
 Azerbaijan |
Air and Extreme Sports Federation of Azerbaijan | AESFA |
 Belarus |
Belarus Alpine Federation | BAF |
 Belgium |
Climbing and Mountaineering Belgium | CMBEL |
 Bosnia |
Mountaineering Union of Bosnia - Herzegovina | PSBIH |
 Brazil |
Confederação Brasileira de Montanhismo e Escalada | CBME |
 Bulgaria |
Bulgarian Climbing and Mountaineering Federation | BCMF |
 Canada |
The Alpine Club of Canada - Competition Climbing Canada / Competition d'Escalade Canada | ACC / CEC |
 Chile |
Federacion de Andinismo de Chile | FEACH |
| China |
Chinese Mountaineering Association | CMA |
 Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei Alpine Association | CTAA |
 Croatia |
Hrvatski Planinarski Savez (Croatian Mountaineering Assocociation) | HPS |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus Mountaineering and Climbing Federation | CMCF |
 Czech Republic |
Cesky horolezecky svaz (Czech mountaineering association) | CHS |
 Denmark |
Dansk Klatreforbund/Danish Climbing Federation | DKF/DCF |
 Ecuador |
Federacion Ecuatoriana de Andinismo y Escalada | FEDAN |
 Finland |
Finnish Climbing association | FCA |
 Republic of Macedonia |
Macedonian Mountain Sport Federation | MMSF |
| France |
Fédération française de la montagne et de l'escalade | FFME |
 Georgia |
Georgian Climbing National Federation | GCNF |
| Germany |
Deutscher Alpenverein | DAV |
| Great Britain |
British Mountaineering Council | BMC |
 Greece |
Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing | HFMCU (EOOA) |
 Guatemala |
Federación Nacional de Andinismo de Guatemala | FNAG |
 Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Mountaineering Union | HKMU |
 Hungary |
Hungarian Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation | MHSSz |
 India |
Indian Mountaineering Foundation | IMF |
 Indonesia |
Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia | FPTI |
 Iran |
Iran Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation | IRI MF |
 Ireland |
Mountaineering Ireland | MI |
 Israel |
The Israeli Organization of Sport Climbing | IOSC |
| Italy |
Federazione Italiana Arrampicata Sportiva | F.A.S.I. |
 Japan |
Japan Mounatineering Association | JMA |
 Jordan |
Jordan Federation of Sport Climbing | JFSC |
 Kazakhstan |
Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Republic of Kazakhstan | MCFRK |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Federation of Mountaineering Rock and Ice Climbing of Kirgiz Republic | FMRICK |
 Korea |
Korean Alpine Federation | KAF |
 Luxembourg |
Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Escalade, de Randonnée et d'Alpinisme | FLERA |
 Malaysia |
Persekutuan Mendaki Malaysia (Malaysia Mountaineering Federation) | PMM |
 Mexico |
Federacion Mexicana de Deportes de Montana Y Escalada | FMDMYE |
 Nepal |
Nepal Mountaineering Association | NMA |
| Netherlands |
Koninklijke Nederlandse Klim- en Bergsportvereniging | NKBV |
 New Zealand |
New Zealand Sportclimbing Federation | CNZ |
 Norway |
The Norwegian Climbing Federation | NCF |
 Peru |
Peruvian Sport Climbing Federation | FEPADI |
 Philippines |
Sport Climbing Association of the Philippines | SCAPI |
 Poland |
Polski Zwiazek Alpinizmu (Polish Mountaineering Association) | PZA |
 Portugal |
Federação Portuguesa de Montanhismo e Escalada / Portuguese Mountaineering and Climbing Federation | FPME |
 Romania |
Romanian Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing | FRAE |
| Russia |
Climbing Federation of Russia | CFR |
 Serbia |
United Sport Climbing Federation of Serbia | USCFS |
 Singapore |
Singapore Mountaineering Federation | SMF |
 Slovakia |
Slovak Mountaineering Union JAMES | SMU JAMES |
 Slovenia |
Alpine Association of Slovenia | PZS |
| Spain |
Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada | FEDME |
 South Africa |
South African National Climbing Federation | SANCF |
 Sweden |
Swedish Climbing Federation | SKF |
| Switzerland |
Club Alpin Suisse CAS | CAS |
 Thailand |
The Sport Climbing Association of Thailand | SCAT |
 Turkey |
Turkish Mountaineering Federation | TDF/TMF |
 Ukraine |
Ukrainian Mountaineering and Climbing Federation | UMF |
 USA |
USA Climbing | USAC |
 Uzbekistan |
Federation of Mountaineering and Rock Climbing of Uzbekistan | FMCU |
 Venezuela |
Federacion Venezolana de Escalada Deportiva | FEVME |
Associate members
| Pays | Fédération | Sigle |
|---|---|---|
 Andorra |
Federacio Andorrana de Muntanyisme | FAM |
 Bolivia |
Federación Boliviana de Ski y Andinismo | FEBSA |
 Cameroon |
Association des Sport de Montagne et d'Escalade | ASME |
 Colombia |
Federación Colombiana de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada | FECDME |
 Costa Rica |
Federación costarricense de Deportes de Montaña | FECODEM |
 El Salvador |
Federacion Salvadoreña de montañismo y escalada | FSME |
 Honduras |
Federacion Hondurena de Deportes de Montana y Escalada | FEHDME |
 Latvia |
Latvian Alpinist Asocciation | LAA |
 Lithuania |
Lithuania Climbing Sport Association | LCSA |
 Mongolia |
Mongolia Mountaineering Federation | MCMAC |
Observers
| Country | Federation | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Austria |
Austrian Alpine Club | ÖAV |
| Spain |
Basque Mountaineering Federation (Eusko Mendizale Federazioa) | EMF |