UIAA - ICC - 1, P. Perotti - 10143 Torino - Italy

tel +393356989969 fax +39 011 746744 e-mail: icc.comp@aerre.it

3-rd Speed WORLD CUP 2002

YEKATERINBURG, Russia – MAY 25-26

1. ORGANISATION:

Climbing Federation of Russia – 8 Luzhnetskaya Nab., Moscow, 119992, Russia, tel/fax: + 7 095 725 47 04

Organisers – 29 Mira Str, Yekaterinburg, 620078, Russia, tel/fax: + 7 3432 45 88 62 – e-mail: cfr_info@etel.ru

Person in-charge – Evgeny LEVIN, e-mail: elevin@sky.ru

Info: www.uralclimbing.ru

2. PARTICIPATION: 3 male and 3 female competitors each country + (10 men + 10 women Speed World Cup ranking 2001) + Supplementary Lists

IMPORTANT: In order to get Russian visas in time and minimize the prices,

please send the following information as soon as possible:

1. Surname

2. Name

3. Date of birth

4. Nationality

5. Sex

6. Passport No, Expiry Date

7. Team status (climber, coach, manager, physiotherapist)

8. Name of the firm where person is working.

9. Firm address, phone, fax

10. Post in the firm.

11. City where visa will be received.

12. Arrival date in Russia and Departure date from Russia.

NOTE: Please send us your address as well as fax number where you can get an invitation!

E-mail: cfr_info@etel.ru and elevin@sky.ru

3. TRAVEL DETAILS: by plane: Fly to Yekaterinburg – KOLTSOVO Airport.

Note: Further information about most convinient flights will be sent to all Teams ASAP.

All teams will be met in Airport and transported to the Hotel. All participants will be provided with free transport during the competitions.

4. APPLICATIONS: the enclosed Application Forms shall be sent to:

ICC - 1, P. Perotti - 10143 Torino - Italy - fax: +39011746744 - e-mail: icc.comp@aerre.it

and copy to:

Organising Committee – 29 Mira Str, Yekaterinburg, 620078, Russia,

tel/fax: + 7 3432 45 88 62 – e-mail: cfr_info@etel.ru

DEADLINE: April 30 th 2002.

VERY IMPORTANT We remind that:

a) Those competitors for whom their belonging Federations have not applied for an International License, will NOT be allowed to compete.

b) Deadlines for registration of competitors, as reported in the competition information

sheets distributed by the ICC, must be respected by each member federation.

Registrations after the deadlines are subject to the relevant extra fee.

c) Competitors’ registration fees will be charged to the member federation, if registered competitors do not attend the event without informing the ICC within 10 days prior to the event itself (considering the 1st day of competition).

5. PRIZES: According to ICC Standards.

6. ACCOMMODATION:

1) Hotel “ISET” *** (the same Hotel like in 1996)

_{Apartments : 3 rooms (from 2 to 4 beds) – 120 $ per night}

_{Apartments : 2 rooms (2 beds) – 100 $ per night}

Single room – _{60 $ per person per night, including breakfast.}

_{Double bed room – 40 $ per person per night, including breakfast.}

2) Hotel “EURASIA” * (Toilet, shower, TV, Telephone)

Single room – (5 rooms only) – _{25 $ per person per night, including breakfast.}

_{Double room – (no limits)} - _{20 $ per person per night, including breakfast.}

Hotel reservation – e-mail: cfr_info@etel.ru and elevin@sky.ru

Deadline for the reservation – April 17 th.

7. COMPETITION VENUE: DIRIGABL Trade City – 17, Shwartsa Str., Yekaterinburg (www.dirigabl.ru)

8. ON SITE INFORMATION: Saturday, May 25 th, from 10.00 to 11.00 at the competition venue, conference room.

9. TECHNICAL MEEETING: Saturday, May 25 th, 12.00 at the competition venue, conference room.

IMPORTANT: from 2002, registration procedures at the competition will happen at the closure of the isolation zone only. Starting orders will be available on the web site (www.icc-info.org) a few days before the event.

10. COMPETITION WALL: USTU-UPI – Height: 25 m. Width: 6 m. Vertical.

11. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME:

Saturday May 25 th:

10.00 – 11.00 Registration

12:00 Technical meeting

Qualification Round

13.00 Isolation opening

14.00 Isolation closing

14.30 Opening ceremony

15.00 Women Routes Demonstration & Observation

15.30 Men Routes Demonstration & Observation

16:00 Women & Men Start

Sunday May 26 th:

Final Round

12.00 Isolation opening

13.00 Isolation closing

14:00 Women & Men Start

17:00 Awarding Ceremony

19.30 Welcoming party