South Tyrol's climbing aces show off

The regional lead championship took place in Trentino on Saturday. The AVS athletes performed well and won the regional championship title for women and men.

March 04, 2024

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The regional lead climbing championship took place in the climbing hall in Cavareno on the Nonsberg in Trentino. For men, the 30 best athletes in the region competed to determine the regional champion in lead climbing. They provided an exciting competition and already in the qualification several athletes climbed both routes TOP, i.e. to the top. In the final, only Fritz Engele (AVS Meran) managed to do this, who clearly dominated the competition.

Samuel Perntaler (AVS Brixen) came second behind Engele. He is the reigning U20 Italian youth champion in lead climbing and proved his talent and good form with second place in the regional championship. Gioele Pfiffer from Arco Climbing came third in the men's category.

Alessandro Larcher, Libero Feller, Alex Pichler and Andreas Cagol as well as David Grasl, who secured the U18 starting place, also qualified for the Italian Cup.

A woman from Brixen triumphs

The women's regional championship was won by Rita Oltramari from AVS Brixen, as Sofia Bellesini does not come from the region. The only 14-year-old Sofia Brenna (Arco Climbing) came second and third place was shared by Elsa Giupponi (AVS Meran) and Veronika Cagol (AVS St. Pauls).

Winner in the women's category: Rita Oltramari (Photo: Caverno Climbing).

Nadja Insam, Julia Gurschler and Miriam Amelie Peer, all three from AVS Meran, also qualified for the women's Italian Cup.

Results women:

(Sofia Bellesini from Belluno, therefore not in the ranking)
1. Rita Oltramari, AVS Brixen
2. Sofia Brenna, Arco Climbing
3. Elsa Giupponi, AVS Merano
3. Veronika Cagol, AVS St. Pauls