Boulder World Cup 2020 in Meiringen: information, tickets and more

The starting shot for the 2020 World Cup season in Meiringen, Switzerland, will take place in around a month. The competitions take place from April 2nd to 5th. Tickets are now available.

In April 2020, bouldering will once again take place at the highest level in the Haslital. The date for the 5th edition of the Haslital Mountain Festival has been determined: from April 2nd to 5th, 2020 the bouldering elite will meet in Meiringen for the season opener.

You will never get to see the boulder specialists so close. In addition to the exciting competitions, the Haslital Mountain Festival also offers a varied and entertaining supporting program.

The trailer for the World Cup in Meiringen

Film screenings and presentation

The Haslital Mountain Festival will open on Saturday, March 28, 2020 with the screening of the two films Paradice and Rotpunkt. A lecture by professional photographer Robert Bösch will take place on Thursday April 2nd. The start of Friday, April 3rd, 2020 with the qualification of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in the bouldering discipline. The semi-final and final will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2020.

If you want to be close to the climbing stars for once, we recommend a trip to the Bernese Oberland. Tickets for the first competition of the season are available under the following link:

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The detailed program is there www.mountainfestival.ch.

The World Cup takes place here in Meiringen

The trailers for the films at the Haslital Mountain Festival

Film trailer Rotpunkt

Film trailer Jonas Schild

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Credits: Cover picture Haslital Mountain Festival / David Birri

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