2010 Ice Climbing World Cup Champions

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Austria's Markus Bendler and Russia’s Pavel Gulyaev have defended their Ice Climbing titles in the Lead and Speed disciplines respectively. This year’s women's Lead champion is Anna Gallyamova of Russia, and her compatriot, Nadezda Shubina was crowned Speed queen. The 2010 champions hoisted their titles after the last weekend of competitions in Busteni, Romania on February 6, 2010. Although there are only four events on the World Cup circuit, the competitions are demanding, held over four weekends in four different countries from early January to early February. Content provided by Climbing.com, via the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation. Photos by Lukasz Warzecha Photography / LWimages.co.uk.