Climbing lifted to mainstream recognition

Climbing is now officially a sport in the Faroes.

Klintrisamband Føroya, the Faroese Climbing Association, has been registered as an official sport discipline under ÍSF, the Faroese Confederation of Sports and Olympic Committee.

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The committee of the Faroese Climbing Association – left to right: Absalon Eysturoy, Theodor Kapnas and Rógvi Laksáfoss. Photo: ÍSF

Climbing started gaining popularity as an amateur sport in the Faroes at the start of this century.

“We now have so many regular climbers – indoors and outdoors – that it makes good sense to organise ourselves into a sports association,” says Rógvi Laksáfoss, a committee member of the Faroese Climbing Association.

”We want to organise and develop climbing as a sport in the Faroes by hosting tournaments, training coaches, developing safety structures around climbing, etc.”

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The logo of Tórshavn's climbing club. Photo: Havnar Klintrifelag's Facebook page

Laksáfoss is also a member of Havnar Klintrifelag (‘Tórshavn’s climbing club’), currently the only climbing club in the country. It is located in the climbing hall inside the ‘Bacalao’ building on the western quay.

“We hope that our official recognition will encourage new clubs across the country. It would be fun to compete with climbers from Klaksvík and Suðuroy.”

Click here for more information about the Faroese Climbing Association. Visit Havnar Klintrifelag’s Facebook page here.

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

English version by prosa.fo.

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