15.11.2017
Slovenian sport climbers, who compete with the best climbers in the world and achieve excellent results, will compete for the last points in the national championship standings during the last November weekend. From Friday, 24. 11. 2017, to Sunday, 26. 11. 2016, the final of the national sport climbing championship or briefly the 12th Kranj Climbing Days will take place.
This year's Kranj Climbing Days will be special also due to the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Alpine Section at the Kranj Mountaineering Association. The festive celebration will begin already on Wednesday, 22. 11., with the event 70 years with me – With Andrej Štremflj, where together with a long-time member of AO Kranj and this year's recipient of the PZS award for lifetime achievement in alpinism, we will reflect on the path walked. The celebration will continue on Friday, 24. 11., with the screening of the film Manaslu – Path to the mountain, path to a friend within the event 70 years with me – With Nejc Zaplotnik. Every celebration deserves a good party, so on Saturday, 25. 11., after the end of the lead final, we are preparing a PDK party in KluBar with the band The Unimogs Band. On Sunday afternoon at 17:00, the final act of the celebration will follow: 70 years with me – With special guests, who will take us through the rich history of AO Kranj.
In addition to the Sunday bouldering final, spiced up with music and light effects, which will be opened by the juggling and fire group Čupakabra, do not miss the Saturday evening lead final, before which the performance of the Bleščica rhythmic gymnastics sports club awaits us. The route setters will surely spice up the line this year to make the competition exciting and tense, as climbers who reach for the highest accolades also in world-class competitions will perform.
The official competitive part will, as in recent years, take place in two disciplines (lead and
bouldering), in which competitors will compete in five age categories. The hall will undoubtedly buzz with the enthusiasm of athletes and their fans from Friday to Sunday. At the Kranj Climbing Days, joy and laughter mix every year, encouraging cheers and cries of effort. Tears of disappointment flow for some, others brim with pride, for some it is a time of defeat and for others a time of triumph. Climb as high and as fast as possible, encourage friends, gain experience, boast about achievements, accept defeat and weave new acquaintances: all this is part of sport climbing competitions and especially the final act of the national championship.
Let us also mention that children can have fun in the children's creative corner throughout the event. In addition, the mysterious world of spiders and reptiles will be on display, brought closer to us by the Bioexo exhibition of exotic animals. Plenty of interesting and useful things will surely be found at the stalls as well.
You can view the detailed program and fresh news on our website http://pdk.aokranj.com or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlezalniDneviKranja/. You can feel the pulse of the event also through the video at the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnoy0LVmzPI.
The success of the event largely depends on the voluntary work of AO Kranj members, of course, but we could not organize an event at such a high level without the support of sponsors and donors. We kindly invite you to collaborate to spread the news together among people, and also to bring the happenings of this established sports event with your help to those who cannot be with us during the last November weekend.
Entry to all events is free!
PDK Organizing Committee