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Here’s Who Won Ouray Ice Fest 2024

Big action and lots of falls as two climbers win gold at the 29th Ouray Ice Fest

The 29th annual Ouray Ice Festival just took place in Colorado’s small mountain town of Ouray with a record number of donations. The event ran for four days and included clinics, presentations and one of the biggest ice climbing competitions in the world.

The UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open comp had dozens of climbers compete in front of a large outdoor audience on a steep mixed route. Below are the winners of the open event.

Women
1st: Catalina Shirley
2nd: Aneta Louzecka
3rd: Corey Buhay

Men
1st: Tyler Kempney
2nd: Samuel Serra
3rd: Tyler Howe

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