OREANDA-NEWS. On 05 June 2009 was announced, that on 30th-31st of May "The Championship of Carpathians 2009 in rock-climbing. Ihor Sharabura memorial" took place on Dovbush Rocks (Bubnyshche village, Ivano-Frankivs'k region). The tournament was named so in honour of the master of sport in rock-climbing, the judge of national category, and the coach in rock-climbing Ihor Sharabura, who perished tragically in 2008.

Rock-climbers gained an opportunity to test themselves on 26 routes of different complexity categories, 7 of which were new for Championship participants. During the competition, winners were defined in the individual test in such categories: men, women, juniors, women juniors. In particular, Evhen Grafov (L'viv) and Natalia Vasylenko (L'viv) became the winners. In "juniors" category (sportsmen under 17 years) Oleh Shaynoga (Stryi) and Olena Khodan (Ivano-Frankivs'k) have gained the victory.

Competitions were organized by Ivano-Frankivs'k regional federation of mountaineering and rock-climbing, L'viv regional federation of mountaineering and rock-climbing, and Stryi section of mountaineering and rock-climbing.

Ihor Sharabura memorial took place with the assistance of OKKO filling complexes network.

Ihor Sharabura was the first coach in rock-climbing of the president of Concern Galnaftogaz Vitaliy Antonov.

Vitaliy Antonov is a candidate master in rock-climbing and a candidate master in mountaineering.