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The French Alpine Club (FFCAM) wants mountaineers worldwide to know that while final approvals are pending for the new Goûter Hut on Mont Blanc (which has not yet opened), online reservation for the old hut is available.

After conquering all fourteen 8000 metre peaks around the world without oxygen, Kazakh mountaineer Maxut Zhumayev has given himself a new goal, a new Everest - the setting up of the Kazakh Alpine Club.

A Dutch organization integrates fun and community minded efforts to keep the Alps clean and promote stewardship and conservation best practices

A new working group will help the UIAA attract new members, especially federations from smaller and financially disadvantaged countries

As Nepal and the Khumbu gets ready to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest, a new paper by UIAA Mountain Protection Commission member Rodney Garrard provides a timely snapshot of change, as perceived by locals.

The Alpine Association of Slovenia (PZS), one of Europe’s oldest and proudest alpine association is celebrating its 120th anniversary year with pomp, pride and pageantry.

The UIAA Youth Commission has entered into a partnership with the National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme (NICAS) to help UIAA federations and climbing wall operators who are setting up programmes for young climbers.

The American Alpine Club is hosting its annual International Climbers’ Meet (ICM), We would like to extend an invitation to all UIAA members to participate in this annual event to be held the week of Oct 7 - October 12, 2013 in Yosemite Valley.

The Indian Mountaineering Foundation is hosting Climbathon 2013 on the Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh (20 July - 10 August) this summer.

The UIAA Mountain Protection Commission has expressed concern that a proposal by the mayors of two towns near Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, endangers ongoing efforts to designate it as part of the UNESCO World Heritage List.