Member Federations News

The Eco Everest Expedition 2011, under the leadership of Dawa Steven Sherpa, succeeded in efforts to clean and collect garbage, debris and waste left by past expedition groups.

Canadian federation approves creation of a Yukon section, based in Whitehorse.

Read the latest reports of climbs of big new routes in the May newsletter of the American Alpine Journal, edited by John Harlin III.

The world's first mountaineering club, The Alpine Club of Britain, has made the past 40 years of its Alpine Journals available online.

Last year proved to be a very bleak year for mountaineering tourism in Pakistan, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

The Russian Mountaineering Federation (RMF) has launched a new training programme called the Avalanche Safety School (ASS).

An organisation in Spain dedicated to promoting mountain culture has expanded its annual literature and photography contest from Spanish-only entries to English.

Doug Scott pays tribute to Indian mountaineer Balwant Sandhu, who died recently in a road accident.

Nepal tourism year, Eco Everest 2011 and the 50th anniversary of Hillary's Khumjung School are all part of the latest newsletter from Ang Tshering Sherpa of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

Slovenian mountaineers Franc Knez and Silvo Karo have been awarded Slovenia's Order of Merit.