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Earlier this year, the UIAA asked Member Federations to help define the future direction of the international mountaineering body over the next five years.

The French Mountaineering and Climbing Federation and other key mountaineering and climbing stakeholders in France have published a manifesto to promote a common vision for the future of mountain practices.

The Legal Experts Working Group of the UIAA has published observations on the growing number of accidents at indoor climbing facilities.

The schedule for the 2012 Ice Climbing World Cup events has been announced.

The American Alpine Club is hosting its annual International Climbers’ Meet (ICM) in Yosemite Valley.

The growing popularity of via ferrate among families with small children and the advent of climbing chocks made with polymers will lead to new testing and investigations by the UIAA Safety Commission (SafCom).

The following article was provided to the UIAA by Annibale Salsa, past president of Italy's CAI, Claudio Picco and Carlo Zanantoni.

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.

This agreement, drawn up by the founding associations over 30 years ago, offers members of alpine clubs party to the agreement an extraordinary range of mountain accommodation.