Round 4 of the 2024-2025 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup season takes athletes into North America with the inaugural competition in Longmont, Colorado, USA. The UIAA will offer livestreaming from the competition which will crown winners in the lead and speed disciplines. The event is organised in collaboration with UIAA member association, American Alpine Club...
The UIAA Youth Commission has confirmed details of its first event for 2025. The popular annual Ice Climbing Camp in Guillestre, Hautes Alpes (France) will be held from 23 February - 1 March. The main goal of this ice climbing camp is to allow youngsters to practice many forms of ice climbing – single pitch,...
The third UIAA Executive Committee meeting of 2025 will be held online on Tuesday 25 February. The meeting will take place from 12:00-14:30 CET. For further details please contact the...
The final round of the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup season will be held in Edmonton, Canada from 27 February - 1 March. It is the second time Edmonton hosts...
The UIAA Mountain Protection Commission will hold its second online meeting of 2025 on Tuesday 4 March from 15:00-17:00 CET. The meeting will be held online. For any questions please contact mountainprotection@theuiaa.org
The UIAA Management Board will host its first meeting of 2025 on Saturday 8 March. The meeting will be held online from 13:00 - 16:00 CET. The draft agenda can be found here. For further details please contact the UIAA Office.
Introducing the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation (IYGP) 2025 The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, accompanied by the proclamation of the 21st March of each year as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025. This is an opportunity to raise global awareness about the critical role of glaciers, snow and...
The first dedicated meeting of the UIAA Commission Presidents in 2025 will be held on Wednesday 26 March. The meeting will be held online from 13:00 - 14:30 CET. For further details please contact the UIAA Office.
The UIAA Safety Commission will host a UIAA Safety Commission World Congress from Sunday 13 April to Thursday 17 April. As part of the event, SafeCom will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its existence as a UIAA Commission. The event will take place in Chamonix, France and comprises SafeCom internal and plenary meetings, working group...
The fourth UIAA Executive Committee meeting of 2025 will be held online on Tuesday 15 April. The meeting will take place from 12:00-14:30 CET. For further details please contact the UIAA Office.
The 8th annual Gunks Rock Weekend takes places from 25-28 April 2025. The event is held in the Shawangunk Mountains, USA. The Gunks (short for Shawangunks) is located near New Paltz, NY, and about 85 miles from the NYC metropolitan area. Climbers can choose from multiple clinics on all the skills and techniques needed to...
The UIAA spring meetings will be held online and from the UIAA HQ in Bern, Switzerland. 9 May: Commission Presidents & Management Board. 1300-1600 CET10 May: Management Board Executive Session. 1300-1600 CET For further information please contact the UIAA Office. The draft programme will be released in due course.
