The story of Abbot Pass Hut, a national historic site in Canada lost to climate change, was presented at the most recent UIAA General Assembly by François Masse from Parks Canada. Abbot Pass Hut was maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada who in its annual...
Recently the UIAA announced its renewed commitment to studying accidents and incidents in the mountains through the creation of a dedicated Working Group to oversee the project. This Working Group is supporting a study by the British Mountain Medicine Society called the 'Lucky Jim Project'. It...
During the recent UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in Cheongsong, South Korea, the Youngone Corporation formally agreed to extend its partnership of the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour until 2025. The South Korean-based company has been the longstanding partner of the World Tour since the...
The Bally Peak Outlook Foundation (BPOF) is the main partner of the UIAA’s flagship sustainability project - the Mountain Protection Award (MPA) - carried out via the UIAA Mountain Protection Commission (MPC). Recently, the BPOF extended its support of the annual MPA to include the...
Welcome to the third edition of the UIAA Global Member newsletter, designed to share news from UIAA member associations. The newsletter can be viewed here. To subscribe to this newsletter and UIAA monthly newsletters click here. Produced in collaboration with the UIAA Management Committee Continental Representatives, this newsletter...
The UIAA Anti-Doping Commission, fresh from supporting UIAA Ice Climbing events in South Korea, France and Switzerland, is renowned as one of the most proactive federations in implementing the latest World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code and regulations. It is equally respected for its wide knowledge...
The UIAA Safety Commission is sharing two new important safety releases from the German Alpine Club (DAV): The first topic concerns research conducted by the DAV Safety Team on avalanche transceivers. Providing a thorough analysis of models on the market, information is given on the specifics...
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour intensifies in the month of January with World Cup events in South Korea, France and Switzerland. Preparations for the latter event (26-28 January) has been impacted by the high winter temperatures in the Alps. Safety concerns have led the...
The UIAA is pleased to officially confirm that the UIAA General Assembly held on 29 October 2022, unanimously and enthusiastically approved the re-admission of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI) as an active member of the UIAA, as of 1 January 2023, with full voting rights...