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06/09/2018
In Featured, Ice Climbing, Media, Members, Members Area, Rock Climbing, Under the Ice

GLOBAL ROCK AND ICE CLIMBING FESTIVALS: ALL IN ONE PLACE

The UIAA has recently launched a global calendar for international ice climbing competitions and rock and ice climbing festivals, for events organised by the UIAA, its member federations and partners or entirely independent meetings....

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04/09/2018
In Featured, General Assembly, Media, Members, Members Area

MONGOLIA PREPARES FOR UIAA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

In a little over a month’s time the 2018 UIAA General Assembly will take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. For many delegates it will be their first opportunity to visit a fascinating country with a rich climbing and mountaineering culture. The event will be hosted by the...

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03/09/2018
In Featured, Media, Members Area, Mountain Protection, Mountain Protection Award, Mountain Sustainability, Mountaineering

EIGHTEEN PROJECTS NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

Submissions for the 2018 UIAA Mountain Protection Award came from all corners of the globe with the project’s dedicated assessment team confirming the nomination of eighteen projects. As of 31 August, all project profiles have been available to view on the UIAA website. Each nominee...

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27/08/2018
In Featured, Media, Mountain Medicine, Mountaineering

UIAA Medical Advice: Emergency Field Management of ACS, HAPE and HACE

Acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) are the most important and most common altitude-related diseases. Up to altitudes of about 5000-6000m, symptoms of altitude illness are a direct result of inadequate acclimatization. The UIAA Medical Commission has...

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21/08/2018
In Featured, Mountaineering, Safety

MOUNTAIN SKILLS: Equipment for an ice, snow, rock or mixed route

The latest article from the UIAA Mountain Skills provides recommendations for equipment for an ice, snow, rock or mixed route. Adapt this list accordingly to the difficulty and conditions of your chosen climb. Head: warm knit cap helmet scarf sunscreen > SPF 30 lip balm > SPF...

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17/08/2018
In Featured, General Assembly, Media, Members Area, Mountaineering, Safety, UIAA

DISCUSSING ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL

With eight of the fourteen world's highest mountain peaks located within its borders, Nepal is well known as one of the greatest destinations for climbing and mountaineering. From Everest to Kanchenjunga, its mountains have created legends and have inspired incredible feats of human endeavours. Over recent...

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15/08/2018
In Featured, Mountaineering, Safety, UIAA

Progress on Safety Standards for Avalanche rescue shovels and probes

In 2013, the UIAA Safety Commission (SafeCom) undertook the development of worldwide minimum standards for avalanche probes and shovels. Previously, formal requirements for avalanche shovels and probes only existed for participation in International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) ski touring races, mainly with the aim to...

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07/08/2018
In Featured, Ice Climbing, UIAA, Under the Ice

Les Frères Ladevant: Always Climbing

Whether in the gym, on the walls of a World Cup venue or climbing in their beloved Alps, the Ladevant brothers are inseparable. Almost three years divide older brother Tristan, 20, and Louna, 17. In their two full seasons on the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour,...

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03/08/2018
In Featured, Youth

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EVENT: MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL AND INTERNATIONAL ROCK CLIMBING IN FYR MACEDONIA

Held from 24-31 August in Demir Kapija, FYR Macedonia, the UIAA Youth Commission, in partnership with the Russian Mountaineering Federation, Macedonian Mountain Sport Federation and Macedonian Sport Climbing Federation is organising a youth mountain festival and international rock climbing class. The event is open to...

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30/07/2018
In Featured, Mountaineering, Skills

MOUNTAIN SKILLS: How to quickly protect a belay station

Always protect your belay station with a redirect point in order to limit the consequences of a lead fall. Ideally this should be a high anchor that is separate to the belay station, however this is not always possible. If the belay station is bomber, the lead climber can...

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