23/03/2020
UIAA UPDATE: COVID-19 STATEMENT
This statement was finalised following a UIAA Crisis Management meeting held online on Monday 23 March....
13/03/2020
UPDATES REGARDING THE 2020 CLIMBING SEASON IN NEPAL
The UIAA is sharing two communications regarding the 2020 climbing season in Nepal. The first is from UIAA member association, Nepal Mountaineering Association. The second is an article from the Kathmandu Post. NEPAL MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION (NMA) The UIAA received the following communication from the NMA on 13...
10/03/2020
ALPINISM AND UNESCO: RESOURCES FOR UIAA MEMBERS
Following a long campaign stretching back to 2009 when UIAA members were asked to lobby their respective governments, late last year, Alpinism was officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (please refer to the dedicated article). Cultural Heritage recognizes various traditions, expressions...
04/03/2020
In Ice Climbing, Media
KIROV: YOUNGSTERS GIVEN PLATFORM TO PERFORM
The UIAA World Ice Climbing Youth Championships heads to one of the most emblematic venues on the World Tour, in Kirov, Russia this weekend 6-8 March. The venue is a familiar one for athletes and officials alike having hosted the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup...
28/02/2020
LAUNCH OF 2020 UIAA MOUNTAIN PROTECTION AWARD PARTNERED BY BALLY
*Please refer to the updated communication on this subject and the UIAA Covid-19 portal for the last information. Since its conception in 2013, the UIAA Mountain Protection Award has proved an emphatic success. In the past seven years, the MPA has showcased and supported 118 projects...
20/02/2020
UIAA AND UNEP SIGN MOU
The UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – is delighted to confirm that the MoU between the UIAA and the UN Environment Program (UNEP) has now been signed. The United Nations Environment Program is the leading organisation within the United Nations in the field...
20/02/2020
UIAA RESTATED PRIORITIES FOR 2020 AND BEYOND
Recent dialogue and meetings dating back to the UIAA General Assembly in Cyprus and involving the GA, the UIAA Management Committee and the UIAA Executive Board, have focused on collectively realigning the UIAA’s role, objectives and vision. Taking elements from the expertise which went into the...
26/01/2020
SEASONAL VERDICTS CONFIRMED IN SAAS-FEE
Saas-Fee, Switzerland witnessed an exciting deciding round of the 2020 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup season, partnered by Outdoor Research. Gold medal winners in the Swiss Alps during the weekend of 24-25 January were: Anton Nemov (speed) and Louna Ladevant (lead) in the men’s competition. Irina...
22/01/2020
Outdoor Research Ice Climbing Challenge
Show off your ice climbing skills and win an Outdoor Research jacket The name of the game is to navigate the OR climber as he makes his way up the ice wall. Collect OR goodies to score points on the way up – but avoid the...
20/01/2020
In Ice Climbing, Media
ICE CLIMBING: SWITZERLAND THE SCENE FOR THE WORLD CUP DECIDER
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup season, partnered by Outdoor Research, concludes this coming weekend, 23-25 January, 2020 in the renowned resort of Saas-Fee, Switzerland. For over twenty years this iconic stage in competition ice climbing has hosted international events with aplomb. Come Friday and...