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...
The UIAA is saddened to hear about the recent passing of Professor Jovica Ugrinovski. Professor Ugrinovski was the longstanding President of the Mountaineering Federation of North Macedonia (FPSM). His tenure ran from 2001 and concluded earlier this year, coinciding with the UIAA Spring Meetings in Skopje,...
In September 2022, the UIAA signed a pledge as part of its engagement in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Sports for Climate Action (S4CA) Framework, of which it has been a signatory since 2019. The pledge, known as the Sports for...
Promoting and encouraging solidarity between its member associations has always been a core principle of the UIAA. A recent example has been the support that the Polish Mountaineering Association (PZA) has offered Ukrainian climbers ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this year, the PZA...
One of the significant segments of the recent UIAA General Assembly (see review here) was the platform provided to the UIAA Commissions, responsible for delivering the federation’s core projects and in alignment with its Strategic Plan. Below is a summary of the Commission presentations from...
The 2022 UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – General Assembly (GA) was held in Banff, Canada on Saturday 29 October and hosted by the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC). It marked the UIAA’s 82nd GA and the third in Banff following events in...
The 2022 UIAA General Assembly will be held in Banff, Canada on Saturday 29 October. The event will be hosted by the Alpine Club of Canada. Livestreams Delegates from over 40 countries are expected to attend the GA. For anyone wishing to follow the GA remotely, the...
On 24 September, the Mountaineering Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PS FBiH), a member of the UIAA since 1997, marked its 130th anniversary. During a ceremony held in the ceremonial hall of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, this landmark was celebrated...
The following article is a slight adaption from a speech given by the mayor of Chamonix, Éric Fournier, at August's Chamonix Guides Festival. The below is a translation from the original version in French, which is planned to be published in Le Monde. ‘Mountains must remain...
The UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – is delighted to confirm that the Women Going to Altitude conference to be held in Pontresina, Switzerland on Saturday 10 September will now be livestreamed on the UIAA YouTube channel (13:00 – 19:15 CEST). The event is...