DIRECTORY OF UIAA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
Welcome to our members area, dedicated to the UIAA’s 94 member organisations from 69 countries on six continents. They are comprised of 69 full members, one unit member, 18 associate members and six observer members. Members can use this resource to share information about their activities and climbing in their respective countries and territories.
Morocco
Full Member
Federation Royale Marocaine de Ski et Sport des Montagnes
Member of the UIAA since 2017
Address LOT Salam N° 171 – Appt 24 – Avenue Moulay Abdellah – Bab Doukkala
City Marrakech, Morocco
Phone 212 524 431 159 – 212 665 129 030
Website http://www.frmssm.ma/
President M. Hicham Ait Ouarchikh
Total Members 2,000
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South Africa
Full Member
The Mountain Club of South Africa
Founded 1891 / Member of the UIAA since 1992
Address 97 Hatfield Street Cape Town
City 8001 Cape Town, South Africa
Phone: +27 837026241
Email secretary@mcsa.org.za
Website mcsa.org.za
President Paul Carstensen
Total Members 5320
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
Mountain Club of South Africa: Activities
Mountain Club of South Africa: Club Properties & Huts
Mountain Club of South Africa: Rock Climbing
UIAA News Article / Joint Statement on Kilimanjaro Cableway (June 2019)
UIAA News Article /Access & South Africa (January 2019)
UIAA News Article / The Perils of Kilimanjaro (August 2017)
UIAA News Article / Mountain Club of South Africa: A Profile (March 2016)
Afghanistan
Full Member
Afghanistan Climbing & Mountaineering Federation
Member of the UIAA since 2017
Email sec.general@acmf.af
Website TBC
Contact naj.1361@gmail.com
President Nisar Ahmad Jabar Khil
Total Members 10 members
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Azerbaijan
Associate Member
Mountain Club of Western Caspian University
Founded 2005 / Member of the UIAA since 2020
Address Istiglaliyyat 31, AZ1010
City Baku
Phone +99 4124927418
Email administration@wu.edu.az
Website www.wcu.edu.az
President Hussein Baghirov
Total Members 202 members
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Bangladesh
Full Member
Bangladesh Mountaineering Federation
Founded 2000 / Member of the UIAA since 2013
Address House No #97 A, Road No #6/A , Old DOHS, Bonani
City Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone +880 1912 250 782
Email thebmfbd@gmail.com
Website www.thebmf-bd.org
President Mr Yeahia Khan
Contact Aupar Ahmed
Total Members 24
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TBC
China
Full Member
Chinese Mountaineering Association
Founded 1958 / Member of the UIAA since 1985
Address No.9 Tiyuguan Road, Chongwen District
City 100061 Beijing, China
Phone: 0086-10-67102787 / Fax: 0086-10-67111629
Email Li Zhixin
Website cmasports.sport.org.cn
President Zhixin Li
Total Members 13,500 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
A History of China Mountaineering Association
UIAA News Article / 2019 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Beijing (January 2019)
UIAA News Article /Chinese Venue Confirmed for 2018 World Cup (January 2018)
UIAA News Article / 7-Ways Embraced in China (September 2017)
UIAA News Article /CMA Profile (January 2017)
UIAA News Article / Continued Evolution of UIAA Safety Label in China (November 2016)
Chinese Taipei
Full Member
Chinese Taipei Alpine Association
Founded 1926 / Member of the UIAA since 1989
Address 10F No. 185 Sec. 2, ZhongShan N.Rd.
City 10453 Taipei, Taiwan
Phone: +886 2 2594 2108 / Fax: +886 2 2593 5662
Email taiwan.walking@msa.hinet.net
Website http://www.mountaineering.org.tw/
President Pan-Nan Huang
Total Members 1825
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Associate Member
Chinese Taipei Mountaineering Association
Founded 1969 / Member of the UIAA since 1993
Address Room 703, No. 20, Chu-Lun St, zip 104
City Taipei, Taiwan
Phone +886 2 275 109 38
Email ctma@alpineclub.org.tw
Website http://www.alpineclub.org.tw/
President Hank Hwang
Total Members 710
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UIAA Article / CTMA celebrates fifty years in 2019 (June 2019)
Hong Kong
Full Member
China Hong Kong Mountaineering And Climbing Union
Founded 1984 / Member of the UIAA since 1988
Address Room 1013, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay
City Hong Kong, China
Phone: +852 2504 8124
Email office@chkmcu.org.hk
Website http://www.chkmcu.org.hk
President Frederick Yu
Total Members 179
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India
Full Member
Indian Mountaineering Foundation
Founded 1957 / Member of the UIAA since 1981
Address 6 Benito Juarez Road, Opposite Anand Niketan
City New Dehli, India, 110024
Phone: +91 11 24111 211
Email president@indmount.org
Website http://www.indmount.org
President Prof. Harshwanti Bisht
Total Members 113 members
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UIAA News Article / IMF Offers Discounts on 2020 Climbing Permits (November 2019)
UIAA News Article / IMF Mountain Festival (April 2018)
UIAA News Article / Chadar Trek: Essential Safety Advice (February 2018)
UIAA News Article / Promotion of UIAA Safety Label in India (December 2017)
Associate Member
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (Abvimas)
Founded 1961 / Member of the UIAA since 2023
Address Aleo
City Manali 175131 H.P.
Phone: +91 11 24111 211
Email abvimasmanali@gmail.com
Website abvimas.org
President Avinash Negi (Director)
Total Members TBC
Associate Member
Nehru Institute Of Mountaineering
Founded 1965 / Member of the UIAA since 2011
Address NIM Uttarkashi – 249193
City Uttarakhand
Phone: +911 374223344 /+911 374 222123
Email principal-nim@uk.gov.in
Website www.nimindia.net
President Defence Minister of India
Total Members 363 members
INDONESIA
Full Member
Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia (Federation of Indonesian Climbing Activity)
Founded 1988 / Member of the UIAA since 2016
Address Jl. Kalibata Timur I No.12 Kalibata
City Jakarta. Indonesia
Phone: +62811865566
Email sekum.fpti@gmail.com
Website http://www.fpti.or.id
President Zannuba A.C Wahid
Total Members 3289 members
IRAN
Full Member
I.R. Iran Mountaineering And Sport Climbing Federation
Founded 1947 / Member of the UIAA since 1972
Address Tehran Province, Tehran, 8th Baharestan Alley
City Teheran, Iran
Phone: +98 21 225 699 95 / Fax: +98 21 22 76 4531
Email havaledar@gmail.com
Website http://msfi.ir
President Reza Zarei
Total Members 1,162 members
Israel
Full Member
Israel Climbers’ Club (Former Israeli Alpine Club)
Founded 1979 / Member of the UIAA since 2009
Address P.O.B 250
City 48005 Kibbutz Einat, Israel
Phone +972 54-458 16 68
Email info@ilca.org.il
Website http://www.ilcc.co.il
President Gideon Hollander
Total Members 8,975 members
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Japan
Full Member
Japan Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Association
Founded 1960 / Member of the UIAA since 1980
Address Japan Sport Olympic Square 807 4-2 Kasumigaoka machi
City Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan,160-0013
Phone: 81358431631
Email info@jma-sangaku.or.jp
Website https://www.jma-sangaku.or.jp
President Simon Seiichiro Maru
Media Hitoshi Onodera
Total Members 37,000 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article / Asian Mountaineering community unites to support Nepal recovery (April 2018)
UIAA News Article / Easing access issues in Japan (March 2018)
UIAA News Article / Celebrating Mountain Day in Japan (August 2016)
UIAA News Article / UAAA marks 20th anniversary in Hiroshima (November 2014)
UIAA News Article / Honoring Japanese mountaineers (October 2007)
Kazakhstan
Full Member
Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Federation Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan
Founded 1959 / Member of the UIAA since 2017
Address 10 Kasteyev Street, Almaty, 050010
Phone +7 727 291 0880
Email info@kantengri.kz
Website http://mountain.kz/
President Alzhan Imashev
Total Members 490
KOREA
Full Member
Corean Alpine Club
Founded 1945 / Member of the UIAA since 1969
Address:B1 Seongwon-sangga, 660 Samyang-ro, Gangbuk-gu
City: Seoul, Republic of Korea, 01001
Phone: 82-(2) 992 1945
Email cac@cac.or.kr
Website http://www.cac.or.kr
President Gi Tae, Byun
Total Members 1100 members
Associate Member
Korean Alpine Federation
Founded 1962 / Member of the UIAA since 1970
Address Room No.106, No.2 Gym, 424, Olympic, Songpa-Gu
City 138-151 Seoul, Korea
Phone:+82 2 414 2750
Email kockaf@chol.com
Website http://www.kaf.or.kr
President Joong-ho Son
Total Members 1000 members
Malaysia
Full Member
National Adventure Association Of Malaysia
Member of the UIAA since 2015
Address no. 11, Jalan 14/1, Taman Tun Abdul
City RA2AK, 68000, Malaysia Ampang, Selangor
Phone: +6019 2500062 / +6019 315 6688 / Fax: +603 4252 3743
Email zakembaracentre@gmail.com
Website Not available
President Dato’ Haji Khalid Bin Yunus
Total Members 47 members
Mongolia
Full Member
Mongolian National Climbing Federation
Member of the UIAA since 2010
Address #409, Olympic house, Khan-uul district, 1st khoroo
City Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Phone: +976 99 113 607 / +990 90342
Email info@mountain.mn
Website http://www.mountain.mn
President Tulga Buya
Total Members 3000 members
Nepal
Full Member
Nepal Mountaineering Association
Founded 1973 / Member of the UIAA since 1975
Address Manakamana Marg, Nagpokhari, 00977
City Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +27 21 465 3412 / Fax: +27 21 461 8456
Email info@nepalmountaineering.org
Website http://www.nepalmountaineering.org
President Mr. Nima Nuru Sherpa
Total Members 7560
Pakistan
Full Member
Alpine Club Of Pakistan
Member of the UIAA since 1974
Address 8, Ground Floor, Jinnah Stadium,.Pakistan Sports Board, Shahra-e-Siringar
City 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: +92 51 920 89 63 / Fax: +92 51 924 4676
Email pakalpine1@yahoo.com
Website https://www.alpineclub.org.pk
President Mr.Abu Zafar Sadiq
Total Members 23 members
Saudi Arabia
Full Member
Saudi Climbing & Hiking Federation
Founded 2018 / Member of the UIAA since 2020
Address Ministry of Sports Building, Office#203, Alhamra Street
City Jeddah, 21473
Phone: +96 6505691102
Email info@climbing.sa
Website climbing.sa
PresidentHis Highness Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud
Total Members 452 members
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Albania
Full Member
Albanian Mountaineering Federation
Founded 1964 / Member of the UIAA since 2017
Address Rr Liman Kaba, Parku, Olimpik Tirane
City Tirane
Phone: +35542320702
Federation email
Website: https://fshaltm.org/
President Artur Guni
Total Members 500 members
Austria
Full Member
Verband Alpiner Vereine Österreichs
Founded 1949 / Member of the UIAA since 1951
Address Bäckerstrasse 16/2
City Wien, 1010, Austria
Phone +43 1 512 54 88
Email vavoe@vavoe.at
Website www.vavoe.at
President Mag. Gerald Dunkel-Schwarzenberger
Total Members 839,108 (TBC for 2022)
Belgium
Full Member
Climbing & Mountaineering Belgium
(Cmbel-Kbf)
Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address Avenue de la Couronne/Kroonlaan , 313 (B. 20) B- 1050 Ixelles/Elsene
Phone: ‘32478256784
Website https://www.cmbel.be/
President Paul Verzele
Secretary Contact: Géza Tóth
Total Members 19440
Bosnia
Full Member
Mountaineering Association of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Founded 1892 / Member of the UIAA since 1997
Address Terezija bb – Centar ‘Skenderija’
City 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegowina
Phone +387 33 555 686
Email psbih1@bih.net.ba
Website http://psbih.ba
President Rasim Radonja
Secretary Contact: Miralem Husanovic
Total Members 6000
Bulgaria
Full Member
Bulgarian Climbing And Mountaineering Federation
Founded 1929 / Member of the UIAA since 1935
Address 75 Vassil Levski Blv.
City: 140 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: +359 888 742 149
Email office@bfka.org
Website www.bfka.org
President Petko Totev
Total Members 246
Croatia
Full Member
Croatian Mountaineering Association – Hrvatski Planinarski Savez
Founded 1874 / Member of the UIAA since 1991
Address Kozarceva 22, Zagreb
City: 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: +385 1 48 24 142
Email hps@hps.hr
Website www.hps.hr
President: Darko Berljak
Media Contact: Alan Čaplar
Total Members 14,000 members
Cyprus
Full Member
Mountaineering, Climbing & Orienteering Federation of Cyprus (Komoaap)
Founded 2000 / Member of the UIAA since 2007
Address Amfipoleos 21 Strovolos, 2025 Olympic Hall, Nicosia
Phone: +35 79 7770067
Email komoaa@gmail.com
Website https://www.komoaap.eu/
President Pavlos Georgiades
Total Members 320
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – International Youth Camp (August 2022)
UIAA News Article – GA date confirmed
UIAA News Article – Profile of CMCOF (September 2019)
UIAA News Article – GA 2019 Review (November 2019)
Czech Republic
Full Member
Czech Mountaineering Association – Cesky Horolezecky Svaz
(Re)Founded 1990 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address Nàdražní 29/21
City Prague, Czech Republic
Phone +420 273 136 385
Email info@horosvaz.cz
Website www.horosvaz.cz
President Jan Bloudek
Total Members 18,251
Observer Member
Czech Mountain Leader Association – Český Spolek Horských Průvodců
Founded 2008 / Member of the UIAA since 2011
Address Vaňkovo náměstí 572/6
City: 602 00 Brno Czech Republic
Phone: +420604339671
Email info @ cziml.org
Website www.horskypruvodce.cz
President Michal Lollok
Secretary Contact: veronika.drabkova@cziml.org
Total Members 104 members
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Denmark
Full Member
Dansk Bjergklub – Danish Alpine Club
Founded 1951 / Member of the UIAA since 1977
Address: Refshalevej 163D
City: DK-1432 Kobenhavn K, Denmark
Phone: +45 22 754 023
Email: jan.boending@mail.dk
Website: www.dbkk.dk/
President: Jan Bønding
Total Members: 1,694 members
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Associate Member
Danish Climbing Federation
Founded 1995 / Member of the UIAA since 1998
Address: Idraettens Hus, Brøndby Stadion 20
City: 2605 Brøndby, Denmark
Phone: +45 5190 8730
Email: kontor@klatreforbund.dk
Website: www.klatreforbund.dk
Media Contact: Rune Windfeld
President: Mikkel Højgaard Larsen
Total Members: 9362
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Finland
Full Member
Finnish Climbing Association
Founded 1995 / Member of the UIAA since 1995
Address: Erätie 3
City: FIN-00730 Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358405868123
Website: www.climbing.fi
President: Sampsa Jyrkynen
Media Contact: Juho Risku
Total Members: 4480 members
France
Full Member
Fédération Française Des Clubs Alpins Et De Montagne
Founded 1874 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address: 24, avenue de Laumière
City: F 75019 Paris, France
Phone: +33 153728700
Email: communication@ffcam.fr
Website: www.ffcam.fr
President: Benedicte Cazanave
Vice President: Rémy Mullot
Total Members: 79,691 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
FFCAM Enjoys Presidential Meeting (February 2019)
UIAA News Article –Champagny-en-vanoise (February 2019)
UIAA News Article – Mont Blanc Safety concerns (July 2018)
UIAA News Article –Bouldering in Fontainebleau (November 2017)
UIAA News Article –General Assembly Policy (June 2017)
UIAA News Article –World Heritage (May 2017)
UIAA News Article – Refuge concerns (August 2014)
Observer Member
Unione Of International Mountain Leaders Association (Uimla)
Founded 2004 / Member of the UIAA since 2019
Address: Maison des Parcs et de la Montagne, 256 rue de la Republique
City: 73000 Chambery, France
Phone Number: +41 779763124
Website: www.uimla.org/
President: Ian Spare
Email: president@uimla.org
Total Members: 4200
Germany
Full Member
Deutscher Alpenverein
Founded 1869 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address: Bundesgeschäftsstelle, Anni-Albers-Str. 7
City: D-80807 München
Phone: +49/89 14003-22
Email: info@alpenverein.de
Website: www.alpenverein.de
President: Roland Stierle
Contact: julia.wylenzek@alpenverein.de
Total Members: 1,450,881 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – DAV celebrates 150 years (August 2019)
UIAA News Article –Safety Video Project (April 2019)
UIAA News Article –Safety Concerns (November 2018)
UIAA News Article –Trade Remains (July 2017)
UIAA News Article –Integration in the Mountains (May 2017)
UIAA News Article –Josef Klenner (May 2014)
Georgia
Full Member
Mountaineering And Climbing Association Of Georgia
Founded 1993 / Member of the UIAA since 1993
Address: K.Meskhi by-street (lane) 6
City: Tbilisi, Georgia, Georgia
Phone: +995 32 935333
Email: zkutch@yahoo.com
President: Zurab Kutchava
Contact: zaldastanim@yahoo.com
Total Members: 25 members
Greece
Full Member
Hellenic Federation Of Mountaineering And Climbing
Founded 1927 / Member of the UIAA since 1936
Address: 5 Milioni str
City: 10673 Athens, Greece
Phone: +30 210 36 45 904
Email: info@eooa.gr
Website: www.eooa.gr
President: Nikolaos Kontos
Total Members: 6,650 members
Hungary
Full Member
Magyar Hegy- És Sportmászó Szövetség – Hungarian Mountaineering And Sport Climbing Federation (Mhssz)
Founded 1936 / UIAA member since 2001
Address Károlyi István utca 10, 24. ép.
City Budapest, Hungary 1039
Phone +36 202195379
Email info@mhssz.hu
Website www.mhssz.hu
President Ildiko Kandracs
Secretary Contact: hajos.barbara@mhssz.hu
Total Members: 1,745 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article –The Aggelek Festival (August 2015)
Italy
Full Member
Club Alpino Italiano (CAI)
Founded 1863 / Member of the UIAA since 1932 (Founding)
Address: Via Petrella, 19
City: Milano, Italy, 20124
Phone: +39 02 2057231
Email: info@cai.it
Website: www.cai.it
President: Antonio Montani
Total Members: 326,310
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
CAI readmission to the UIAA (December 2022)
Associate Member
Alpenverein Südtirol (Avs)
Founded 1946 / Member of the UIAA since 1974
Address: Giottostrasse 3
City: Bozen/Bolzano, Italy 39100 Trentino-Südtirol/Alto Adige Italy
Phone: +39 0471 97 81 41 / Fax: +39 0471 98 00 11
Email: office@alpenverein.it
Website: www.alpenverein.it
President: Georg Simeoni
Total Members: 72,672 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – GA Review 2016 (October 2016)
Ireland
Full Member
Mountaineering Ireland
Founded 1971 / Member of the UIAA since 2004
Address: Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus
City: Dublin 15, Blanchardstown, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 625 1115
Email: info@mountaineering.ie
Website: www.mountaineering.ie
President: TBC
Total Members: 2741
Secretary Contact: murrough@mountaineering.ie
Kosovo
Full Member
Kosovo Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation – KMSCF
Founded 1928 / Member of the UIAA since 2011
Address: UÇK 170, Prishtinë
City: Pristina, Kosovo Kosovo Republic
Phone: +38344207215
Email: info@fbaku.org
Website: www.fbaku.org
President: Arianit Nikqi
Total Members: 855 members
Liechtenstein
Full Member
Liechtensteiner Alpenverein
Founded 1909 / Member of the UIAA since 1959
Address: Aeulestrasse 72
City: FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Phone: +4232329812
Email: info@alpenverein.li
Website: www.alpenverein.li
President: Caroline Egger
Total Members: 2853
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article –Ice Climbing Showcase (September 2017)
Lithuania
Full Member
Lithuanian Mountaineering Association
Founded 1957 / Member of the UIAA since 1991
Address: Žemaitijos 1-25
City: Vilnius, 01134, Lithuania
Phone: +37 0 682 45622
Email: info@alpinist.lt
Website: www.alpinist.lt
President: Arūnas Kamandulis
Total Members: 129 members
Luxembourg
Full Member
F.L.E.R.A
Founded 2000 / Member of the UIAA since TBC
Address: BP 1938, L-1013
City: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Phone: +352 26513866 / Fax: +352 26513866
Email: secretariat@flera.lu
Website: www.flera.lu
President: David Antunes
Total Members: 613 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article –FLERA to host climbing symposium (August 2022)
Malta
Full Member
Malta Climbing Club
Founded 2010 / Member of the UIAA since 2018
Address: c/o 19, Triq id-Dejqa,
City: Naxxar NXR 1920, Malta
Phone: +356 9929 9836
Email: info@maltaclimbingclub.org
Website: https://maltaclimbingclub.org
President: Simon Alden
Total Members: 127
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article –Spring Meetings (May 2019)
UIAA News Article –At The Crossroads Of The Mediterranean (February 2018)
Monaco
Full Member
Club Alpin Monégasque (Cam)
Member of the UIAA since 1994
Address: 12, avenue des Castelans
City: 98000 Monaco, Monaco
Phone: +377 97 70 53 99 / Fax: +377 97 70 53 99
Email: contact@club-alpin.mc
Website: www.club-alpin.asso.mc
President: Pierre Ferry
Total Members: 344 members
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Netherlands
Full Member
Royal Dutch Climbing and Mountaineering Club
Founded 1902 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address Houttuinlaan 16A,
City 3447GM Woerden, Netherlands
Phone +31348405921
Email info@nkbv.nl
Website www.nkbv.nl
President Peter Valkenburg
General Secretary Robin Baks
Total Members 64,813 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – On the frontline of climbing risk management (June 2017)
Norway
Full Member
Norwegian Alpine Club – Norsk Tindeklub
Founded 1908 / Member of the UIAA since 1965
Address: Teglverksgata 8
City: 0553 Oslo
Phone: +47 91384419
Email: sekretar@ntk.no
Website: www.ntk.no
President: Per Ludvig Skjerven
Total Members: 758 members
Associate Member
Norges Klatreforbund – The Norwegian Climbing Federation
Founded 1992 / Member of the UIAA since 1992
Address: Norges klatreforbund
City: Postboks 5000, 0840 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +4741256696
Email: klatring@klatring.no
Website: www.klatring.no
President: Stein Tronstad
Media: Johanna Solberg
Total Members: 27,824
Poland
Full Member
Polish Mountaineering Association
Founded 1903 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address: Mokotowska 24,00-561
City: Warszawa
Phone: +48 540 002 610
Email: biuro@pza.org.pl
Website: www.pza.org.pl
President: Piotr Pustelnik
Total Members: 8315
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – A Guide To Rock Climbing(February 2017)
Portugal
Full Member
Clube Nacional De Montanhismo
Founded 1943 / Member of the UIAA since 1955
Address: Rua Formosa, 303-2°
City: 4000-252 Porto, Portugal
Phone: +‘351919026521
Email: montanhismo@cnm.org.pt
Website: www.cnm.org.pt
President: Luis Alberto Rocha Vasconcelos
Total Members: 61 members
Contact: Mario Ventura
Associate Member
Federacao De Campismo E Montanhismo De Portgual- Upd
Founded 1945 / Member of the UIAA since 1992
Address: Av. Coronel Eduardo Galhardo, 24 D
City: Lisboa, Portugal 1199-007
Phone: +351 21 812 68 90 Fax: +351 21 812 69 18
Email: secretariado@fcmportugal.com
Website: http://www.fcmportugal.com/
President: Joao Luis Queiroz
Total Members: 690 members
Associate Member
Federação Portuguesa De Montanhismo E Escalada (FPME)
Founded 2002 / Member of the UIAA since 2004
Address: Nave Polivalente de Espinho, apartado 226
City: 4501-910 Espinho, Portugal
Phone: +351936626048
Email: gestao@fpme.org
Website: www.fpme.org
President: Carlos Manuel Moreira Gomes
Total Members: 557 members
Observer Member
Clube de Actividades de Ar Livre
Member of the UIAA since 2011
Address: Centro associativo do Calhau Sitio do Calhau Parque Florestal de Monsanto
City: Lisboa, Portugal
Phone: +351 (21) 778 83 72
Email: caal@mail.telepac.pt
Website: www.clubearlivre.org
President: Luisa Pinto Ferreira
Total Members: 561 members
Republic of North Macedonia
Full Member
Mountaineering Federation of North Macedonia
Founded 1948 / Member of the UIAA since 1999
Address: Ul. 11 Oktomvri 42a, P.O Box 244
City: 1000 Skopje, FYR Macedonia
Phone: +389 2 3165 540 / Fax: +389 2 3165 540
Email: contact@fpsm.org.mk
Website: www.fpsm.org.mk
President: Zoran Chitkushev
Total Members: 295 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – Federation Profile (April 2022)
UIAA News Article – Access Restrictions (February 2021)
Romania
Full Member
Clubul Alpin Român – Romanian Alpine Club
Founded 1936 / Member of the UIAA since 1938
Address Str. Regina Elisabeta Nr 35, Sector 5
City Bucharest, Romania
Phone+407 450 55 421
Email contact@clubulalpinroman.net
Website www.clubulalpinroman.net
President Claudiu Lazar
Total Members 612 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – Commitment to Youth Climbers (January 2022)
UIAA News Article – Respect The Mountains (May 2017)
UIAA News Article – Deep Gorges (September 2016)
UIAA News Article – Speed Record (February 2013)
Russia
Full Member (see official UIAA statement from 31 March, 2022)
Russian Mountaineering Federation
Founded 1994 / Member of the UIAA since 1994
Address: Luzhneckaya nab. 8, office 289
City: 119270 Moscow, Russia
Phone: +8 495 647 00 76
Email: alpfederation@gmail.com
Website: www.alpfederation.ru
President: Aleksey Slotyuk
Total Members: TBC
Media Contact: alpfederation@gmail.com
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – Ice Climbing Kirov(March 2019)
UIAA News Article – Training Camps (November 2018)
UIAA News Article – Respect The Mountains (August 2016)
Serbia
Full Member
Mountaineering Association Of Serbia – Planinarski Savez Srbije
Founded 1901 / Member of the UIAA since 2002
Address: Andrićev venac 2
City: 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Phone: +381 11 334 3103 / Fax: +381 11 323 1374
Email: office@pss.rs
Website: www.pss.rs
President: Iso Planić
Total Members: 2100
Slovakia
Full Member
Slovak Mountaineering Union James – Slovensky Horolezecky Spolok James
Founded 1921 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address Junácka 6
City 832 80 Bratislava, Slovakia
Phone +421 911 597 705
Email office@james.sk
Website www.james.sk
President: Anton Pacek
Total Members 5700
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
JAMES celebrates 100 years (August 2021)
UIAA News Article –Tatra Mountains (March 2019)
Slovenia
Full Member
Alpine Association Of Slovenia
Founded 1893 / Member of the UIAA since 1991
Address Ob železnici 30a
City 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone +38614345693
Email info@pzs.si
President Dr Jože Rovan
Website https://www.pzs.si/
Total Members 51,879
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – First guidebook published of Slovenian modern multi-pitch routes (January 2021)
UIAA News Article –Janez Svoljšak (July 2019)
UIAA News Article –40thAnniversary (May 2019)
UIAA News Article –Ante Mahkota (February 2019)
UIAA News Article –120thAnniversary (April 2013)
UIAA News Article –Slovenia Celebrates Mountains (March 2010)
Spain
Full Member
Federación Española De Deportes De Montaña Y Escalada (FEDME)
Founded 1922 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address: C/ Floridablanca 84
City: 08015 Barcelona, Spain
Phone: +34 93 426 42 67 / Fax: +34 93 426 25 75
Email: fedme@fedme.es
Website: www.fedme.es
President: Alberto Ayora
Total Members: 104,360
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article –Respect The Mountains (December 2018)
UIAA News Article –Mountain Sports And Access (June 2017)
UIAA News Article –Climbing And Conservation (July 2016)
UIAA News Article –Mountaineering Congress (March 2015)
UIAA News Article –Sustainable Rural Development (July 2013)
Associate Member
Centre Excursionista De Catalunya
Founded 1876 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address C/ del Paradis 10-12
City 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Phone +34 93 315 23 11 /
Email Office
Website www.cec.cat
President Dr. Eduard Cayón Costa
Total Members 325 members
Associate Member
Euskal Mendizale Federazioa – Basque Mountaineering Federation
Member of the UIAA since 2002
Address: PASEO DE ANOETA, 7 – OF.1
City: 20014 SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain
Phone: +34943474279
Email: vitoria@emf.eus
Website: https://emf.eus/
President: Zigor Eguia Suances
Total Members: 39,205 members
Associate Member
Federació d’Entitats Excursionistes De Catalunya (FEEC)
Founded 1920 / Member of the UIAA since 2000
Address: La Rambla 41
City: 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Phone: +34 934 120 777 / Fax: +34 934 412 63 53
Email: feec@feec.cat
Website: www.feec.cat
President: Jordi Merino Urbano
Total Members: 42,313 members
Sweden
Full Member
Swedish Climbing Federation – Svenska Klätterförbundet (Skf)
Member of the UIAA since 1973
Address: Idrottens Hus
City: SE – 114 73 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 699 65 20
Office email: kansliet@klatterforbundet.se
Website: https://klatterforbundet.se
President: Lollo Blomberg
Total Members: 15,736
Switzerland
Full Member
Schweizer Alpen-Club Sac
Founded 1863 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address: Monbijoustrasse 61, Postfach
City: 3000 Bern, Switzerland
Phone: +41 31 370 18 18 / Fax: +41 31 370 18 00
Email: info@sac-cas.ch
Website: www.sac-cas.ch
President: Stefan Goerre
Total Members: 180,000 members
Secretary Contact: Daniel Marbacher
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article –Free Solo (March 2019)
UIAA News Article –Saas-Fee (January 2019)
UIAA News Article –Dawn Wall (November 2018)
Associate Member
Vereinigung Der Akademischen Alpen-Clubs Der Schweiz
Founded 1896 / Member of the UIAA since 1985
City CH-8000 Zürich
Phone +41793734396
Email praesident@aacz.ch
Website www.aacz.ch
President Dr Gregor Dürrenberger
Total Members 169 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
Observer Member
International Federation Of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA / UIAGM / IVBV)
Founded 1965 / Member of the UIAA since 1987
Address Heuberg 25, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Phone +41792253337
Email office@uiagm.info
Website https://ifmga.info/
President Urs Wellauer
Total Members 27 countries
Observer Member
International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR)
Founded 1948 / Member of the UIAA since 2020
Address ICAR Office, c/o ARS, Rega-Center, Postfach 1414
City 8058 Zürich-Flughafen
Phone +41 79 957 41 69
Email office@alpine-rescue.org
Website www.alpine-rescue.org
President Franz Stämpfli
Total Members 133 (rescue bodies)
Observer Member
International Slackline Association (Isa)
Founded 2015 / Member of the UIAA since 2019
Address: Unterer Aareggweg 3D
3004 Bern, Switzerland
Phone: 41 79 514 1336
Email: info@slacklineinternational.org
Website: www.slacklineinternational.org
President: Thomas Buckingham
Media Contact: Marc Thompson
Total Members: 1,500
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article –Slackliners (February 2019)
Unit Member
International Skyrunning Federation
Founded 2008 / Member of the UIAA since 2016
Address: Head Office via Mentegazzi34, 13900
City: Biella, Italy
Phone: +39 015 252 2941 / Fax: +39 015 252 2941
Email: info@skyrunning.com
Website: www.skyrunning.com
President: Marino Giacometti
Media Contact: Lauri van Houten
Total Members: 48 associations
Turkey
Full Member
Turkiye Dagcilik Federasyonu – Turkish Mountaineering Federation
Founded 1936 / Member of the UIAA since 1967
Address Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvarı No: 17/10 Kızılay
City: 06420 Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Phone:+903123119120
Email: info@tdf.gov.tr
Website: www.tdf.gov.tr
President: Ersan BAŞAR
Total Members: 6,908 members
Ukraine
Full Member
Ukrainian Mountaineering And Climbing Federation
Founded 1991 / Member of the UIAA since 1991
Address: Elezavety Cavdar str 10
City: Kyiv, Ukraine 01032
Phone: +380965095627
Email: office@fais.org.ua
Website: http://fais.org.ua/
President: Ganna Yasinskaya
Total Members: 690
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
United Kingdom
Full Member
British Mountaineering Council
Founded 1944 / Member of the UIAA since 1947
Address: 177-179 Burton Road, West Didsbury
City: M20 2 BB – Manchester, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 161 445 6111 / Fax: +44 161 445 4500
Email: office@thebmc.co.uk
Website: www.thebmc.co.uk
President: Andy Syme
Total Members: 83,000 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article – BMC Support for Ukrainian refugees (March 2022)
UIAA News Article – BMC Guide To Bolting (January 2020)
UIAA News Article –Is Your Equipment Certified? (June 2019)
UIAA News Article –Oceans Campaign (April 2019)
UIAA News Article –Things To Consider When Buying Climbing Gear (April 2019)
UIAA News Article –International Summer Climbing Meet (December 2018)
UIAA News Article –Ian McNaught-Davis Dies (February 2014)
Associate Member
Alpine Club
Founded 1857 / Member of the UIAA since 1934 (reinstated 2003)
Address: 55 Charlotte Road
City: London, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 7881788148
Email: admin@alpine-club.org.uk
Website: http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/
President: Simon Richardson
Total Members: 1474
Canada
Full Member
Alpine Club of Canada
Founded 1906 / Member of the UIAA since 1947
Address P.O. Box 8040, 201 Indian Flats Road
City T1W 2T8 Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Phone: +1 4036783200
Email: ed@alpineclubofcanada.ca
Website: http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/
President: Isabelle Daigneault
Executive Director: Carine Salvy
Total Members 7500
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
ACC State of the Mountains Report
UIAA News Article / Lloyd Gallagher honoured on two continents (January 2020)
UIAA News Article /ACC Welcomes UIAA Access Commission (August 2018)
UIAA News Article /ACC’S International Mountain Day gift (December 2017)
UIAA News Article /Alpine Huts Cheaper for UIAA Members (May 2015)
Associate Member
Ecole Nationale d’Escalade du Québec
Member of the UIAA since TBC
Address 155 Charles-Aubertin J4B 4P7 Boucherville
City Québec, Canada
Phone: +1 450 641 0841
Email info@eneq.org
Website www.eneq.info
President Ronald Whitehead
Total Members 117 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
Associate Member
Fédération Québécoise de la Montagne et de l’Escalade (FQME)
Founded 1969 / Member of the UIAA since 1975
Address 4545, Av. Pierre de Coubertin
City H1V 0B2 Montréal, Canada Québec
Phone: +1 514 252 3004 / Fax: +1 514 252 3201
Email dg@fqme.qc.ca
Website www.fqme.qc.ca
President Camille Benoit
Total Members 7,500 members
Mexico
Full Member
Federación Mexicana de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada A.C. FMDMyE
Founded 1931 / Member of the UIAA since 2020
Address Av. Río Churubusco Puerta 9 entre Añil y Viaducto Col. Granjas México CP
City 86400 Iztacalco Ciudad de México
Phone +52 246 106 6606
Email contacto@fmdmye.org
Website https://www.fmdmye.org/
President Francisco Montiel Neria
Total Members 1,385
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article/Mexican federation returns to the UIAA (January 2021)
United States of America
Full Member/Founder Member
American Alpine Club
Founded 1902 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address 710 10th Street, Suite 100
City Golden, United States CO 80401
Phone: +01 303 384 0110/ Fax: +1 303 384 0111
Email info@americanalpineclub.org
Website www.americanalpineclub.org
President Mitsu Iwasaki
Total Members 24031 members
Associate Member
Alaskan Alpine Club
Member of the UIAA since 1985
Address 1957 Weston Drive
City Fairbanks, United States Alaska 99709
Phone: +1 907 479 4527
Email climb@alaskanalpineclub.org
Website www.AlaskanAlpineClub.org
President Jeff Keener
Total Members 30 members
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New Zealand
Full Members / Founder Member
New Zealand Alpine Club
Founded 1891 / Member of the UIAA since 1932
Address: PO Box 786
City: 8140 Christchurch, New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 377 7595 / Fax: +64 3 377 7594
Email: nationaloffice@alpineclub.org.nz
Website: alpineclub.org.nz
President Clare Kearney
Total Members 4,165 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
UIAA News Article / Lloyd Gallagher honoured on two continents (January 2020)
UIAA News Article / NZAC hosts successful Sustainable Summits 2016
Argentina
Full Member
Federaciòn Argentina de Ski y Andinismo (Fasa)
Founded 1941 / Member of the UIAA since 1951
Address Moreno 69-6 to 25
City 8400 Bariloche, Argentina
Phone +54 2944 426 357 / Fax: +54 2944 426 357
Email info@fasa.or.ar
Website www.fasa.org.ar
President Magdalena Kast
Total Members 458 members
Brazil
Full Member
Confederação Brasileira De Montanhismo E Escalada (CBME)
Founded 2004 / Member of the UIAA since 2005
Address Av. Almirante Barroso n° 2, 8° andar, Centro. CEP
City 20.031-000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil RJ
Phone +55 4198158991
Email contato.cbme@gmail.com
Website www.cbme.org.br
President Marcio Hoepers
Total Members 2074 members
Chile
Full Member
National Sports Federation of Mountain Sports and Climbing of Chile (FEACH)
Founded 1942 / Member of the UIAA since 1956
Address Almirante Simpson 77, Providencia
City Santiago, Chile
Phone: +56 2 222 0888 / Fax: +56 2 222 0888
Email asistente@feach.cl
Website www.feach.cl
President Willy Montenegro Garcia
Total Members 500 members
Costa Rica
Full Member
Costarican Federation Of Mountain Sports (FECODEM)
Founded 2005 / Member of the UIAA since 2019
Address Estadio Nacional, Piso 1, Oficina 1018
City San José, Costa Rica
Phone +50625490955
Email oficina@fecodem.org /info@fecodem.org
Website www.fecodem.org
President Edgar E. Usaga Arguedas
Total Members 514 members
Ecuador
Full Member
Federacion Ecuatoriana de Andinismo y Escalada (FEDAE)
Founded 1967 / Member of the UIAA since 2023
Address Calle Carlos Zambrano 2418 y Orozco
Email fedan001@gmail.com
President Jose Vicente Moreano Diaz
Total Members 482 members
Guatemala
Full Member
Federación Nacional De Andinismo De Guatemala
Member of the UIAA since 2017
Address Via 4 1-00 Z.4 Edificio Tecnológico 1, Oficina 501-B
Phone: (502) 2412-7500
Email info@fedeandinismo.gt
Website www.fedeandinismo.gt
President Luis Alberto López Marroquín
Office: info@fedeandinismo.gt
Total Members 150 members
Peru
Full Member
Federación Deportiva Peruana de Escalada (FEDPE)
Founded 2015 / Member of the UIAA since 2023
Address Calle Los Olivos 546, Urbanización Jardines Virú, Bellavista
City Callao, Peru
Email info@fedpe.com
Website www.fedpe.com
President Ricardo Rivadeneira Samaniego
Total Members 168 members
INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
Peruvian projects wins UIAA Mountain Protection Award (October 2022)