Preservation of Natural Rock for Adventure Climbing (English)
Preservation of Natural Rock for Adventure Climbing (Catalan)
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The UIAA Climbing & Mountaineering Development Commission, formerly Mountaineering Commission, principally deals with training standards, access, ethics and regulations of mountaineering.
It operates through its working groups, including the Access, Legal Experts and Training Panel.
It has developed the Mountain Qualification Labels for UIAA member associations to encourage good practice in the training of voluntary mountaineering leaders and instructors.
The Commission, through its ethics and law activities, is also involved in the process of writing UIAA documents on climbing and mountaineering ethics as well as monitoring and putting out discussion papers on issues such as the use of fixed equipment for climbing, particularly in vulnerable and environmentally sensitive areas.
Peter FARKAS, Hungary (MHSSz), President
Pavlos GEORGIADES, Cyprus (CMCF), Vice President
Mike GALBRAITH, Canada (ACC), Secretary
Andreas ANDREOU, Cyprus (CMCF)
Chiaki AOYAMA, Japan (JMA)
Marcel BLANES, Spain (CEC)
Miguel DELGADO BOLDÚ, Spain (FEDME)
Reena DHARMSHAKTU, India (IMF)
Debraj DUTTA, India (IMF)
Xabier EZEIZABARRENA, Spain (EMF)
Ron FUNDERBURKE, USA (AAC)
Kul Bahdur GURUNG, Nepal (NMA)
Tul Singh GURUNG, Nepal (NMA)
Aleksandar KIRKOVSKI, North Macedonia (FPSM)
Patrick LAMARQUE, France (FFCAM)
Steve LONG, UK (BMC)
Jordi MAGRINA GUELL, Spain (FEEC)
Katarina MANOVSKI, Serbia (PSS)
Arianit NIKCI, Kosovo (KAMF)
Laza POPARA, Serbia (PSS)
Gargo SANTHA, Hungary (MHSSz)
Matjas SERKEZI, Slovenia (PZS)
Omer SHAVIT, Israel (ILCA)
Jiri VOGEL, Czech Republic (CMF)
Phil WICKENS, UK (BMC)
Frederick YU & Shirman SO, CHKMCU (Hong Kong)
Auper AHMED, Bangladesh (BMF)
Ilina ARSOVA, North Macedonia (FPSM)
Francis CHARLESWORTH, New Zealand (NZAC)
Pedro CUICA, Portugal (FCMP)
Klara DVORAKOVA, Czech Republic (CMLA)
Mahmood HASHEMI, Iran (IMSCF)
Hamed HAVALEHDAR NEJAD, Iran (IMSCF)
Seyed Mahmoud MIRNOURI LANGEROUDI, Iran (IMSCF)
Alfredo PEREA, Mexico (FMDMYE)
Thomas SPOTTL, Austria (ISA)
Milosz JODLOWSKI, Poland (PZA), Chair
Raluca ANA, Romania (CAR)
Lode BECKERS, Belgium (CMBEL)
Hank HWANG, Chinese Taipei (CTMA)
Sudhir KRISHNANKUTTY, India (IMF)
Goran NIKOLOSKI, North Macedonia (FPSM)
Mehdi SOHEIL FARID, Iran (IMSCF)
Hussein BAGIROV, Azerbaijan (WCU)
Jack BERGIN, Ireland (MI)
Nelson BRUGGER, Brazil (CBME)
Alexandru COMAN, Romania (CAR)
Esteban DEGREGORI, Argentina (FASA)
Hamidreza IZADI, Iran (IMSCF)
Hitoshi ONODERA, Japan (JMSCA)
Joao Paulo QUEIROS, Portugal (FCMP)
Richard Grant SHERRY, South Africa (MCSA)
Mahmood HASHEMI, Iran (IMSCF) – Full Member
Ulrike KIEFER, South Africa (MCSA) – Full Member
Ilina ARSOVA, North Macedonia (FPMS) – Corresponding Member
Alfredo PEREZ, Mexico (FMDMYE) – Corresponding Member
Klara DVORAKOVA-HAVLIKOVA (Chair), Czech Republic (CMLA)
Bénédicte CAZANAVE, France (FFCAM)
Xabier EZEIZABARRENA, Spain (EMF)
Damjan OMERZU, Slovenia (PZS)
Edward EVERETT VAILL, USA (AAC)
Getulio RAINER VOGETTA, Brazil (CBME)
Anna GILLOOLY, New Zealand (NZAC)
Pablo HEUSER, Chile (FEACH)
Juan Igancio INZA, Argentina (FASA)
Dr Dominik KOCHOLL
Gerald LANNING, New Zealand (NZAC)
Matt MAKGILL, New Zealand (NZAC)
Jim MOSS, United States (AAC)
Steve LONG, United Kingdom (BMC), President
Andreas ANDREOU, Cyprus (CMCF)
Ron FUNDERBURKE, United States (AAC)
Patrick LAMARQUE, France (FFCAM)
Jordi MAGRINA GUELL, Spain (FEEC)
Matjas SERKEZI, Slovenia (PZS)
