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26/04/2023
In Featured, Members Area

EUMA CREATES MAP OF CORE EUROPEAN CLIMBING AREAS

The European Mountaineering Association (EUMA) has created an interactive tool mapping Europe's various huts, rock climbing areas and trails. This project has been supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The work is ongoing, meaning more areas are being developed and mapped in support of member associations of both EUMA and the UIAA. Currently most coverage is dedicated to huts and trails with impressive information on Italy, as well as a number of bordering countries. The map...

12/04/2023
In Youth

Dates announced for second Mountain Youth Camp of CMCOF

The second International Mountain Youth Camp of the Cyprus Mountaineering, Climbing and Orienteering Federation, C.M.C.O.F will take place between 10-15 July 2023, at the federation’s mountain hut, near the village Spilia, at Troodos Mountains. The activity programme will be designed, implemented and coordinated by the NGO Active Zone Outdoor, member of C.M.C.O.F., in cooperation with the C.M.C.O.F. The camp will host around 25-30 children and young people, aged 8-16, coming from different cities of Cyprus and...

05/04/2023
In Featured: Sustainability, Mountain Protection, Mountain Sustainability

Call for Experts: UIAA Mountain Protection Commission

The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) is calling for experts with knowledge of a range of topics within sustainable mountain development, in order to support the work of the UIAA and its Mountain Protection Commission. Please note that this article was published in collaboration with the Mountain Research Initiative (a UIAA partner). The article can also be viewed on the MRI website. Call for Experts Mountain protection and sustainable mountain development are collectively a core pillar and...

30/03/2023
In Mountain Medicine

UIAA MEDICAL PAPERS: LIST OF CREDITS

The UIAA Medical Commission is currently working on the revision of a number of papers, led by volunteer teams of dedicated and skilled experts. MedCom would like to credit the following individuals for their hard work and commitment: Completed Project - UIAA Altitude Sickness Video Full members Urs Hefti (SUI, SAC, UIAA Medical Commission President) - lead David Hillebrandt (UK, BMC) Marieke van Vessem (NED, NKBV) Corresponding members Alison Rosier (AUS, - ) Steve Roy (CAN, FQME) Ongoing Project - Women in Mountaineering paper revision Full...

27/03/2023
In Youth

YOUNGSTERS ENJOY FIRST CLIMBING CAMP OF 2023

The UIAA Youth Commission, in collaboration with UIAA member federations, is targeting organising up to ten youth camps in 2023. These will take place in both the summer and winter and dedicated to a range of activities from ice climbing to canyoning and from mountaineering to rock climbing. The first camp in the year was held in Guillestre, Hautes-Alpes from 19-25 February. As is tradition, the annual camp focused on teaching youngsters ice climbing techniques. Approximately...

27/03/2023
In Featured: Members, Members Area

NEPAL TO MARK EVEREST CELEBRATIONS: SUMMITERS WELCOME

The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), in collaboration with Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) and the Nepal Tourism is organising the Mount Everest Platinum Jubilee Celebration & Summiteers' Summit on May 29, 2023, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt. Everest (29 May 1953). Anyone who has summited Everest and is interested in attending the celebration event is invited to register here.  Proof of a successful Everest Summit is...

23/03/2023
In Featured: Moutaineering, Youth

Register for 2023 Youth Mountaineering camp in Romania

Registration for the 2023 UIAA Youth Mountaineering camp in Romania is open. The camp will take place from 27 August – 3 September in the Făgăraş Mountains, also known as the Transylvanian Alps. The event is open to young climbers from 18-30 years old. Participants should be comfortable in climbing UIAA grade IV and have basic knowledge in abseiling (if opting for the harder routes; easier alternative routes will be available). Please note that only...

21/03/2023
In Anti-Doping

ANNUAL MEETING OF UIAA ANTI-DOPING COMMISSION

During the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) annual symposium in Lausanne from 11-12. March, members of the Anti-Doping Commission gathered for their annual meeting. In addition to discussing helpful information presented during the symposium, the Anti-Doping Commission exchanged experiences from the past 12 months attending UIAA-sanctioned competitions. The biggest upcoming challenge is the WADA Code Compliance Questionnaire. Successful fulfilment is essential for the sports movement within the UIAA. Furthermore, a recent article provided an insight into the Doping Control...

20/03/2023
In Featured, Mountain Protection, Mountain Protection Award, Mountain Sustainability

CLIMATE CHANGE CASE STUDY: ABBOT PASS HUT

The story of Abbot Pass Hut, a national historic site in Canada lost to climate change, was presented at the most recent UIAA General Assembly by François Masse from Parks Canada. Abbot Pass Hut was maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada who in its annual State of the Mountains report, described the Hut’s location as such: “…on the high, narrow ridge in the Canadian Rockies that forms Abbot Pass, 2,925 metres above sea level, between...

13/03/2023
In Featured: Members, General Assembly, Members Area, Safety, UIAA

UIAA VOLUNTEER SERIES: AMIT CHOWDHURY

Based in Gurgaon, India, a thriving business and technology hub some 19 miles (30km) south west of the capital New Delhi, Amit Chowdhury (Indian Mountaineering Foundation) has a long-standing relationship with the UIAA. He joined the Safety Commission in 2012, later becoming President in 2017. He has served as a Management Committee member, and in 2020 he became the first Indian delegate to be elected to the UIAA Executive Board. MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE I served as a...

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