From the Netherlands, UIAA full member Royal Dutch Mountaineering and Climbing Club (NKBV) has put together a dedicated page regarding the impact of coronavirus on its activities and those of its members. The resource - in Dutch - is updated regularly and includes information related to: Member services Insurances Mountain trips Indoor climbing Competitions and gatherings ...
The following communication was published by the New Zealand Alpine Club on 20 April. It is an update from the federation's previous communication of 30 March. The New Zealand government has announced today that the Covid-19 Alert Level will move down to Level 3 from 28 April. In conjunction with that announcement, a reduction in restrictions around recreation during Level 3 have been flagged. Whilst this is positive news for the outdoor community generally, it has...
The following message comes from Nicolas Raynaud, President of FFCAM - Fédération française des clubs alpins et de montagne (FFCAM) - a UIAA founding member. It was addressed to FFCAM membership via the federation's website. In order to help healthcare professionals and allow the various hospital services (emergency, resuscitation, etc.) to be fully available to treat people with COVID-19, the FFCAM asks all its licensees and more broadly to all practitioners strongly limit their activities in...
The following article is an update from the previous communication (see below) shared by CBME - Brazilian Mountain Hiking and Climbing Confederation (CBME) – the UIAA’s full member in Brazil. 8 April Update (translated from original article in Portuguese) The Brazilian Mountaineering and Climbing Confederation (CBME) published a note on 24/03/2020 on the practice of mountaineering in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and we have updated the guidelines here. CBME emphasizes the need for everyone to follow the preventive measures stipulated by...
On 18 April, the Hungarian Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Federation (Mhssz) dedicated its website home page to the Covid-19 situation. The below is a translation from the original article in Hungarian. Coronavirus - an updated recommendation for the Hungarian climbing community The purpose of this recommendation is to comply with and take into account local and national regulations when rock climbing. Do your best to avoid coronavirus infection, and pay close attention to accident-free sports activities. Due to the coronavirus...
The following update, a translation from the original article in Hebrew, comes from the Israel Climbers’ Club. Dear friends and community members, We are in strange and complicated days. For many of us, sitting at home without moving, being active and climbing this unbearably difficult cut. If there is something that unites all of us as a community, it is the love of nature, movement and sports that connects us. However, in light of the worsening situation and...
The following update comes from UIAA full member Mountaineering Union of Federation Bosnia - Herzegovina was was published on 6 April. The article (below is a Google translation from the original read): We recommend that you spend these days reading mountaineering literature, renew your first aid knowledge, rearrange mountaineering equipment and prepare for future activities. If you haven't written a mountaineering diary so far, maybe it's the right time to start this year." They also ask their...
This article is courtesy of UIAA full member, China Hong Kong Mountaineering Climbing Union, and was published on 8 April. The new coronavirus COVID-19 is raging all over the world, with serious conditions in 207 countries and regions . So far (April 8, 2020), the number of infected people worldwide has reached more than 1.4 million, and the death toll has exceeded 82,000. As there is still no definitive treatment and epidemic prevention measures, maintaining social distance or even isolation is the...
At their April 7, 2020 e-meeting, the members of the UIAA Executive team unanimously decided to create a Covid-19 Crisis Consultation (CCC) task force. Mission Its mission is to provide fast responses to queries and Covid-19-related issues which may arise in the coming months, especially in the expected relaxation phase of the confinement measures. Many of these questions are now still unknown to us. But the UIAA wants to have a structure in place. When approached, the...
The International Slackline Association (ISA), a UIAA Observer Member, has been particularly proactive in providing resources to its community during Covid-19. This includes: Online lockdown Series workshops - Sessions are live but previous episodes are made available to view. Slackathome.net - This ISA initiative is collecting resourses for slackliners who are restricted to their rooms and gardens. A dedicated site is available and slackliners can send content to post via info@slacklineinternational.org. ...