Respect other climbers I meet on the mountain, share my technical climbing knowledge, and regard their point of view...
Help others in need wherever practical, even if it means not reaching a summit or achieving my personal goals...
Respect the culture and way of life of the residents of the mountains and valleys I visit...
The UIAA Medical Commission held its annual meeting on the 3,000m ski resort of Telluride, Colorado (USA) on Thursday 4 August. The meeting was one of many international committee meetings that were incorporated into the 7th World Congress of Mountain & Wilderness Medicine, a biennial congress which was held from 30 July – 4 August. The following report is courtesy of UIAA Medical Commission President Dr David Hillebrandt. "Our heads were spinning with the science of mountain medicine...
Always carry out what I bring in...
Climb keeping in mind the need to protect the mountain environment...
Samoëns is a popular resort during both the summer and winter months – skiing, hiking, mountain biking and paragliding are among its most popular activities. 83 volunteers took part in the event, hosted under a beating Alpine sun. The clean-up activity lasted from 10:30 until 12:30 in different zones near the village. Of the five groups, two cleaned the area on the top of the gondola station Grand Massif Express. Most of the volunteers were tourists from France and...
Two avid Brazilian climbers had the honour of carrying the Olympic torch ahead of Rio 2016. Idalicio Manoel de Oliveira Filho (bottom picture), a long time member of the Centro Excursionista Brasileiro (CEB), the oldest climbing and mountain hiking club in Brazil and its President Horácio Ragucci (top picture) are both rock and mountain climbers and had the honour of carrying the Olympic torch ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. CEB is part of the Rio...
On 11 August, the people of Japan were able to take a new public holiday – national Mountain Day, a celebration of the country’s rich geography and splendid mountain regions. Climbing and mountaineering are among the most popular outdoor pursuits in a country which boasts a number of 3,000m peaks, most notably the world famous Mount Fuji. The Japan Mountaineering Association, a UIAA member since 1967, is the largest in Asia and counts some 43,000 members. This...
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