Happy International Mountain Day!

The United Nations marks 11 December as International Mountain Day every year which is an important and significant day for us at the UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – home of the UIAA Mountain Protection Award. Covering around 27 percent of the earth’s land surface, mountains...

BEGEISTERNDER START ZUR UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD TOUR 2018 IN SAAS FEE

Klicke hier für die Englische Version Mehr als eine Viertelmillion Livestream-Zuschauer weltweit beim spektakulären Auftakt zur UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour 2018 in Saas Fee. Spannung und Spektakel pur im weltbekannten Ice Dome von Saas Fee. Die Speed-Wettkampf am Freitag boten eine atemberaubende Show, die...

DOPING CONTROL PROCESS AT A UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD CUP

The UIAA Anti-Doping Commission, fresh from supporting UIAA Ice Climbing events in South Korea, France and Switzerland, is renowned as one of the most proactive federations in implementing the latest World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code and regulations. It is equally respected for its wide knowledge...

PREVIEW: ROUND 1 OF UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD CUP SEASON

The UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup season, partnered by Outdoor Research, gets underway with a first visit to Changchun City in China’s Jilin Province from 3-5 January 2020.  This will be the third different location to play host to the event in China, following previous...

UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour to feature live on Olympic Channel

The UIAA is delighted to confirm that action from the 2018 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour will be livestreamed on the Olympic Channel to a global audience. Ice climbing made its debut on the Olympic Channel during last February’s UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships in...

New UIAA ice climbing world speed champions crowned

NEWS FLASH: Under the relentless snow of Champagny-en-Vanoise, France, Maria TOLOKONINA (RUS) and Pavel BATUSHEV (RUS) were crowned speed champions at the 2017 UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships, partnered by The North Face Korea, on Sunday 5 February. Maria Tolokonina, 29, with climbs of 8.76 and...

Bozeman cheers UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour as new champions crowned

Nikolai Kuzovlov surveys the Bozeman crowd on the way down (Photo: Max Lowe for UIAA) Bozeman is a mountain town that loves ice climbing and residents showed what that means when they came out in droves to witness the first UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour...

Major changes made to World Anti-Doping Code

Editor’s Note: Dr Nenad Dikic and Dr Marija Andjelkovic of the UIAA Anti-Doping Commission update us significant changes between to the World Anti-Doping Code, with the new code becoming effective on 1 January 2015: The World Anti -Doping Code (“the Code”) is the core document that...

2012 Ice Climbing World Cup schedule announced

he schedule for the 2012 Ice Climbing World Cup events has been announced. On January 14 and 15, the season will kick off for the second year in a row with Lead and Speed competitions in Cheongsong, Korea, hosted by the Korean Alpine Federation. This event will...

UIAA VOLUNTEER SERIES: MARIJA ANDJELKOVIC

Over 250 volunteers support the UIAA whether as part of its Executive Board, Management Committee or Commissions. Marija Andjelkovic (PSS, Serbia) has assisted the UIAA for over a decade, as a full member and now as President of its highly-active and respected Anti-Doping Commission. Marija...