07/12/2020
18/11/2020
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Featured: Safety, Safety, Standards, UIAA
SAFECOM: NEW PRESIDENT NOMINATED BY COMMISSION; EXCELLENT PROGRESS MADE ON SAFETY STANDARDS
Amit Chowdhury, newly elected Executive Board member of the UIAA, opened the latest online UIAA Safety Commission (SafeCom) meeting by announcing that in light of being appointed to this new role he would be stepping down as President of SafeCom. Recommended to chair the Commission...
12/11/2020
WFSGI: THE INDUSTRY HAS A PLAN, BUT WILL NEED TIME TO ADOPT AND ADAPT TO CHANGES
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has published the latest edition of its WFSGI COVID-19 Impact Survey. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE WFSGI COVID-19 IMPACT SURVEY OCTOBER EDITION Manufacturing Companies Responses: DEMAND: Less than one third of survey participants didn’t see orders decrease. The...
03/11/2020
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Featured, Ice Climbing, Media, UIAA
UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD TOUR:
ADAPTING TO THE NEW NORMAL
At the beginning of the summer the UIAA Ice Climbing Commission published a very exciting provisional 2021 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour calendar. When the calendar was released, the Commission also added an advisory that the feasibility of events taking place was dependent on the... 
01/10/2020
UIAA STATEMENT: RESPECT MEASURES, CONTINUE CLIMBING
On 23 September, the UIAA Covid-19 Crisis Consultation (CCC) Taskforce held its fifth online meeting. The meeting notes are available here. All UIAA activity related to Covid-19 can be consulted through the dedicated Portal. During the 23 September meeting, the CCC Taskforce agreed that the...
24/09/2020
MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS MARKS TWO DECADES OF REMOVING OBSOLETE FACILITIES FROM MOUNTAIN AREAS
Following a recent insight into the progress made by last year’s UIAA Mountain Protection Award winner AlpineLearning Project Weeks from the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), the spotlight now shines on Mountain Wilderness France, a Grenoble-based project who won the Award in 2016. Since 2001, Mountain...
UIAA VOLUNTEER SERIES: LIONEL KIENER
By day, Lionel Kiener is a micro-mechanical engineer for Neuchâtel-based research company CSEM. In his spare time he is a keen climber and one of the many volunteers who gives up their precious time to support the UIAA. Kiener has been volunteering with the UIAA...
15/07/2020
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Featured, UIAA, UIAA Covid-19
VISITING MOUNTAIN HUTS IN FRANCE, ITALY AND SWITZERLAND
As a growing number of people are looking to spend time in the Alps over the coming weeks, the UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – is providing an overview of visiting huts in France, Italy and Switzerland. France Since 2 June, mountain huts...
30/06/2020
BRITISH MOUNTAINEERING COUNCIL: FURTHER LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS
The British Mountaineering Council has published a recap on the latest advice for Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The BMC has also provided information about the reopening of huts and support for hut operators.
16/06/2020