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09/10/2018
In Featured, General Assembly, Media, Members Area
By UIAA News

REVIEW 2018 UIAA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE

The 2018 UIAA General Assembly was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Saturday 6 October, welcoming more than 100 delegates representing 34 different countries. The event commenced with a welcome message from Mr Tserenbat Namsrai, Mongolian Minister of Environment and Tourism with Tulga Buya, President of...
09/10/2018
In Featured, Media, Mountain Protection, Mountain Protection Award, Mountain Sustainability, UIAA
By UIAA News

COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL BECOMES SIXTH RECIPIENT OF UIAA MOUNTAIN PROTECTION AWARD

Community Action Nepal (CAN), a charity and NGO/INGO which has been operating in Nepal for over 20 years, was announced as the sixth winner of the annual UIAA Mountain Protection Award at the 2018 UIAA General Assembly in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Saturday 6 October. The...
27/09/2018
By Peter Bourne

UIAA Climber Safety

16/09/2018
In Featured, Mountaineering, Safety, UIAA
By UIAA News

Skills Series: Spacing between members of the party

The latest article in the UIAA Summer Skills series focuses on spacing between climbers. Characteristics of the terrain, the conditions for progression and the experience of the members of the party will determine how they rope up. Wide spacing Advantages Allows use of intermediate belay...
13/09/2018
In Featured, Media, Mountain Protection, Mountain Sustainability
By UIAA News

DEVELOPING A CONNECTION BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL BODIES

Throughout 2018, the City of Lausanne has put in place a series of seminars focusing on different activities at International Federations (IFS). Topics include member services, communication, finance and clean sport. The UIAA recently took part in the session dedicated to development. 
31/08/2018
In 2018 UIAA Mountain Protection Award, Mountain Protection Award
By UIAA News

Project Cordillera by Project Cordillera

Project Cordillera is an award-winning social enterprise that connects adventure tourism with high mountain communities. Beginning life in the Cordillera Blanca, Perú, and having recently started working in the Cordillera Central, Colombia, we are a group of passionate climbers and social entrepreneurs.
21/08/2018
In Featured, Mountaineering, Safety
By UIAA News

MOUNTAIN SKILLS: Equipment for an ice, snow, rock or mixed route

The latest article from the UIAA Mountain Skills provides recommendations for equipment for an ice, snow, rock or mixed route. Adapt this list accordingly to the difficulty and conditions of your chosen climb. Head: warm knit cap helmet scarf sunscreen > SPF 30 lip balm...
20/08/2018
In 2018 UIAA Mountain Protection Award, Mountain Protection Award
By UIAA News

Mountain without Graffiti by Barzin Mehr Chakad Pars

Spray-painted graffiti such as writing, advertisements, paintings or memorials on rocks, mountains, tree is unfortunately very common in Iran.
17/08/2018
In Featured, General Assembly, Media, Members Area, Mountaineering, Safety, UIAA
By UIAA News

DISCUSSING ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL

With eight of the fourteen world’s highest mountain peaks located within its borders, Nepal is well known as one of the greatest destinations for climbing and mountaineering. From Everest to Kanchenjunga, its mountains have created legends and have inspired incredible feats of human endeavours. Over...
11/08/2018
In 2018 UIAA Mountain Protection Award
By UIAA News

Study and monitoring of Chachacomani glacier by Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo

Many Bolivian glaciers, like Chachacomani, have never been studied and don't have a monitoring programme in place. However, they have a very significant role in understanding the entity of global and local climate changes, and above all, they represent an important water reserves.
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