UIAA TO CO-HOST PREMIERE OF FREE SOLO IN SWITZERLAND

Winner of the Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Academy Awards, Free Solo, a film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin will premiere in Switzerland next month. The film profiles rock climber Alex Honnold on his quest to perform a free solo climb of El Capitan in June 2017. In partnership with...

UIAA TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

As a member of the Peace and Sport movement, the UIAA will celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on 6 April. To mark the occasion, the UIAA is calling on the action and direct involvement of its member associations and their individual...

UIAA TRAINING SERVICES CONTINUE TO FLOURISH

One of the UIAA’s core services and direct benefits it offers member associations comes courtesy of its training qualifications and programmes which are both supported by a rich library of practical information. At October 2018’s UIAA General Assembly, details on the impressive collaboration between the...

JOIN THE UIAA RESPECT THE MOUNTAINS MOVEMENT

The UIAA Respect the Mountains (RTM) project is evolving to create more opportunities for collaboration between the UIAA, its member associations and other partners, greater access to events for mountaineers and increased visibility for sustainability-focused projects showcased on a new international calendar.

RECORD CROWDS WITNESS WORLD CUP FINALE

Records were set at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in downtown Denver, Colorado on the weekend of 23-24 February. The 25,000 fans who attended the two-day event represent not only the largest ever in the World Tour’s history but also make it one of...

Jubiläums Weltcup in Saas Fee

Nach zwei hochstehenden, spannenden Weltcups zum Saisonstart in Asien, ist der UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup am kommenden Wochenende in Saas Fee zu Gast. An diesem geschichtsträchtigen Veranstaltungsort in der Schweizer Gletscherwelt wird – begleitet von grossen Festivitäten – zum 20. Mal ein internationaler Eiskletterwettkampf durchgeführt. Saas Fee ist bekannt für seinen aussergewöhnlichen Indoor-Austragungsort gleich beim Eingang zum Alpendorf und für ausgiebige Feierlichkeiten rund um den Spitzensport-Anlass. Saas Fee ist die 3. Station in der aktuellen Weltcup-Saison der Eiskletterer. Die Weltcup Tour wird 2019 erstmals präsentiert von Outdoor Research.

PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS

Previous extracts from UIAA Medical Commission papers have provided information on a diverse array of high-altitude topics such as nutritional considerations in mountaineering, dealing with eye problems, water disinfection and emergency field management of acute mountains sickness. The focus of this article is on an...

INAUGURAL UIAA ICE CLIMBING COMBINED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO TEST LEADING ATHLETES

Moscow will provide an exciting showcase for the first ever UIAA Ice Climbing World Combined Championships, a competition designed to showcase the very best ice climbers across lead and speed disciplines. The event will take place on 15-16 December within the Luzhniki stadium area, the...

RETURN OF THE UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD TOUR

Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, hosted the start of the 2018-2019 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour on 24 November (see report here). The European Cup event held at the O’Bloc Climbing Centre took place a little over six kilometres from the UIAA headquarters and...

INCREASING YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING

The UIAA Youth Commission held its annual meeting on the weekend of 17-18 November in Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain as guest of UIAA member federation FEDME – Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada. The Commission were treated to a warm welcome by the town’s mayor,...