LEAVE GOOD TRACE, KOREA, SECURES 2022 UIAA MOUNTAIN PROTECTION AWARD RUNNER-UP PRIZE

The UIAA is delighted to announce that the Clean Hikers project by Leave Good Trace, Korea, has been named 2022 UIAA Mountain Protection Award (MPA) Runner-Up. The Runner-Up is one of three prizes offered as part of the annual award. Save Rinjani, Indonesia, was announced...

NIKOLAY PRIMEROV AND SINA GOETZ IMPRESS IN BERN

The first event of the 2021-2022 UIAA Ice Climbing season saw the hosting of a European Continental Cup competition in Bern, Switzerland on Saturday 13 November. An impressive span of 47 athletes (30 male, 17 female) from 15 countries took part in the lead only...

UIAA Library

Alpine Club: Mount Everest Centenary Exhibition Launches in London

In late June, associate UIAA member association, the Alpine Club opened its landmark exhibition: ‘Everest: By Those Who Were There’, to the public. The exhibition commemorates 100 years since the first expedition to Mount Everest in 1921, and explores, in intimate detail, the three Alpine...

24 PROJECTS LINE UP FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

A total of 24 projects operational in more than 30 countries and on six continents have been nominated for the 2020-2021 UIAA Mountain Protection Award. The 2020-2021 Award is the most global in terms of applicants and second highest in terms of numbers since the...

Mountain Worker Initiative

UIAA ICE CLIMBING EVENTS IN RUSSIA SCHEDULED TO GO AHEAD

Following a meeting held on Wednesday 27 January, the UIAA Ice Climbing Commission confirmed that the two UIAA Ice Climbing events scheduled to take place in Russia in February and March, are due to go ahead as planned. The two events are:  UIAA Ice Climbing...

UIAA BUILDS UP TO INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY

Ahead of this year’s United Nations’ International Mountain Day (IMD) – 11 December – the UIAA is promoting a series of initiatives. These include those led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UIAA member associations, Mountain Partnership, the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) as as...

UIAA SAFETY COMMISSION REPORTS ON PROGRESS OF WIDE-RANGING WORKING GROUPS

Following an internal Commission session in May, the UIAA Safety Commission (SafeCom) held its traditional two-day annual meeting on 8-9 June. The online (plenary) sessions welcomed nearly 50 participants including many industry leaders – representatives from major climbing gear and equipment manufacturers (UIAA Safety Label...

SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE GLOBAL SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY

The following article is courtesy of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis continues to create challenging circumstances for many industries including sporting goods.  At the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), our thoughts continue to be with...