13/11/2019
In
Ice Climbing, UIAA, Youth
27/10/2019
REVIEW: UIAA MOUNTCOM AUTUMN MEETING
The UIAA Mountaineering Commission (MountCom) met in Hong Kong in October 2019. The meeting, which was hosted by the China Hong Kong Mountaineering and Climbing Union (CHKMCU), was attended by 14 delegates from 11 different countries. Frederick Yu (President of CHKMCU) welcomed everyone and Shirman...
22/05/2019
Slovenia celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first Mount Everest ascent
The following article is provided by Mag. Franc Ekar, former President of PZS – Alpine Association of Slovenia, a UIAA member association. On 13 May, 1979 at 13.51 Nepalese time, two Slovenian members of the ‘First Yugoslav Alpine Expedition Everest 1979’, succeeded in ascending and...
11/03/2019
In
Featured
TRIBUTE TO TOM BALLARD
On Saturday 9 March, during the UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships in Kirov, Russia, news broke that the bodies of Briton Tom Ballard and his Italian climbing partner Daniele Nardi had been discovered on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan. As a regular competitor on the UIAA Ice Climbing...
09/12/2018
ANNUAL UIAA MEDCOM MEET CELEBRATES LAUNCH OF DIABETES PAPER
The UIAA Medical Commission hosted its annual meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal in mid November, an occasion which coincided with the biennial XII World Congress on Mountain Medicine, attended by 420 clinicians from all around the world, run by the International Society for Mountain Medicine and...
14/11/2018
In
Featured, Ice Climbing
DETAILS: ICE CLIMBING TRAINING CAMPS IN RUSSIA AND IRAN
Two of the UIAA’s member federations are organising dedicated ice climbing training camps ahead of the 2018-2019 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour. The camps will be held in Kirov, Russia and in Polour and Meygun, Iran. The former is organised in conjunction with the Russian...
31/08/2018
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.
06/08/2018
Mountain protection worldwide through citizen science and volunteering by Biosphere Expeditions
Crowding in Slovakia’s national parks is starting to be a problem. Places like High Tatras, Pieniny or Slovak Paradise National Park are witnessing such an influx of tourism that they are considering new management techniques.
29/06/2018
UIAA SHAPING DISCUSSIONS AT SUSTAINABLE SUMMITS AND OUTDOOR 2018
Two major international gatherings for the outdoor community took place in June 2018 with the UIAA represented, and leading discussions, at both events. First, the biennial Sustainable Summits Conference took place in Chamonix, France from 12-14 June where the three-day discussions focused on the future...
20/04/2018