26/02/2018
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Featured, Ice Climbing
04/02/2018
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Featured, Ice Climbing, Media
FIRST SEASONAL GOLDS FOR
THREE ATHLETES IN HOHHOT
The third UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup event of the 2018 season heralded a change of leadership in the women’s lead competition and three new gold medal winners for the 2018 season. Following dramatic events in Saas-Fee, Switzerland and Rabenstein, Italy, Hohhot’s purpose-built venue offered exhibitions... 
10/11/2017
UIAA plays integral role discussing sustainability in sport at International Federation Forum
On 9 November, the UIAA took part in a panel discussion at Sport Accord’s International Federation Forum (IF) in Lausanne, Switzerland discussing the relationship between sport and biodiversity and the role of the sporting community. The theme of the three day conference was the International...
04/09/2017
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UIAA
Biosphere Expeditions: Mountain protection worldwide through citizen science and volunteering
Biosphere Expeditions is a wildlife conservation non-profit first and foremost. But we also empower ordinary people by taking them on our expeditions worldwide to work hands-on in wildlife research and conserv
28/06/2017
NATURAL ROCK FOR ADVENTURE CLIMBING. THREE YEARS ON
The UIAA first published the ‘UIAA Recommendations on the Preservation of Natural Rock for Adventure Climbing’ in 2014. The document, spearheaded by longstanding UIAA Management Committee member Doug Scott, evaluated the history and appeal of different forms of rock climbing, and considered earlier attitudes to fixed gear. It also...
23/06/2017
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Featured, Media, Members Area, Safety, Standards
UIAA promotes its three pillars during OutDoor2017
Members of the UIAA office, Executive Board and Safety Commission recently attended the four-day Friedrichshafen OutDoor 2017 trade show where the UIAA ran its own stand. The 24th edition of Outdoor welcomed 965 exhibitors from 40 countries and a host of the world’s leading international brands...
ON THE FRONT LINE OF CLIMBING RISK MANAGEMENT
The UIAA Safety Commission recently convened in Woerden, the Netherlands. Hosted by the NKBV – Royal Dutch Mountaineering and Climbing Club – the three-day annual meeting united UIAA Safety Commission members from national federations, representatives from manufacturers holding the UIAA Safety Label, together with delegates...
15/03/2017
Climber’s Manifesto #2- ‘Aspire to leave no trace on the rock face…’
Respect other climbers I meet on the mountain, share my technical climbing knowledge, and regard their point of view
15/03/2017
Return of the Climber’s Manifesto
Continuing the Climber’s Manifesto series – the UIAA’s ten pledges for climbers and mountaineers. #2 Aspire to leave no trace on the rock face or mountain side when I climb. On bolted climbs I will respect the rock and minimize my impact, adhering to local agreements, ethics...
02/03/2017