30/07/2019
24/06/2019
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Featured, Media, Members Area, Mountaineering, UIAA
The Lure of the Himalaya
On 28 May, the UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – published a statement in relation to the 2019 climbing season on Everest. The statement has been shared internationally and picked up by several major news agencies. The UIAA has committed to being part...
28/05/2019
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Featured, Media, Members Area, Mountaineering, UIAA
UIAA STATEMENT:
2019 MOUNT EVEREST CLIMBING SEASON
All member associations of the UIAA (International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation) extend their sincerest condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives on Mount Everest recently. The UIAA views the tragic events on Mount Everest with considerable distress and disquiet. The majority of... 
27/11/2018
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Ice Climbing
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMENCES IN BERN
The organisers at O’Bloc in Bern, Switzerland put on a great show for the opening event of the 2018-19 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour on Saturday 24 November. The first of the four European Cup Series proved a successful and popular meet with competitors coming...
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,...
02/11/2018
UIAA TO CO-HOST PREMIERE OF THE DAWN WALL IN SWITZERLAND
Winner of the UIAA prize at the 2018 Trento Film Festival, The Dawn Wall, a film which charts Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s epic attempt to scale the rock face by the same name, has recently be launched to international acclaim across North America, Europe...
01/11/2018
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Featured, Ice Climbing
A GUIDE TO THE
2018-2019 UIAA ICE CLIMBING EUROPEAN TOUR
Four European Cup events will form the 2018-2019 UIAA Ice Climbing European Tour. All events are Lead only. The European Tour concept was first introduced by the UIAA for the 2018 season and was positively received by athletes. The events afford further opportunities for athletes... 
29/10/2018
2018 UIAA CODE OF ETHICS
Approved at the 2018 UIAA General Assembly, the new UIAA Code of Ethics applies throughout the world to all members of the UIAA Management Committee, the UIAA Executive Board, Commission Presidents and delegates, and any person who acts or is entitled to act on behalf...
09/10/2018
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...
30/08/2018