UIAA officials meet with Korean Olympic Committee to discuss demonstration of ice climbing in 2018 Olympics

UIAA and Korean Alpine Federation officials met with the Korean Olympic Committee to discuss ice climbing (Photo: KAF for UIAA) UIAA President Frits Vrijlandt, Executive Board Member Thomas Kähr and UIAA Ice Climbing Commission President Urs Stoecker met with Korean Olympic Committee president Jung-tae Kim...

William Lowell Putnam (1924 – 2014) was an Honorary Member of the UIAA and one of its greatest friends and supporters

William Lowell Putnam was an Honorary Member of the UIAA William Lowell Putnam, a dear friend and Honorary Member of the UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation died Saturday after a week-long coma following a fall. The news was sent to the UIAA from...

American climber and mountaineer Steve House given UIAA Achievement Award

On summit of Cho Oyu (Photo: Steve House for UIAA) American climber and mountaineer Steve House who was awarded the UIAA Achievement Award at the 2014 General Assembly in Flagstaff, Arizona has climbed tough and punishing big walls on some very big mountains in far flung corners of...

2014 UIAA General Assembly: Rock Climbing in the Flagstaff area offers variety and reward

Climbing at the Forks near Flagstaff (Photo: http://flagstaffclimbing.com/) Editor’s Note: We’ve added a Q & A about climbing in the Flagstaff area with Jason Henrie to this article. Thanks for the tips and be sure to check out their climbing wall or use their services if you...

Advice sheet on risks of drug use in the mountains developed by UIAA Medical Commission

Mt. Ader (Photo: Phil Wickens for UIAA) The UIAA Medical Commission has developed a new layperson’s advice sheet on drug use in the mountains. UIAA Medical Commission president David Hillebrandt said the advice sheet is the result of five years of discussion and consensus building between...

Tamotsu Nakamura

2016 is proving to be another busy year for the UIAA Youth Commission and its series of Global Youth Summit (GYS) events

German Alpine Club president Josef Klenner receives special UIAA award

German Alpine Club president Josef Klenner receives special award from UIAA president Frits Vrijlandt in Munich, Germany (Photo: Sophie Gerard for UIAA) Klenner’s twin passions of conservation and love of climbing and mountaineering was recognized on 24 March 2014 with a special award by the UIAA...

Olympic Blog: Amercian reporter challenges Russia’s Ivan Spitsin on the wall and CTV covers Nathan, Jen and Gord

Ice climbing is being showcased at the Olympic Park and the UIAA is there to celebrate the moment. This page will be updated regularly with information from the venue where climbers from around the world and visitors can climb and watch Lead and Speed duels...

Maxim Tomilov and Shin WoonSeon win in Busteni

HIGHLIGHTS: Maxim Tomilov (Russia) edges out Park Hee Yong (Korea) in Men’s Lead final while Shin WoonSeon (Korea) beat Angelika Rainer (Italy) in the Women’s Lead final. What a great day of competition. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Men’s Speed final results were cancelled due...

Youth Commission president meets ARISF General Secretary Riccardo Fraccari

The renewal of a longstanding relationship between the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) and the UIAA was at the centre of a meeting between ARISF General Secretary Riccardo Fraccari and Youth Commission president Israfil Ashurly. Ashurly was accompanied to the meeting on...