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12/12/2018
APPLICATION OPEN FOR 2019 BMC International Summer Climbing Meet
The 2019 BMC International Summer Climbing Meet will be located at Ynys Ettws, the Climber’s Club Hut in Llanberis Pass, North Wales. It will be held from 12-19 May. Your federation is invited to nominate two (one female and one male) experienced traditional climbers from...
09/10/2018
REVIEW 2018 UIAA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE
The 2018 UIAA General Assembly was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Saturday 6 October, welcoming more than 100 delegates representing 34 different countries. The event commenced with a welcome message from Mr Tserenbat Namsrai, Mongolian Minister of Environment and Tourism with Tulga Buya, President of... 
17/08/2018
DISCUSSING ACCESS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL
With eight of the fourteen world’s highest mountain peaks located within its borders, Nepal is well known as one of the greatest destinations for climbing and mountaineering. From Everest to Kanchenjunga, its mountains have created legends and have inspired incredible feats of human endeavours. Over...
11/08/2018
Study and monitoring of Chachacomani glacier by Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo
Many Bolivian glaciers, like Chachacomani, have never been studied and don't have a monitoring programme in place. However, they have a very significant role in understanding the entity of global and local climate changes, and above all, they represent an important water reserves.
17/07/2018
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Featured, Mountaineering, Skills, UIAA
MOUNTAIN SKILLS: How to provide assistance to a partner stuck mid-rappel
Your partner is in trouble (e.g., knot stuck in his rappel device, friction hitch has jammed, etc.)—he is stuck mid-rappel! The following steps will let you free him either from above or below. Freeing your partner from above 1 — Reach your stuck partner by rappelling down the...
05/06/2018
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Featured, Members, Members Area
KEY DISCUSSION AND DECISION POINTS FROM UIAA EXECUTIVE BOARD
With the objective of providing UIAA member federations with more timely updates related to UIAA operations and in particular decisions taken at Executive Board level, the UIAA will publish Key Discussion and Decision Points from all future EB meetings. The first such document – from...
27/04/2018
TRAINING AND SAFETY KEY TOPICS DISCUSSED AT MOUNTAINEERING COMMISSION MEETING
The UIAA Mountaineering Commission held its latest meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, in April 2018. The meeting, which was hosted by the Federação de Campismo e Montanhismo de Portugal (FCMP), was attended by 11 delegates from nine different countries. Pedro Cuiça (Head of Training, FCMP) welcomed...
29/03/2018
27/03/2018