UIAA PLAYS ACTIVE ROLE AT COP26

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is being held in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention...

UIAA VOLUNTEER SERIES: GREG MOSELEY

An integral part of the UIAA Management Committee (MC) throughout the past five years, Greg Moseley’s term both as President of the Mountain Club of South Africa and as a Continental Representative for Africa on the MC recently came to an end. Sharing his thoughts...

SAVE THE DATE: MOUNTAIN WOMEN WEBINAR

The UIAA will host its third Mountain Network Series event of 2021 on Wednesday 17 November. The topic will be ‘Mountain Women’ and the webinar built around content from Herstory, a series of short films about the lives of different female climbers. The 90-minute webinar...

2021 UIAA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD ONLINE

The UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – recently confirmed that its 2021 General Assembly, 23 October, will take place online. It will be the second year running that the GA is held virtually. Owing to the continued impact of Covid-19, particularly on travel...

Nominee – Montaña Limpia

Nominee – Registration of Tang-Sayad and Sabzkouh mountainous areas as UNESCO biosphere reserves

Nominee – MacGillycuddy Reeks

Nominee – Fondation Grand Paradis

Nominee – Global Himalayan Expedition

Nominee – Ski and Snowboard Foundation Nepal