14/04/2020
14/04/2020
Updates from Nepal Mountaineering Association
The following are two Covid-19 related updates from the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), the UIAA full member in Nepal. Nepal Mountaineering Association contributes to Covid-19 fund The following article was published in the Himalayan Times on 12 April. Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) handed over a...
09/04/2020
From Everest To Coronavirus: Our Differing Attitudes To Risk
The following article was published by Forbes on 8 April. The author Dr Melanie Windridge, is VP of the Alpine Club, a UIAA member association. The coronavirus pandemic has seen a global change in human behaviour on a scale and nature unseen in recent times,...
08/04/2020
TRAINING IN THE NEW NORMAL
Owing to the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic all onsite courses scheduled by the UIAA Training Panel have been postponed until further notice. In response to the lockdown currently impacting most areas of the world, the UIAA is having to adapt to the new...
07/04/2020
INDIAN MOUNTAINEERING FOUNDATION IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
The following letter to its members was published by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) on 7 April. The original article can be found here. Dear Respected Members, As the pandemic of Corona Virus rages on unabated, I take this opportunity to wish you and your families,...
07/04/2020
FEDME (SPAIN) MESSAGE TO THE MOUNTAINEERING COMMUNITY
The following communication was provided by UIAA full member, FEDME –Federación Española De Deportes De Montaña Y Escalada, on 7 April. Representing the Spanish Autonomous Federations and clubs, we stand in solidarity with the dramatic situation that our country is experiencing and show our love...
02/04/2020
CBME: Mountaineers united against COVID-19
The following communication was published on 24 March by CBME – Brazilian Mountain Hiking and Climbing Confederation (CBME) – the UIAA’s full member in Brazil. The below is a Google translation of the original Portuguese into English. Due to the global crisis of COVID-19, the main recommendation is to...
01/04/2020
Danish Climbing Association cancels all activities until June
Please find a recent communication from UIAA Associate Member, Danish Climbing Association. The passage below is a Google translation of part of the original article in Danish: The closure of all sports facilities, etc. is valid until 13 April. All association activities and all federal...
01/04/2020
PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM NEW ZEALAND ALPINE CLUB
On 30 March, Lindsay Smith, President of the New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) wrote the following letter to members. As well as encouraging members to continue observing guidelines from authorities – Since 1891, the New Zealand Alpine Club has been part of our members’ lives as...
26/03/2020