BMC GUIDE TO BOLTING

The UIAA is sharing a guide produced by one of its member associations, the British Mountaineering Council. The BMC’s bolt advice come in two parts. Part one is aimed at the user, in particular those who have learnt to climb indoors and are making the transition...

THE UIAA ON THE DEVASTATING AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES

The UIAA – International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation – would like to extend its sympathy to all those affected by the devastating and unprecedented fires currently enveloping many areas of Australia. Australia is recognised by the global mountaineering community for the scale and high quality...

UIAA PROJECTS RECOGNISED AS SUSTAINABILITY MODELS

In December 2018, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) co-launched the new Sports for Climate Action Framework and defined the role of sport in the worldwide fight for climate change. The UN Sports for Climate Action...

A GRAND RETURN FOR PONT-ROUGE’S FESTIGLACE

After an absence of over a decade on the international scene, Pont-Rouge’s Festiglace is rising from the ashes. Thanks to a team of passionate volunteers and to the collaboration of numerous partners, the highly anticipated event will be sure to give thrills to all. Climbing...

IMF OFFERS DISCOUNTS ON CLIMBING PERMITS FOR INDIAN HIMALAYA

The Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) has informed the UIAA Office that for the 2020 climbing season, it will offer a 50% discount on handling charges to encourage foreign climbers to visit the Indian Himalaya. Full details are provided in the following link. Discounts vary based...

Injeong LEE

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

UPDATED UIAA MEMBERS DIRECTORY

The UIAA has updated its online members associations directory. The resource provides a rich array of information about each member association including links to dedicated articles and features, contact information, member social media channels and information about climbing in different member countries. Members are encouraged...

IMF confirms opening of 137 Himalayan peaks

The Indian Mountaineering Foundation, a UIAA member association, has shared the recent news that the Indian government has agreed to opening 137 Himalayan peaks to foreign climbers. Until these new measures were announced, foreign climbers had to seek permission from the Ministries of Defence and...

Loving the mountains since 1869
German Alpine Club (DAV) celebrates its 150th birthday

On 9 May 1869, German and Austrian mountaineers founded the Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV) – German Alpine Association in English – as a “bourgeois mountaineering association”. Over subsequent 150 years, the DAV, a founder member of the UIAA, has grown to become ‘the world’s largest national...

Mountain Sports Center with the approach of Environmental Sustainability by Passive Solar Energy
by Alpine Club of Iran

NOMINEE PROFILE Location: Iran Project Status:  October 2019-October 2021 Contact: Vahid MataniEmailFacebook A MOUNTAINEERING FOCUS Iran is generally mountainous and semi-arid, and more than half of the country’s land is made up of mountains. The project unites mountaineering activities with welfare services, training and exercise...