Two decades ago when sport climbing was in its infancy, the International Olympic Committee recognized the UIAA as the first international body to represent climbing and mountaineering. It was a historic moment. As the UIAA - International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation celebrates its 20th anniversary as a...
The Chamonix Valley remembers the "Golden Age of Alpinism" this summer (Photo: http://1865.chamonix.fr/en/) It is an era remembered today as the "Golden Age of Alpinism” and 1865 marked its zenith. That was the year which ended a a glorious decade of climbing with 65 first ascents of peaks...
UIAA President Frits Vrijlandt (second from left) at CIMA2015 with officials from FEDME and FAM (Photo: FEDME for UIAA) More than 300 people gathered in Zaragoza, Spain to attend a unique congress, CIMA 2015, which brought together key actors and institutions to discuss the challenges of mountaineering in...
The original UIAA Safety Label logo is 50-years-old. Fifty years ago, in an inspired moment, a universal seal of approval was born. The UIAA logo which is recognized today around the world as a symbol of excellence, quality and safety was the spontaneous creation of a boy...
An enthusiastic crowd watched the inaugural UIAA World Cup in Bozeman, Montana (Photo: Max Lowe for UIAA) What a season it was for the 2015 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour! It began in Bozeman, Montana with the heroic work of Joe Josephson, renowned mountaineer Conrad Anker and their...
A group of ten experienced Nepalese trainers attended an advanced week-long assessors’ workshop in Langtang, Nepal conducted by Steve Long, chair of the UIAA Training Standards Panel. The Nepalese trainers are part of an innovative multi-year UIAA Training Standards program conducted in partnership with theNepal Mountaineering...
Petra Klingler of Switzerland wins her first Gold (Photo: Eugenia Alekseyeva for UIAA) She has been called the "Swiss machine" and now she has a new name, the "Swiss Queen." Petra Klingler made history today in Kirov, Russia when she won the first Swiss World Cup Gold medal...
Ekaterina Koshcheeva (Photo: David Schweizer for UIAA) Koshcheeva, 20, was a symbol of the youth wave currently taking over the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour while Vagin, 43, represented the veteran wing of 2015 Tour that concluded today (8 March 2015). Koshscheeva’s victory was a squeaker. Her combined...
Jordan is the latest country to receive training from the UIAA Training Standards Panel. UIAA Training Standards Chair Steve Long reports that three courses were held for the mountain communities of Ajloun, Dana, Karak and Wadi Rum on the request of UIAA associate member Jordan Tourist Board. The...
It's buyer beware when purchasing crampons online (Photo: BMC for UIAA) The British Mountaineering Council has posted a warning about dangerous crampons being sold online. As the warning states: Getting equipped to tackle the mountains in winter can seem an expensive business, with the cost of boots, axe and crampons totting up to...