31/10/2016
Reinhold MESSNER
2016 is proving to be another busy year for the UIAA Youth Commission and its series of Global Youth Summit (GYS) events ...
24/10/2016
Junko Tabei – 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016
The UIAA is saddened to hear about the death of legendary Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei who passed away on 20 October aged 77. Tabei was not only the first female to summit Mount Everest (at the age of 35 in 1975) but the first to successfully...
16/10/2016
Review: 2016 UIAA General Assembly
The 2016 UIAA General Assembly was held in Brixen (Bressanone), Südtirol, Italy from 12-16 October. The event, the largest annual gathering of UIAA member federations and representatives, took place during the International Mountain Summit (IMS), and was organised by the Alpenverein Südtirol AVS. The event welcomed over one...
30/09/2016
Interview: Frits Vrijlandt on four years as UIAA President
On 13 October, 2012, Frits Vrijlandt was voted in as President of the UIAA at the General Assembly hosted in Amsterdam. This year’s UIAA General Assembly, to be held on Saturday 15 October in Brixen-Bressanone, Italy will mark Vrijlandt’s fourth anniversary as the federation’s figurehead. It presents an...
29/09/2016
Norwegian Style. A Workshop at the 2016 UIAA General Assembly
Featuring as part of the programme at the 2016 UIAA General Assembly, is a dedicated workshop organized by the Norwegian Alpine Club, on the subject ‘Norwegian Style, an appreciated but threatened climbing ethic’. Attending delegates from UIAA member federations are encouraged to participate. The discussion will be...
23/09/2016
In Featured, Members Area
Member Federation Profile: The Mountain Club of South Africa
In the first of a new series, the UIAA explores the history, traditions and present activities of its global constellation of member federations. Celebrating its 125th anniversary on 8 October, the Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA) – the UIAA’s only member federation in Africa – seemed...
13/09/2016
IMS and UIAA trailer for 2016 General Assembly
Member federations are reminded that the 2016 UIAA General Assembly is now one month away. The 2016 UIAA General Assembly, held during 12-16 October, will be hosted by Alpenverein Südtirol in Brixen-Südtirol, Italy. The event will take place during the International Mountain Summit (IMS). The event programme can be found here. Registration details...
31/08/2016
NZAC hosts successful Sustainable Summits Conference
130 attendees took part in the Sustainable Summits Conference, organized by the New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park from 7-11 August. Hugh Logan, former Director General of the New Zealand Department of Conservation, articulated the spirit of the conference in his Summing...
30/08/2016
Celebration of the first ascents of Mounts Makalu and Kanchenjunga
News from the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) related to their Diamond Jubilee Celebration marking the first successful ascents of Mounts Makalu (8,481) and Kanchenjunga (8,586m). The General Assembly of the Union of Asian Alpine Associations (UAAA) is scheduled for 18-19 November in Kathmandu. All the members of...
12/08/2016
In Members Area
Climbers carry Olympic torch
Two avid Brazilian climbers had the honour of carrying the Olympic torch ahead of Rio 2016. Idalicio Manoel de Oliveira Filho (bottom picture), a long time member of the Centro Excursionista Brasileiro (CEB), the oldest climbing and mountain hiking club in Brazil and its President Horácio...