The UIAA Office received a brief update from Pavlos Georgiades, President of the Mountaineering, Climbing & Orienteering Federation of Cyprus. Georgiades is also President of the UIAA Youth Commission. “The advice the government have provided is that climbing teams are not currently allowed to train outside....
The following is an update to the previous communication provided by Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) President and UIAA Management Committee member Françoise Jaquet. SAC Timeline Since March 2 and throughout the evolution of the recommendations of the Federal Council and the Federal Office of Public Health, the...
The following resources have been made or available, or shared, by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). World Health Organisation (IOC) Risk Assessment for Sport Events and Considerations for sports federations/sports event organizers when planning mass gatherings in the context of COVID-19: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/points-of-entry-and-mass-gatherings. WHO publication for sports federations /...
The following update was published the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) on 7 May. Over the past two weeks, the newly formed BMC Covid-19 Working Group has been working hard to develop proposals for phased re-opening of the outdoors for hill walking and climbing. The culmination of...
On 1 May, the American Alpine Club (AAC) published some guiding principles for climbing in the Covid era (see below). Climbers across the country have set personal needs aside, cleared the crag out of concern for their community, and taken precautions to help "flatten the curve." Thank...
Montreal, 6 May 2020 – Following on from its COVID-19 guidance of 20 March, today the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued updated guidance for Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) focused on the resumption of athlete testing as deconfinement leads to the restart or return to normal of doping control programs in a number...
The following communication was sent to the UIAA Office by Nepal Mountaineering Association President Santa Bir Lama on 28 April. It follows a previous communication from the NMA concerning Covid-19. Dear President, Please kindly accept warm greetings from Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA). COVID 19, which emerged from China...
The following updates have been provided by the Korean Alpine Federation (KAF), courtesy of UIAA Management Committee member and Continental Representative for Asia, Christine Pae. Dr Injung Lee, former President of KAF, and UIAA honorary member has also written a personal message. A Personal Message from UIAA...
The following communication, a message from American Alpine Club CEO Phil Powers, was published on 30 April. A MESSAGE FROM AAC CEO PHIL POWERS To the American Alpine Club Community, Our world has been radically impacted by COVID-19. And, this week, it hit home for us in Golden. Yesterday,...
UIAA full member, Czech Mountaineering Federation, has published a blog detailing restrictions and rules concerning visiting climbing gyms during the pandemic. It can be found here....