The following article is an update from the previous communication (see below) shared by CBME - Brazilian Mountain Hiking and Climbing Confederation (CBME) – the UIAA’s full member in Brazil. 8 April Update (translated from original article in Portuguese) The Brazilian Mountaineering and Climbing Confederation (CBME) published a note on 24/03/2020 on...
On 18 April, the Hungarian Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Federation (Mhssz) dedicated its website home page to the Covid-19 situation. The below is a translation from the original article in Hungarian. Coronavirus - an updated recommendation for the Hungarian climbing community The purpose of this recommendation is to...
The following update, a translation from the original article in Hebrew, comes from the Israel Climbers’ Club. Dear friends and community members, We are in strange and complicated days. For many of us, sitting at home without moving, being active and climbing this unbearably difficult cut. If...
The following update comes from UIAA full member Mountaineering Union of Federation Bosnia - Herzegovina was was published on 6 April. The article (below is a Google translation from the original read): We recommend that you spend these days reading mountaineering literature, renew your first aid knowledge,...
This article is courtesy of UIAA full member, China Hong Kong Mountaineering Climbing Union, and was published on 8 April. The new coronavirus COVID-19 is raging all over the world, with serious conditions in 207 countries and regions . So far (April 8, 2020), the number of infected people worldwide has...
The International Slackline Association (ISA), a UIAA Observer Member, has been particularly proactive in providing resources to its community during Covid-19. This includes: Online lockdown Series workshops - Sessions are live but previous episodes are made available to view. Slackathome.net - This ISA initiative is...
The following updates come from UIAA Unit Member, the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). It includes details on their new website and information on postponed/cancelled events. EVENT NEWS Youth Skyrunning World Championships postponed 2019 Asian Championships cancelled NEW ISF WEBSITE The following is a message from ISF President Marino Giacometti: In this...
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 cheque of NRs...
Liechtensteiner Alpenverein, UIAA full member in Liechtenstein communicated the following advisory to its membership. The below is a translation from the original article in German. Measures and recommendations related to the coronavirus Dear Alpine Club members and mountain friends The measures and recommendations relating to the corona virus have...
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, good health...