Young mountaineers from Slovenia and India joined their counterparts from Toulouse, France, for an ice climbing training camp organized by the French Alpine Club (Fédération des clubs alpins de montagne) in the Guillestre region.
The 2012 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup which only has one remaining stop in Russia in March has been a story of Russian dominance and personal comebacks.
Jordi Colomer who is the Acting President of the UIAA Board discusses the year ahead for the organization. Colomer comes from Barcelona, Spain and has been a member of the UIAA’s Expedition and Mountaineering Commissions; he was President of the International Ski Mountaineering Committee from 1999 to 2007.
The UIAA is proud to announce that RedFox Outdoor Equipment, a Russian sportswear and equipment company, has become of a sponsor of the federation’s ice climbing program.
The village of Khumjung, Nepal, that lies nestled in the shadow of Mount Everest, was the newest venue for the UIAA's expanding series of Global Youth Summit events.
The Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) has chosen veteran mountaineer Colonel H.S. Chauhan to become president of India's apex mountaineering body.
On October 8th, the UIAA celebrated the General Assembly in Kathmandu, Nepal kindly hosted by our member federation the Nepalese Mountaineering Association (NMA).
The BMC International Winter Climbing Meet returns to The Cairngorms in 2012 and will be based at Glenmore Lodge. The Meet will run from Sunday 22nd to Sunday 29th January.
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