Member Federations News

Mick Fowler is the new president of Britain's Alpine Club.

The Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition has made the first ascents of 6 Antarctic Peaks.

UIAA Vice President Jordi Colomer recently held talks in Colombia with authorities from the national mountaineering and climbing federation, FECDME, which hopes to apply for UIAA membership in 2011.

The international Skyrunning Federation has announced its 2011 race schedule.

Forthcoming expeditions, tree planting and climate change awareness are all part of the latest newsletter from Ang Tshering Sherpa of the Nepal Mountaineering Association:

The Russian Mountaineering Federation reports on the opening of a rescue shelter on Mount Elbrus.

A host of new initiatives to make travelling in mountains safer and more environmentally friendly are being discussed at the UIAA General Assembly (GA).

The Sichuan Mountaineering Association (SMA) in cooperation with UIAA Member Federation, the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) has made public its new registration fees effective from January 1, 2011.

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is holding a climbing injury symposium in Sheffield, UK, on November 13 and 14.

Editor of the American Alpine Journal, John Harlin III, is attempting to become only the second person to encircle Switzerland, following its largely mountainous border.