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Welcome to the UIAA newsletter for June 14, 2011
The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation brings together millions of men, women and children joined by their passion for mountains.
Mountain Protection
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New Label
The executive councils of the UIAA have formally agreed to go forward this summer with efforts to develop further the UIAA Training Standards label and to lay the groundwork for a new Mountain Protection label. Read more .jpg)
Eco Everest
The Eco Everest Expedition 2011, under the leadership of Dawa Steven Sherpa, succeeded again in efforts to clean and collect garbage, debris and waste left by past expedition groups. Read more
Safety Label
Via Ferrata
The growing popularity of via ferrate among families with small children and the advent of climbing chocks made with polymers will lead to new testing and investigations by the UIAA Safety Commission. Read more 
Recall - Petzl
Petzl has issued a product safety alert for the SCORPIO Lanyard, after a via-ferrata accident due to a manufacturing defect of a missing safety stitch on the attachment loop. Read more 
Recall - Singing Rock
Singing Rock is notifying its customers that some of the produced climbing harnesses CRUX, NARA, NEMO may pose a potential injury hazard due to inaccuracy in the production. Read more
Mountain Huts
Reciprocity
The UIAA has made a reciprocity agreement for mountain huts in the Alps available on its website. There are almost 1,200 mountain huts offering accommodation for a total of 66,000 people in the region. Read more
Federations
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Honorary Member
Read a profile of the UIAA's first Asian honorary member, Japan's Kazuo Saito. Besides an exceptional climbing career Saito played a leading role in the creation of the Union of Asian Alpine Associations. Read more 
Risk taking French associations are making efforts to reduce restrictions placed on freedoms of access and risk taking in mountains. Read more |
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11 Jun 2011 to 12 Jun 2011
Ice Climbing Commission meeting Bern, Switzerland 07 Jul 2011 to 12 Jul 2011 International Youth Climbing Camp Ariege, South of France 09 Jul 2011 to 17 Jul 2011 Trekking in South Africa's "Dragon Mountains"’ uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park South Africa 25 Jul 2011 to 30 Jul 2011 "Stone King" trek in Italian Alps 21 Aug 2011 to 27 Aug 2011 Climbing and trekking - FYR Macedonia See full calendar |
