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Welcome to the UIAA newsletter for May 10, 2011
The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation brings together millions of men, women and children joined by their passion for mountains.
Safety Label
Recall - Camp USA
CAMP USA has recalled Photon carabiners and Photon and Mach quickdraws as the carabiner gate may open under heavy load, posing a risk of serious injury or death to climbers Read more
Access
South Africa
The UIAA Access and Mountain Protection Commissions have condemned the development of a luxury hotel in South Africa's Magaliesberg Protected Environment (MPE). Read more
Medical
Hypoxia
The UIAA Medical Commission has published German, Italian and Polish versions of various informative advice and recommendation papers for people heading into the mountains on subjects as diverse as hypoxia, eye problems and water disinfection. Read more 
Island Peak & Jbel Toubkal
Planning on climbing Nepal's most popular trekking mountain or Morocco's Jbel Toubkal? Representatives of the Medical Commission provide detailed advice on how to prepare and to ensure you avoid any health problems.
Training Standards
Label
Significant progress has been made on the further development of the UIAA Training Standards label, during the recent meeting of the UIAA Mountaineering Commission in Switzerland. Traditional climbing was also on the agenda. Read more ...
Piolets d'Or
Doug Scott
Read this UIAA interview with Doug Scott about the challenge of preserving traditional climbing. Scott was the recipient of the 2011 Piolets d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more
Partnership
Peace and Sport
The UIAA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based organisation that promotes peace through sport in poor areas of the world. Read more |
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When
you see the UIAA label on a piece of mountaineering
equipment, you know that it is up to the highest
international standards for safety. We have standards for
20 different categories of safety equipment.
24 May 2011 to 27 May 2011
Safety Commission Meeting Yverdon, 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 See full calendar |
