Safety Standards

The prime feature of UIAA Safety Standards is that they are developed BY mountaineers and climbers FOR the mountaineering and climbing community. This makes them the most acceptable standards world-wide.

The UIAA collaborates with the European Standards organization, CEN, for harmonization of standards. In some cases, the UIAA asks for additional tests making the standard stricter than the CEN. Thus, the UIAA standards may differ slightly from the CEN standards.

UIAA Safety Standards