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UIAA / 2017 / June
30/06/2017
In Featured, Mountain Medicine, Mountaineering

MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS

The latest in our Series of extracts promoting the UIAA MedCom’s comprehensive library of mountain medicine recommendations focuses on pre-existing cardiovascular conditions. The paper was first produced in 2012 and is available in English, Czech, Italian and Japanese. It is intended for physicians, interested non-medical persons...

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28/06/2017
In Featured, General Assembly, Members Area, Mountaineering, UIAA

NATURAL ROCK FOR ADVENTURE CLIMBING. THREE YEARS ON

The UIAA first published the ‘UIAA Recommendations on the Preservation of Natural Rock for Adventure Climbing’ in 2014. The document, spearheaded by longstanding UIAA Management Committee member Doug Scott, evaluated the history and appeal of different forms of rock climbing, and considered earlier attitudes to fixed gear. It also...

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23/06/2017
In Featured, Media, Members Area, Safety Label, Safety Standards, Standards

UIAA promotes its three pillars during OutDoor2017

Members of the UIAA office, Executive Board and Safety Commission recently attended the four-day Friedrichshafen OutDoor 2017 trade show where the UIAA ran its own stand. The 24th edition of Outdoor welcomed 965 exhibitors from 40 countries and a host of the world’s leading international brands in...

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22/06/2017
In Featured, Safety Label, Safety Standards, Standards

ON THE FRONT LINE OF CLIMBING RISK MANAGEMENT

The UIAA Safety Commission recently convened in Woerden, the Netherlands. Hosted by the NKBV – Royal Dutch Mountaineering and Climbing Club – the three-day annual meeting united UIAA Safety Commission members from national federations, representatives from manufacturers holding the UIAA Safety Label, together with delegates...

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21/06/2017
In Featured, Media, Members Area, Mountain Protection, Mountain Protection Award, Mountain Sustainability

LAUNCH OF SUSTAINABLE SUMMITS CONFERENCE 2018

The fourth edition of the Sustainable Summits Conference will be held under the shadow of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France from 12-14 June, 2018. This biennial conference was conceived in the United States in 2010, with the focus of the first meeting directed on the effect...

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19/06/2017
In Featured, General Assembly, Media, Members Area

In search of the mountain photo of the year

UIAA member federations are informed about the opening of the application process for the 7th edition of the IMS Photo Contest.  The seventh edition of the IMS Photo Contest has started. At the world's largest photo contest for mountain photography, photographers are competing for seven awards...

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19/06/2017
In General Assembly, Members Area

INTERNATIONAL SKYRUNNING FEDERATION – GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The International Skyrunning Federation, a unit member of the UIAA, will host its General Assembly on Friday 28 July in Andorra. The event will coincide with the hosting of the Skyrunning Youth World Championships on the same weekend. The event programme: Thursday, 27 July 2017 16:00 – 20:00...

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19/06/2017
In Access, Featured, General Assembly, Members Area, Mountain Protection, Mountain Sustainability

COHESION POLICY IN MOUNTAIN AREAS

Representatives from the UIAA and some its member federations recently took part in the Cohesion Policy in Mountain Areas conference, held in Brussels on 7 June. The subject of the conference centred around the question: ‘How to increase the contribution from mountains and benefits for...

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13/06/2017
In Access, Featured, General Assembly, Members Area

A FOCUS ON MOUNTAIN SPORTS AND ACCESS IN SPAIN

Spain is not only a destination with beaches of fine sand, warm temperatures, good food, sangria and fiesta. It’s also a land of history and legend and a unique destination of contrasting landscapes: from semi-desert areas at the foot of the sea to the high...

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12/06/2017
In Featured, General Assembly, Members Area

KAZAKHSTAN: A COUNTRY OF STEPPES, MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS

Kazbek Valiyev is one of the most respected and well-known climbers and mountaineers in Kazakhstan. This year marks the 35th anniversary of his pioneering climb with Valery Khrischaty and Yury Golodov when they became the first climbers from the former Soviet Union not only to scale Everest but on...

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