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2024 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup - Saas-Fee, Switzerland
2024-01-25 - 2024-01-27
Round 2 of the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup season will be held in Saas-Fee, Switzerland from 25-27 January.
The iconic ice tower in the Swiss Alps has hosted competitions since the early 2000s.
The UIAA will offer livestreaming from the competition which will crown winners in the lead and speed disciplines.
The event is organised in collaboration with UIAA member association, Swiss Alpine Club (SAC).
Full details here.

UIAA Executive Committee Meeting
2024-01-23 12:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Zurich)
The UIAA Executive Committee will host its first meeting of 2024 on Tuesday 23 January.
The meeting will be held online.
For further details please contact the UIAA Office.

UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open - Ouray, USA
2024-01-20 - 2024-01-21
The 2023-2024 UIAA Ice Climbing season continues with a Continental Open n event held in Ouray, Colorado, USA.
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour is partnered by Outdoor Research.
Please visit the UIAA Ice Climbing website for further information.

UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships - Champagny-en-Vanoise
2024-01-18 - 2024-01-20
The 2023-2024 UIAA Ice Climbing season continues with the annual UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships in Champagny-en-Vanoise, France
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour is partnered by Outdoor Research.
Please visit the UIAA Ice Climbing website for further information.

UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open and Youth Open - Champagny-en-Vanoise
2024-01-18 - 2024-01-20
The 2023-2024 UIAA Ice Climbing season continues with a Continental Open and Youth Open event held in Champagny-en-Vanoise, French Alps.
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour is partnered by Outdoor Research.
Please visit the UIAA Ice Climbing website for further information.

2024 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup - Cheongsong, South Korea
2024-01-12 - 2024-01-14
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup season opens on 12 January.
Cheongsong, South Korea, a traditional stop on the World Tour will again play host from 12-14 January.
The UIAA will offer livestreaming from the competition which will crown winners in the lead and speed disciplines.
The event is organised in collaboration with UIAA member association, Korean Alpine Federation (KAF).
Full details here.

UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open and Youth Open - Utrecht, Netherlands
2023-12-16
The 2023-2024 UIAA Ice Climbing season continues with a Continental Open and Youth Open event held in Utrecht, The Netherlands
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour is partnered by Outdoor Research.
Please visit the UIAA Ice Climbing website for further information.

2023 International Mountain Day
2023-12-11
Celebrated on 11 December annually, International Mountain Day is an international observance day whose goal is to raise awareness about the role that mountainous regions play in the lives of people and their importance to our planet.

Restoring mountain ecosystems is the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day on 11 December.
This theme was selected to fully include mountains in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030, co-led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the UN Environment Programme. The Decade is an opportunity to draw together political support, scientific research and financial resources to significantly scale-up restoration and prevent further degradation of mountain ecosystems.

Mountains cover around 27 percent of the Earth’s land surface and host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. As the water towers of the world, they supply freshwater to an estimated half of humanity. Mountains are home to an extraordinary range of plants and animals, and to many culturally diverse communities with different languages and traditions. From climate regulation and water provisioning services, to soil maintenance and conservation, mountains are key to our lives and livelihoods.

Yet mountains are suffering from the impacts of climate change and unsustainable development, escalating risks for people and the planet. Climate change threatens the flow of water, and fast-rising temperatures are forcing mountain species and the people that depend on these ecosystems to adapt or migrate. Steep slopes mean the clearing of forest for farming, settlements or infrastructure can cause soil erosion as well as the loss of habitat. Erosion and pollution harm the quality of water flowing downstream. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, up to 84 percent of endemic mountain species are at risk of extinction, while populations of a range of other montane plant and animal species are projected to decline and face extinction.

UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open and Youth Open - Brno, Czech Republic
2023-12-02
The second official event of the 2023-2024 UIAA Ice Climbing season will be a Continental Open and Youth Open event held in Brno, Czech Republic
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour is partnered by Outdoor Research.
Please visit the UIAA Ice Climbing website for further information.

UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Open - Žilina, Slovakia
2023-11-25
The first official event of the 2023-2024 UIAA Ice Climbing season will be a Continental Open event held in Žilina, Slovakia.
The UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour is partnered by Outdoor Research.
Please visit the UIAA Ice Climbing website for further information.

2023 UIAA Mountain Protection Award Announcement
2023-10-21 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Istanbul)
The winner of the 2023 UIAA Mountain Protection Award will be announced during a special ceremony held as part of the 2023 UIAA General Assembly.
The event will be livestreamed at 18:00 local time.
For further details on the 2023 UIAA Mountain Protection Award click here.

2023 UIAA Climate Change Summit
2023-10-21 12:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Istanbul)
The second UIAA Climate Change Summit will be held as part of the 2023 UIAA General Assembly.
Details on the programme will be communicated in due course.

UIAA General Assembly 2023
2023-10-20 - 2023-10-21
The 2023 UIAA General Assembly takes place from 20-21 October in Trabzon, Turkey.

The annual UIAA General Assembly is the largest, and most important, gathering of UIAA member federations, commissions, representatives and partners. At the General Assembly, hosted by a national federaton, key decisions are made concerning UIAA’s role, its activities and budget and elections are held.

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