UIAA Mountain
Sports Symposium

Expert courses: Medical, Safety and Training

Expertise & Exchanges

The Mountain Sports Symposium is typically an annual event organised by the UIAA bringing dedicated international experts together to offer both keynote presentations and practical workshops on given topics. To date these have included safety, training and rescue techniques as well as high-altitude medical advice. In future, topics may focus on the environment, youth, ethics and more. The events also bring together climbers and mountaineers from specific geographical regions and encourage networking, collaboration and information exchanges.

2026 Mountain Sports Symposium:

Date and location to be confirmed

The UIAA together with its Medical and Safety Commissions and international partners is planning on hosting a third Mountain Sports Symposium, most likely in 2026. Further details to be communicated in due course.

2025 Mountain Sports Symposium:

Peja, Kosovo

The 2025 UIAA Mountain Sports Symposium (MSS), held from 25-26 October in Peja, Kosovo, brought together over sixty participants from 27 countries to explore mountain medicine, safety, and techniques. The event was organised by the UIAA in collaboration with the Kosovo Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation (FBNSK), and showcased, with a particular focus on the Balkan region, the growing cross-region and international cooperation in mountain sports education and safety.

2025 Photo Gallery

2025 Press Releases

2025 UIAA Mountain Sports Symposium: Where mountain safety met collaboration

2024 Mountain Sports Symposium:

Bariloche, Argentina

The 2024 MSS, originally titled ‘International Sports Training Course’ was held in Bariloche, Argentina. The event was organised in collaboration with UIAA member association, FASA.