The UIAA was saddened to hear about the recent passing of Vittorio Bedogni. Representing Club Alpino Italiano (CAI), Vittorio was a longstanding member of the UIAA Safety Commission. An engineer by profession, Vittorio’s passion for all things mountains began at a young age. He dedicated significant time and commitment to sharing his knowledge and expertise. This was both in the context of the practise of sport and the safety of practitioners. In Italy, he was a national instructor both for mountaineering and ski alpinism. On both a national and international level, he was a major contributor ..read more

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The UIAA recently communicated a decision to review its annual Award platform which necessities running the next edition of the UIAA Mountain Protection Award in 2025. Therefore for the year 2024, the MPA will not be run in its regular format. There will be no project showcase, no award and no prize money granted. However the UIAA MPA Assessment Team, comprised of delegates of the UIAA Mountain Protection Commission as well as external experts representing organisations such as UN Environment, GRID-Arendal and ICIMOD, will continue to support projects by offering its review process. This servi ..read more

Following a significant volume of work, the UIAA Legal Affairs Commission is delighted to announce the launch of its global database of climbing and mountaineering case-laws. The Legal Affairs arm of the UIAA supports the federation in all areas concerning law, giving the best possible advice through its network of international law experts and collects and shares know-how in relation to mountains and sports. The database project was one of the main objectives of the Commission when it was formed in 2022. The database includes judgments from courts, tribunals, and authoritative bodies. Users c ..read more

The UIAA wishes to state that the Indian Society of Mountain Medicine is currently not a body accredited to hold courses nor award certificates under the syllabus of the UIAA/ISMM/ICAR Diploma of Mountain Medicine. It has been brought to the attention of the UIAA that the Indian Society of Mountain Medicine is advertising itself as an accredited body for the UIAA/ISMM/ICAR Diploma of Mountain Medicine. The UIAA has also received several requests from individuals concerned about the validity of the course. Despite repeated requests from the UIAA, the Indian Society of Mountain Medicine has not ..read more

The programme has been finalised, and registration is now open, for the inaugural International Mountain Sports Training Course – Mountain Medicine, Techniques & Safety. The event will take place in Bariloche, Argentina from 19-21 April. The event is jointly organised by the UIAA (International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation), FASA (Federación Argentina de Ski Snowboard y Andinismo) and the ISMM (International Society for Mountain Medicine). Topics covered during the three-day event include: the environment, climate change, dealing with the cold, altitude & sport ..read more

The UIAA is recruiting for a new Vice President of its Mountaineering Commission. The position is open from May 2024. The UIAA Mountaineering Commission (MountCom) deals with advice, guidance and advocacy support on mountaineering and climbing issues that affect, or are affected by, practices, ethics and style prevalent in the mountaineering and climbing community world-wide. as well as support engagement with those with whom we share the mountain space (landowners, Indigenous and local communities, etc.). These include the aforementioned ethics and style aspects, as well as socio-economic asp ..read more

The UIAA is announcing exciting plans to restructure its existing annual awards and merge them with new ones as part of a platform dedicated to showcasing the UIAA’s slogan ‘The Global Mountain Network’. Currently the UIAA organises the Mountain Protection Award (since 2013), a Rock Climbing Festival Award and occasional prizes for mountain film festivals. The UIAA is regularly asked to consider creating other award categories. Throughout 2024, a UIAA Working Group will draft plans for the creation of a new UIAA Award platform and ceremony, starting in 2025. As well as integrating existing awa ..read more

The UIAA has launched a new podcast, Mountain Voices. Mountain Voices will unite experts from the climbing and mountaineering world to discuss issues that affect climbers and mountaineers. The first series will see six episodes produced from mid-February to the end of March. Episode #1 is now available on all major podcast platforms and addresses competition ice climbing and features the contributions of Rob Adie, UIAA Sports Event Coordinator, as well as athletes Gordon McArthur and Eimir McSwiggan. This has been released to time with the hosting of the biennial UIAA Ice Climbing World Champi ..read more

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