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Want to see mountain nature better protected? Join us!

“Mountain wilderness” refers to any pristine, untouched mountain environment, where anyone can experience vast open spaces, silence, solitude, nature. “The value of wilderness therefore lies above all in its potential to stimulate a creative relationship between civilised man and the natural environment. It is the degree of authenticity of this relationship that gives a non-ephemeral meaning to adventure.”

This definition dates back to 1987, when the Biella theses, our manifesto, were written. They marked the birth of Mountain Wilderness.

Mountain Wilderness International (MWI) is the umbrella organisation of the national chapters of Mountain Wilderness. It facilitates communication and exchange among national chapters, coordinates and organises international projects and actions and officially represents the organisation in its relations with governments, authorities, international institutions and non-governmental organisations.

If you share our ideas and you wish to help us, please join a national chapter. Mountain Wilderness has chapters in a dozen countries.

Glacier of the Month

Mountain Wilderness International

3 days ago

We are delighted to be able to share this innovative project by Mountain Wilderness España and its crowdfunding campaign, which closes on 19 October.LOOK UP! is an exhibition of art, adventure, science, culture, nature, and activism to understand and safeguard the mountains from A to Z, it is a call to action to protect the mountains from the climate crisis.This project brings together leading artists, scientists and mountaineers, both from Spain and from all over the worldWith your contribution, you will not only be helping to realise the project and the exhibition (and get interesting rewards!), which will take place at the Museum of Natural Sciences of Zaragoza, but you will also be contributing to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030!Link in first comment!#MountainsMatter ...

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 week ago

The first of the three-week training of the three Pakistani young women mountaineers in the Alps has just ended, making way for the training programme for the second week #girlsinaction #mountainwilderness #MountainsMatter ...

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 week ago

The first of the three weeks of training, held in the upper Aosta Valley at the foot of Mont Blanc, has just concluded with outstanding results. This week's training was organised in collaboration with the Italian Academic Alpine Club (CAAI), the Franco Piovan Mountaineering School of CAI Padua and the Italian Army’s Alpine Training Centre, and combined intensive rock‑climbing sessions with glacier training and rescue manoeuvres.The second week has just begun, focusing on advanced scientific training. Experts from the National Research Council (CNR), the Montagna Sicura Foundation will lead sessions on cryosphere, air‑quality monitoring and high‑altitude medicine. Link to our latest blog post in first comment ...

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 week ago

"For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities have gazed upon the seemingly eternal glaciers and snow that gave Western Europe's highest peak its name: Mont Blanc, the white mountain.But climate warming is dismantling the picture at alarming speed." ...

‘We weep for our mountain’: Mont Blanc meltdown shakes communities

www.euronews.com

A Chamonix local official says his town urgently needs to prepare for the dangers of falling chunks of glacier or rock.

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Mountain Wilderness International

2 weeks ago

A warmer world is making high latitude forests more deciduous and less evergreen. Data from Alaska and Canada indicates this transition is already under way. ...

Specieswatch: Deciduous trees are marching north and ousting evergreens

www.theguardian.com

Northern landscapes could soon look different, as wildfires and storms disturb boreal forests

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Mountain Wilderness International

@mwildernessint ·

31 Dec

Mountain Wilderness wishes you all...

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Mountain Wilderness International

@mwildernessint ·

30 Dec

A few weeks ago, the third report on the Winter Olympics 2026 was released by the NGO network Open Olympics 2026. The text is only available in Italian, but here is a brief summary in English ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#MilanoCortina2026

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Mountain Wilderness International

@mwildernessint ·

24 Dec

Whether you are celebrating or not, whether you are on top of a mountain or in a crowded city, we would like to thank all mountain lovers who have followed and supported us again this year in our fight in defence of the mountains. Happy Holidays to all of you!

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Mountain Wilderness International

@mwildernessint ·

22 Dec

Want to know more about the webinar we held on #IMD2025 entitled "Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"?
While waiting for the video recording - to be published soon - read the article below!
It provides a brief summary and interesting insights #IYGP

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@mwildernessint ·

5 Dec

A first glimpse of what our event
"Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"
for #InternationalMountainDay 2025 will be like...
Next week, celebrate #IMD2025 with us!
To register, follow link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#mountainsmatter #shrinkingglaciers

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