Three young Pakistani mountaineers from the foothill valleys of Swat and Chitral — Maria Rahim, Mehwish Syed and Mehrosh Akhtar — have arrived in Italy last week to begin an ambitious three‑week training programme designed to strengthen their mountaineering skills and support the creation of Pakistan’s first women‑only mountain association. …
Sheen Alpine Association, born from the success of the Girls in Action trainings held by the Asian Desk of Mountain Wilderness International within the framework of the Swat Project, held their first hiking trip in June. A group of young women from Swat and Chitral spent a Sunday blending science …
On Saturday 6 June, Mountain Wilderness International held its annual general assembly – this year an in-person, elective event – in Auronzo di Cadore, set against the stunning backdrop of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The choice of location was no coincidence, but was motivated on the one …
On Saturday 30 May, a protest against noise and pollution blocked one of Europe’s most important highways connecting Germany and Italy. Several thousand protesters gathered on the Brenner motorway to demand action. The Brenner Pass links northern and southern Europe, with the Austrian stretch providing vital trans-Alpine access into Italy. …
The Democratic Republic of Congo now has its own Mountain Wilderness chapter, joining other countries such as France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Catalonia and Pakistan. As part of Mountain Wilderness International (our umbrella organisation) and the International Working Group set up by MW France, MW France interviewed Keren Akatshi, Acting …
The following paper was written in Spanish for the Canal Roya 2026 Pyrenean Congress held on 17-19 April 2026, in Jaca (Spain). You can read the original version here. GETTING OUT INTO THE MOUNTAINS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND NATURE Borja Antolín Tomás (President of Mountain Wilderness Spain), Alba Martínez Picó …
Sabine Rentschler, our Vice President, attended the event hosted by UNESCO and provides a brief summary of the two days below. At the UNESCO two-day international conference held in Paris on 18–19 March 2026, delegates marked both the World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day 2026 – events that …
A petition from Mountain Wilderness Switzerland As you may recall, MW International has already addressed the Rhône Glacier in one of its blog posts as part of its Shrinking Glaciers Project. The Rhône Glacier in the canton of Valais, in southern Switzerland stretches from 2,197 to 3,600 m asl and covers …
For those who missed our event to celebrate the International Mountain Day 2025, which took place on last December 11th, we publish …
By François Burgay, University of Baselfrancois.burgay@unibas.ch It was September. As soon as I stepped out of the jeep, I began walking across …