There is growing concern in San Fabián, Ñuble Region, Chile. The real estate company Genau Green is parcelling up the cordillera, fragmenting an area of approximately 100 sq. km (34 mega-plots) into 4-hectare plots to sell them along with their beautiful native forests. This real estate company is using a …
The pictures about the gigantic construction work on the Theodul glacier in Zermatt have shocked the outdoor community. In view of the suspicion of illegal work, WWF, Pro Natura and Mountain Wilderness Switzerland, supported by Avocat.e.s pour le Climat, submitted an urgent request for suspension to the Construction Commission of …
Canal Roya, located in the Aragon’s Pyrenees, on the border between France and Spain, is a beautiful valley of glacial origin, virtually unchanged and with landscape, geological, environmental, and even archaeological features of extraordinary value. The valley culminates in a cirque crowned by the summit of mount Anayet, (2,574 m). …
Josep Sicart i Tauler, a founding member of MW Catalunya and an International Guarantor of MW International, has passed away. His whole life was devoted to mountain activities and protection. When he was Chair of MW Catalunya, his credo was to clean up and restore the Catalan mountains. Between 1991 …
The 16 trekkers who took part in the 2023 edition of the Swat Project have returned to Europe from Pakistan. The project was initiated and led by Mountain Wilderness International with the aim of publishing a guidebook of the mountains and valleys of this fascinating area, which is part of …
by Muhammad Afzel Scherazi A Mountain Liaison Officer is an officer seconded to a foreign mountaineering expedition visiting the Greater Himalayas for climbing or trekking at high altitude. It was very common in ancient times, even during the British Raj, for every mountaineering or scientific expedition to have a liaison …
On 8 and 9 July, an Italian athlete attempted a record that took him from Genoa to the summit of Mont Blanc in 14 hours, 42 minutes and 14 seconds. The previous record dates back to 2013, when the journey by bike and then on foot between zero and 4,810 …
“All over the world the positive achievements of human rights defenders too often go unrecognised. Defenders are targeted because they confront powerful vested interests by protecting our natural resources and shared climate, defending labour rights, exposing corruption, and refusing to accept injustice. As we mark the 25th anniversary of the …
The Swat Project is heading towards its end. This project is being carried out with the help of the International Association for …
Ever since the Olympics were awarded by the IOC to Milan and Cortina, Mountain Wilderness has always maintained that all promises of …