Theodul glacier attacked by bulldozers

Save our glaciers!

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 …

Tribute to Josep Sicart, featured cut

Tribute to Josep Sicart

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 …

Liason Officers (1), featured image cut

Mountain Liaison Officers

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 …