Such a great loss for us
The little fairy Stefania Benuzzi died on 12 May, 2013. She was the memory of MWI, often working behind the curtain, expressing …
After Walter Bonatti (2009), Reinhold Messner (2010), Doug Scott (2011) and Robert Paragot (2012), the fifth Piolets d’Or lifetime achievement award has been bestowed on Austrian mountaineer Kurt Diemberger.
Kurt Diemberger, born on March 16, 1932 in Austria) is an accomplished Austrian mountainer, an author of several books and a high …
News from Mont-Blanc Environmentalists
proMONT-BLANC the umbrella structure or more than 20 associations across France, Italy and Switzerland has recently launched a quarterly newsletter. For more …
Mountain Wilderness Executive Committee Meeting
During the April 6-7 weekend the MWI Executive Committee met in Piani dei Resinelli, near Lecco, capital of the eponymous province, with …
Stop Heliskiing in Switzerland
Last weekend, mountain wilderness Switzerland held its annual demonstration against heli-skiing. Switzerland is – sadly – a hotspot for this environmentally damaging …
The Future of the Mont-Blanc : the debate (re)-begins on the right foot
On March 24 Mountain Wilderness France organized a panel discussion in Argentière, near Chamonix. The theme was: 25 years after the proposal …
Mountain Wilderness International General Assembly 2012
Assling, Germany, May 11th– 13th 2012 The Mountain Wilderness International General Assembly is hold every 2 years. This year the meeting will …
News from « Pointe Helbronner »
Game not over despite the erection of two tower cranes A pair of tower cranes was erected last autumn to help build …
Save the Huichols’ sacred Mountain.
Since 2009 the First Majestic Silver Corp., a Canadian company, acquired 22 concessions to the west of San Luis Potosi state in …
Stop to helisking: A green turn-around on the Marmolada
As of January 1st, permits to land on the mountain will be withdrawn Environmentalists win a decade-long battle “the mountain defaced“ A …