Vested interests and the criminalisation of environmental defenders
“All over the world the positive achievements of human rights defenders too often go unrecognised. Defenders are targeted because they confront powerful …
Help us complete the Swat project
The Swat Project is heading towards its end. This project is being carried out with the help of the International Association for …
The 2026 Winter Olympics: Doom or Boon or Doom and Gloom?
Ever since the Olympics were awarded by the IOC to Milan and Cortina, Mountain Wilderness has always maintained that all promises of …
Our Swat Project is approaching its end. Will you join us this year?
This year the Asian Desk of Mountain Wilderness International and Mountain Wilderness Pakistan intend to conclude the exploration part of the SWAT …
Mountain Wilderness and International Mountain Day 2022
“Women move mountains” was the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December. “Women play a key role in …
Climate change and the ski industry
July came with good news: the referendum in St. Leonhard im Pitztal (Tyrol, Austria) put an end to the planned Pitztal-Ötztal expansion, …
Girls in Action! The Swat Project, Pakistan
Here is a brief report by Carlo Alberto Pinelli on the “Girls in Action!” course that was held in August. “The course …
No more scrap metal, no more new via ferratas
What are via ferratas and equipped mountain routes? A via ferrata is a route on a mountain face equipped with steel cables, …
Deception at 4,061 m asl
For years now, we have been preparing to celebrate the 1st century of Italy’s oldest national park. “The Aosta Valley, and in …
Marmolada glacier collapse: a climate warning
Sunday’s disaster on the Marmolada glacier is one example of Italy’s climate risk. Italy is suffering through a series of heat waves, …