Girls in Action! The Pakistani Mountaineers Conclude Intensive Training in Italy
On September 29, Mehrosh Althar, Maria Rahim and Mehwis Sayed – three young mountaineers from the high valleys of Swat and Chitral …
Week two: science, ice, and outreach
The second week of training – coordinated entirely by Lorenza Pratali, cardiologist and researcher – unfolded like a crash course in the …
Pakistani Women Mountaineers Complete First Week of Alpine Training in Italy
Three young Pakistani mountaineers from the foothill valleys of Swat and Chitral — Maria Rahim, Mehwish Syed and Mehrosh Akhtar — have …
From Girls in Action to Sheen Alpine Association: Pakistan’s first women-led mountaineering and environmental association takes shape
Sheen Alpine Association, born from the success of the Girls in Action trainings held by the Asian Desk of Mountain Wilderness International …
May/June: Medvezhiy Glacier
The Medvezhiy Glacier lies on the western slope of the Tajik National Academy of Sciences Range, in the heart of Tajikistan’s Pamir …
A general assembly at the heart of the Dolomites
On Saturday 6 June, Mountain Wilderness International held its annual general assembly – this year an in-person, elective event – in Auronzo …
Thousands block Austria’s Brenner motorway to protest rising traffic noise and pollution
On Saturday 30 May, a protest against noise and pollution blocked one of Europe’s most important highways connecting Germany and Italy. Several …
The Democratic Republic of Congo now has its own Mountain Wilderness association
The Democratic Republic of Congo now has its own Mountain Wilderness chapter, joining other countries such as France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, …
March/April: Glacial Lake Karakul, Pamir Mountains
Lake Karakul (also Kara-Kul; Tajik for “Black Lake”) is located in eastern Tajikistan, high in the glaciated Pamir Mountains, and administratively forms …
Why protect the Pyrenean mountains and the Canal Roya valley?
The following paper was written in Spanish for the Canal Roya 2026 Pyrenean Congress held on 17-19 April 2026, in Jaca (Spain). …