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The latests informations of the international actions of Mountain Wilderness and some other national news.

Girls in Action! Swat Project 2024

PRESS RELEASE April 27th marked the end of the ‘Swat Girls in Action!’ course organised in Pakistan by Mountain Wilderness International in …

Wolf, seen from a certain distance, featured cut.

EU plans to lift ban on wolf hunting

by Hugues Thiebault On December 20, 2023, the European Commission tabled a proposal for a Council Decision aimed at downgrading the wolf’s …

Milano Cortina 2026. The most (un)sustainable Olympic Games ever

Milano Cortina 2026, the most sustainable Olympics ever, with net zero-cost to Italy’s taxpayers! Guess what, the bill has already risen to …

Swat girls in action, 2024

We are pleased to inform you that next year we will be holding a second women-only basic mountain course in the Pakistani …

Protect the Andes Cordillera!

There is growing concern in San Fabián, Ñuble Region, Chile. The real estate company Genau Green is parcelling up the cordillera, fragmenting …

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 …

Demonstration in defence of Canal Roya (2), featured cut.

Massive mobilisation for Anayet Nature Park in the Pyrenees

Canal Roya, located in the Aragon’s Pyrenees, on the border between France and Spain, is a beautiful valley of glacial origin, virtually …

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 …

News from the Swat Project expeditions

The 16 trekkers who took part in the 2023 edition of the Swat Project have returned to Europe from Pakistan. The project …

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 …

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“Mountain wilderness” refers to any pristine, untouched mountain environment, where anyone can experience vast open spaces, silence, solitude, nature. “The value of wilderness therefore lies above all in its potential to stimulate a creative relationship between civilised man and the natural environment. It is the degree of authenticity of this relationship that gives a non-ephemeral meaning to adventure.”

This definition dates back to 1987, when the Biella theses, our manifesto, were written. They marked the birth of Mountain Wilderness.

Mountain Wilderness International (MWI) is the umbrella organisation of the national chapters of Mountain Wilderness. It facilitates communication and exchange among national chapters, coordinates and organises international projects and actions and officially represents the organisation in its relations with governments, authorities, international institutions and non-governmental organisations.

If you share our ideas and you wish to help us, please join a national chapter. Mountain Wilderness has chapters in a dozen countries.

Glacier of the Month

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The cholitas escaladoras are part of a wider movement, which has been fighting for their rights since at least the 1960s.“Since I began climbing mountains, I’ve learned the same applies to life, (...) It’s not about getting to the top, but enjoying yourself on the journey. The most important thing is to be happy.” ... See MoreSee Less

‘I’ve never worn trousers up a mountain and I never will’: a Bolivian cholita climber on sexism and her next summit

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As one of Bolivia’s first female Indigenous mountain guides, Cecilia Llusco has scaled its highest peaks and changed the tourism landscape, and she has no plans to slow down

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3 days ago

Our second governing board meeting since the new presidency team took over has just finished! An amazing exchange of ideas between Germany, Spain, Catalonia, France, Switzerland, Italy, Pakistan... we can only learn from each other on how to best protect our beloved mountains!An amazing team! 😍#MountainsMatter Mountain Wilderness SchweizMountain Wilderness FranceMountain Wilderness CatalunyaMountain Wilderness ItaliaMountain Wilderness DeutschlandMountain Wilderness PakistanMountain Wilderness España ... See MoreSee Less

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Illiniza is a glacier-covered stratovolcano located in #Ecuador. It has two peaks, Illiniza Norte and Illiniza Sur, and forms a prominent landmark to the west of the Interandean Valley. #Illiniza Sur has permanent snow and glaciers.Read more in our "The Glacier of the Month" blog post:www.mountainwilderness.org/2024/09/29/september-los-illinizas/All pics (including the summit one, dated 1963) are courtesy of our International Guarantor #EdwinBernbaum 🙏#glacierofthemonth #glacier #MountainsMatter #shrinkingglaciers ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you so much to Esfera Viva for giving us the opportunity to tell everyone who we are and what we do!If you want to retrace the history of Mountain Wilderness together with our Vice Presidents #jordiquera and Sabine Rentschler, and learn about the crucial role that an NGO can play in protecting the natural and cultural heritage of mountain areas around the world, listen to the podcast at the following link (in Spanish and English): open.spotify.com/episode/7G5MGWMR2IRNV1wrGe40uE#climatechange #shrinkingglaciers #cleanclimbing #leavenotrace #MountainsMatter #mountainloversMountain Wilderness SchweizMountain Wilderness FranceMountain Wilderness CatalunyaMountain Wilderness PakistanMountain Wilderness EspañaMountain Wilderness ItaliaMountain Wilderness Deutschland ... See MoreSee Less

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

30 Sep

Our 2nd governing board meeting since the new presidency team took over has just finished!
An amazing exchange of ideas between Germany, Spain, Catalonia, France, Switzerland, Italy, Pakistan... we can only learn from each other on how to best protect our beloved #mountains!

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo ·

29 Sep

Another consequence of #climatechange: the #melting of #glaciers. #Switzerland and #Italy have to move their border in the #Matterhorn region. #climateaction #stateofclimate https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate-2023
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/melting-alps-glacier-means-switzerland-and-italys-border-has-to-move/87630508 (pic: AI gen)

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

30 Sep

Illiniza is a glacier-covered volcano located in Ecuador. It has two peaks, Illiniza Norte & Illiniza Sur. The latter has permanent snow & glaciers.
Check our our latest #Glacier of the Month blogpost! Pics courtesy of our Intl Guarantor #EdwinBernbaum
🔗https://www.mountainwilderness.org/2024/09/29/september-los-illinizas/

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Mountain Wilderness International @mwildernessint ·

29 Sep

Thank you @EsferaViva for giving us the opportunity to tell everyone who we are and what we do! If you want to retrace the history of MW and learn how we can protect the natural and cultural heritage of mountain areas, listen to the podcast! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7G5MGWMR2IRNV1wrGe40uE

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Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition @antarcticasouth ·

26 Sep

Research shows #microplastics are everywhere in #Antarctica 🌊🐧 Early findings from IAEA NUTEC plastics initiative reveal that every sample contained microplastics, with 5 particles per liter in the Southern Ocean compared to 256 in Buenos Aires.