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 …
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 …
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). …
World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day 2026
Sabine Rentschler, our Vice President, attended the event hosted by UNESCO and provides a brief summary of the two days below. At …
International Mountain Day 2025
On 11 December 2025, Mountain Wilderness International (MWI) celebrated IMD with a webinar entitled: “Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving”, organised by Sabine …
Girls in Action 2025!
Press Release On Sept. 11th, with a lively and well-attended ceremony organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Pakistani …
The signing of the MoU with Pakistan
A report by Carlo Alberto (Betto) Pinelli On 29 May, in one of the spacious halls of the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, …