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 …
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, …
SWAT – GIRLS IN ACTION!
First course for women trekking guides How many years have passed since the day the young and brave Malala Yousafzai was shot …
Call to apply for registration to take part in The Swat Project 2022
MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS INTERNATIONAL (Asian Desk) CAAI – Academic Alpine Club of Italy ISMEO – International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies MOUNTAIN …
Beijing 2022
When a lack of snow threatened the 1964 Olympic Games in Innsbruck, the Austrian army rushed to the rescue, carving out 20,000 …
The Olympic Games and Sustainability
The next Winter Olympics are just around the corner, and as usual we question the alleged sustainability of such mega sporting events, …
2026 Winter Olympic Games. Not in my name!
Mountain Wilderness International declares its full support for the rally to be held in Cortina on October 24 to open the world’s …
Cortina 2021 World Alpine Ski Championships. Not in my name!
Abridged and reworked version by GSV of Luigi Casanova’s report on the peaceful demonstration held on Sunday, 19 July. Luigi Casanova is …