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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

Mountain Wilderness International

7 days ago

Three young Pakistani mountaineers from Swat and Chitral - Maria, Mehwish and Mehrosh - arrived today at Marco Polo Airport on a flight from Islamabad. Introduced to responsible and eco-friendly mountaineering through recent Mountain Wilderness International courses in the Karakoram, they have become strong advocates for the role of mountain activities in expanding personal freedom and awareness for women in traditional regions of Pakistan.They have founded a women only association that combines climbing, trekking, hiking, scientific fieldwork and environmental protection, with a clear focus on women’s empowerment. To support this initiative, the Asian Desk of Mountain Wilderness International - with the help of the Italian Academic Alpine Club, the CNR, the Montagna Sicura Foundation and the Gran Paradiso National Park - has organised a three-week course in the Aosta Valley and Piedmont.The first two weeks will be a full mountaineering course - rock climbing, glacier travel, rescue techniques and high altitude medicine - led by the CAI Mountaineering School in Padua, with specialised training on advanced glacier monitoring methods. Two female instructors from the Italian Army’s Alpine Training Centre will join the programme. During the final week, the Gran Paradiso National Park Authority will introduce them to wildlife conservation, biodiversity protection and the management of protected natural areas.A warm welcome to Maria, Mehwish and Mehrosh!Press release ⬇️ ...

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 week ago

On Wednesday, an enormous section of the Langtang Lirung glacier broke off on the Nepal-Tibet border, unleashing a massive wall of water, mud, rock and ice. The flash flood swept away everything in its path, killing hundreds of people, with over 1,500 still missing.We are deeply saddened by the significant loss of lives and property and our thoughts are with the communities affected by this catastrophic event. As an NGO we will never stop raising awareness about the effects of global warming on mountain areas, where it accelerates glacier melting and collapse, glacial lake formation and permafrost thawing, and turns the mountains into increasingly unstable, fragile and dangerous giants, putting lives and livelihoods at risk. Nepal has contributed less than 0.1% of historical global greenhouse gas emissions and, along with other climate-vulnerable countries and regions, it is increasingly paying for a crisis they did almost nothing to create. We need to cut emissions and stop the climate crisis from getting worse and we need to support climate-vulnerable countries and regions in their mitigation and adaptation efforts to prevent tragedies like this from happening again.📷 Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons ...

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Mountain Wilderness International

2 weeks ago

We believe that anyone who spends time in the mountains – whether for mountaineering, climbing, hiking or trail running - should do so in an ethical and environmentally sustainable way.Trail running is one of the fastest growing sports in recent years, leading to significant environmental impacts, starting with its carbon footprint, soil degradation and erosion, wildlife disturbance, waste generation, as well as social ones, like disruption of communities, extra traffic, noise, pollution, economic imbalances, just to mention a few.CIPRA International interviewed our newly elected vice president Laura Moro who, besides being a trail runner, has a background in science and research.You can listen to the podcast directly via the link in the first comment.#trailrunning #leavenotrace #MountainsMatter ...

Trail running events in the Alps: how much is too much?

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Whether around Mont Blanc, the Zugspitze or the Grossglockner, or through the Dolomites: trail running events are booming across the Alps. At this year’s UTMB alone, around 10,000 runners are expect...

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Mountain Wilderness International

3 weeks ago

The Adamello Glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, suffered an exceptionally harsh 2025–2026 season: very little winter snow left the ice exposed early, and summer heatwaves pushed the freezing level above 4,900 m, causing continuous melt even at night.A comparison of Copernicus Sentinel‑2 images from 2016 and 2026 reveals a dramatic transformation: the first picture shows a broad, bright, snow-covered glacier, the second displays a darker, debris‑streaked, fully exposed ice surface.Over these ten years, the Mandrone tongue, the glacier’s main outlet, retreated by about 550 m, according to the Italian Glaciological Foundation. ...

Glacier retreat on the Adamello massif, Italian Alps | EU Space Support Office

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The Adamello Glacier is the largest in the Italian Alps, centred on the plateau of Pian di Neve between Lombardy and Trentino. The 2025–-2026 winter brought little snow over to the massif, exposing ...

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Mountain Wilderness International

1 month ago

Unlike Patagonia's imposing white walls, San Juan's glaciers are icy formations covered by sediment, rocks or debris, and almost blend into the mountain itself.Mineral extraction projects looking for copper, lithium and more have proliferated across the Argentine Andes.These minerals are key to the energy transition, but in San Juan water, "a resource that doesn't exist", is being given to transnational mining organisations rather than saving it for vital uses. The water used and glaciers destroyed in the process worsen the effects of climate change for many local communities. ...

Mining threatens scarce water resources in the Andes

batimes.com.ar

San Juan Province is facing a persistent water shortage due to climate change, while mining advances across the Andes and its thousands of glaciers.

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31 Dec

Mountain Wilderness wishes you all...

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30 Dec

A few weeks ago, the third report on the Winter Olympics 2026 was released by the NGO network Open Olympics 2026. The text is only available in Italian, but here is a brief summary in English ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#MilanoCortina2026

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Mountain Wilderness International

@mwildernessint ·

24 Dec

Whether you are celebrating or not, whether you are on top of a mountain or in a crowded city, we would like to thank all mountain lovers who have followed and supported us again this year in our fight in defence of the mountains. Happy Holidays to all of you!

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Mountain Wilderness International

@mwildernessint ·

22 Dec

Want to know more about the webinar we held on #IMD2025 entitled "Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"?
While waiting for the video recording - to be published soon - read the article below!
It provides a brief summary and interesting insights #IYGP

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Mountain Wilderness International

@mwildernessint ·

5 Dec

A first glimpse of what our event
"Glaciers: A Story Worth Preserving"
for #InternationalMountainDay 2025 will be like...
Next week, celebrate #IMD2025 with us!
To register, follow link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#mountainsmatter #shrinkingglaciers

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