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 …
Mont Blanc is neither a stadium nor an airport!
On 8 and 9 July, an Italian athlete attempted a record that took him from Genoa to the summit of Mont Blanc …
Vested interests and the criminalisation of environmental defenders
“All over the world the positive achievements of human rights defenders too often go unrecognised. Defenders are targeted because they confront powerful …
Help us complete the Swat project
The Swat Project is heading towards its end. This project is being carried out with the help of the International Association for …
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 …
Our Swat Project is approaching its end. Will you join us this year?
This year the Asian Desk of Mountain Wilderness International and Mountain Wilderness Pakistan intend to conclude the exploration part of the SWAT …
Mountain Wilderness and International Mountain Day 2022
“Women move mountains” was the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December. “Women play a key role in …
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, …