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, …
Deception at 4,061 m asl
For years now, we have been preparing to celebrate the 1st century of Italy’s oldest national park. “The Aosta Valley, and in …
Marmolada glacier collapse: a climate warning
Sunday’s disaster on the Marmolada glacier is one example of Italy’s climate risk. Italy is suffering through a series of heat waves, …
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 …
Mountain Wilderness International – General Assembly 2022
The General Assembly (GA) of Mountain Wilderness International took place last weekend – at the Les Sommets hut in Canton Vaud’s Jura, …
International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022
The online launching event of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022, “Mountains Matter: for people and the planet” took place …
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 …
IPCC’s latest climate report, mountains and glaciers
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, created by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization in 1988), …
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, …