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UIAA - International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation

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24/06/2026

In partnership with Namah Ropes, the UIAA is encouraging climbers to build good gear management habits for long-term safety.

🧗‍♂️ Choosing wisely
Climbing gear is life-saving equipment and not all products are created equal. Take time to understand what you’re buying, what it’s designed for, and whether it meets UIAA Safety Standards

🔍 Knowing your source
Buy climbing equipment from trusted manufacturers and reputable retailers. Reliable gear starts with reliable information, testing, and quality control.

📒 Record and review
Keep track of your climbing gear: usage, falls, wear, and age all affect performance. Regular checks help you spot damage early and make informed decisions about retirement.

Read the full article here ↓
https://www.theuiaa.org/uiaa-advice-ten-things-to-consider-when-buying-climbing-gear/

Namah Ropes

24/06/2026

Why speed is not always safety in the mountains ...

Falls by climbers are by far the most frequent type of accidents in alpine mountains, if we go by the number of accident reports submitted to the SERAC database in France.

Falls are frequently caused by loose rock and failing handholds. A recently published analysis of two such accounts in the SERAC database show that the climbers’ desire for swift progress is a key causal factor, combined with a degree of overconfidence on comparatively easy ground and somewhat inadequate communication between the climbers.

The analysis, written by the mountain guide and accidentologist Maud Vanpoulle in collaboration with the Petzl Foundation and Camptocamp, takes a closer look at two different accidents in the French Alps. Both accidents happened on steep mountain ridges, one to a climber who had consciously decided not to use the rope, and the other one to a roped-up climber on poor protection.

Read the article here ↓
https://www.theuiaa.org/accident-reporting-serac-2026/

23/06/2026

UIAA Medical Commission at the World Congress on Mountain Medicine

Delegates from the UIAA Medical Commission (MedCom) gathered in Hathersage, England, from 17-20 May both for the Commission’s annual meeting and as a partner of the World Congress on Mountain Medicine.

The UIAA partnered with Namah Ropes and the Swiss Society of Mountain Medicine (SGGM) for the events in the Peak District.

Read the review here ↓

https://www.theuiaa.org/review-uiaa-medical-commission-at-the-world-congress-on-mountain-medicine/

23/06/2026

Raising the Standards: UIAA SafeCom continues to deliver

The UIAA Safety Commission hosted its annual meetings during the first week of May. They took place in Kalymnos, Greece and welcomed a total of 25 delegates from Safety Label holding manufacturers, 12 from accredited laboratories, 20 members of the Commission itself as well as a number of independent experts.

Read the review here ↓

https://www.theuiaa.org/raising-the-standards-uiaa-safecom-continues-to-deliver/

22/06/2026

Kalymnos is one of the world’s great sport climbing destinations. Keeping its routes safe for future generations depends on high-quality bolting and rebolting practices.

The UIAA's rebolting initiatives on Kalymnos this May brought together climbers, bolters and safety experts to share knowledge on anchor safety, corrosion and sustainable route maintenance.

Rad about the crag inspections to bolting workshops here ↓

www.theuiaa.org/uiaa-kalymnos-2026/

19/06/2026

A number of UIAA member federations have established systems to collect data about accidents. Their approaches vary, from gathering of individuals stories for publication, through data collection by online reporting forms to general statistics compiled by the rescue services. Some efforts are community-driven, some organised by climbing federations, and some by public services. Altogether a substantial amount of data is being collected and often put to good use for the benefit of climbing safety, but there is no uniform way of doing it.

The UIAA has brought together data and knowledge from the national systems that exist, and created an international database ↓

🔗 www.theuiaa.org/accident-reporting/

Want to share information about an accident reporting system?
Contact the UIAA with details: [email protected]

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Alpine Sicherheit
CBME - Confederação Brasileira de Montanhismo e Escalada
Avalanche Canada
Klatring Danmark
Camptocamp.org
Deutscher Alpenverein e.V. (DAV)
International Slackline Association - ISA
Mountaineering Ireland
公益社団法人日本山岳・スポーツクライミング協会
Koninklijke Nederlandse Klim- en Bergsport Vereniging NKBV
New Zealand Alpine Club
Mountain Club of South Africa
ACNA
Svenska Klätterförbundet
The American Alpine Club
BMC
National Speleological Society

18/06/2026

Secure rock anchors are fundamental to safe climbing. In recent years, conversations around rebolting, stress corrosion, bolting ethics and route safety have become more fervent and widespread.

A year ago, the UIAA Safety Commission, a voluntary body dedicated to developing international safety standards for a wide range of climbing gear and equipment, including rock anchors, was invited by local authorities in Kalymnos, Greece to host an inspection and a bolting workshop as part of its annual safety meetings. These took place in early May 2026.

Read the full review of these events and view key resources from the UIAA Safety Commission ↓

🔗www.theuiaa.org/uiaa-kalymnos-2026/

17/06/2026

The UIAA and Climbers Against Cancer (CAC), a not-for-profit charity that raises awareness and funds for cancer research through the worldwide climbing community, have commemorated their long-term partnership through the creation of a collaborative t-shirt. The t-shirt (options in white and grey) is available to buy worldwide from the CAC online shop (Europe, UK/Rest of the World) . All proceeds will go directly to supporting CAC.

At the recent World Congress on Mountain Medicine in Hathersage, UK - the UIAA and CAC launched a pop up stall to sell the t-shirts and promote awareness about the collaboration.

Buy the t-shirt here ↓
🔗 https://climbersagainstcancer.org/shop/

09/06/2026

Only 1 month to go until the IWG Global Summit on Women & Sport in Birmingham, UK.

This is not just another conference.

Held every four years, the IWG Global Summit brings together people shaping the future of women and girls in and through sport from every continent and every level of the sporting system.

This year’s theme, Beyond the Breakthrough, is about lasting progress, not isolated success stories. It asks how ideas, policies and programmes can be embedded, adapted and sustained so progress cannot be turned back.

From Olympic leaders and federation CEOs to researchers, policymakers, practitioners and innovators, the calibre of both the speakers and delegates is exceptional.

To book your spot: https://iwgglobalsummit2026.org/

08/06/2026

📒 Record and review.

In partnership with Namah Ropes , the UIAA is encouraging climbers to build good gear management habits for long-term safety.

Keep track of your climbing gear: usage, falls, wear, and age all affect performance.
Regular checks help you spot damage early and make informed decisions about retirement.

Inspect often. Climb responsibly.

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