Assembléia Geral 2011

An international mountaineering competition takes place in the Pamirs July and has attracted teams from a number of countries including Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Belorussia, France, Croatia and Iran. The event starts on 3 July and ends on 22 July 2012 in the mountains of Zamin-Karor in Tajikistan and will involve pairs of mountaineers who will participate in competitions that take place in two stages. The first stage or school is a qualifying competition. Climbers have to scale short rock routes 100-150 metres long and demonstrate climbing technique. The second stage is the marathon during which the team climbs routes involving the most difficult grades. The winner will be determined based on the total score earned at the school stage and...

Climbing in the Dinaric Alps is a magical experience: Arben Lila The Kosovo Mountaineering and Alpinists Federation (KMAF) in cooperation with regional partners is organizing an International Expedition in the border triangle of Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania (Southeastern Europe) that includes an ascent of Maja Jezerc (2694 metres), the highest peak in the Dinaric Alps. The expedition called Discover Balkan Peaks takes place 1 - 7 July 2012 and is meant to promote mutual tolerance and promote access in the Dinaric Alps, a mountain chain in Southern Europe that spans across Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro and Albania. A decade after the end of wars in the region, the...

Grivel, one of the worlds leading mountaineering equipment manufacturers, has become one of the sponsors of the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation). Grivel and UIAA have the same environmental and ethical goals, said Grivel's owner Gioachino Gobbi about the sponsorship deal that was signed in March. This is why Grivel made the decision to become partner of the worldwide UIAA program. Photo: Mr.Gioachino Gobbi Mrs. Betta Gobbi We want to maintain our traditions, keeping in touch with our mountains and the men who challenge them, said Gobbi. Grivel is one of the oldest companies in the world to produce mountaineering equipment and was established in 1818 in Courmayeur at the foot of Mont Blanc,...