KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 11
President of the Nepal Mountaineering Association Nima Nuru Sherpa has been elected to board of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA)
Sherpa, being the chair of the country's only alpine club, has been elected to the General Representation of the Management Board of the UIAA, according to a statement issued by the umbrella organization of the alpine clubs.
The 2024 UIAA General Assembly was held from 8-9 November in Malta and hosted by ClimbMT. A total of 107 delegates from 47 countries attended the event. Peter Muir was re-elected as UIAA President. Muir (ACC, Canada) will serve his second and final term from 2025-2028.
"Thank you for your confidence in electing me for another four years. I want to thank all member federations for the help they have given me and the Executive Committee. I have really enjoyed being President for four years and I am delighted to carry on for further four. I look forward to continuing the work we have done including the implementation of the new strategic priorities," Muir, UIAA President, said.
According to the statement, Eimir McSwiggan, Ireland, Nima Nuru Sherpa from NMA and Andrew Syme from BMC were elected to the General Representation of the Management Board.
Amit Chowdhury (India, IMF) and Martin Lascano (Argentina, FASA) were re-elected to the Executive Committee. While Yolanda de Both (Netherlands, NKBV) and Saray Khumalo (South Africa, MCSA) were elected also to the Executive Committee.
During the event, the new UIAA Declaration for climbers, hikers and mountaineers was approved. The purpose of the new declaration is twofold: To lay out the generally accepted norms for behaviour that the UIAA considers optimal. This includes the ethics and style with which we climb and the environmental and social considerations that we should be aware of. To clarify the best practice for climbers and mountaineers from a mountaineering viewpoint. This particularly refers to the style of rock climbs and ascents of "alpine" peaks.
The Strategic Priorities of the UIAA for the period 2025-2028 were also approved. These are: Wider global representation, rock climbing and hiking, ice climbing, Safety Centre of Excellence, training and development, climate change and sustainability and financial development.
