We are happy to inform you that, over the past months, UIMLA Board and Technical Committee members have carried out visits to several countries on their path toward joining UIMLA. These visits included meetings and field activities in Georgia (October) and Mexico (November)—both Aspirant Member countries—as well as Portugal (December), the most recent country preparing […]
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The Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA) is proud to announce its official acceptance as an Affiliated Member of the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). The decision was formally approved during the 124th Session of the UN Tourism Executive Council, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 8 November 2025. Through this affiliation, UIMLA
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Welcome Greece — our 28th Full Member! Welcome Kosovo — our newest Aspirant Member! We are proud to announce that the Hellenic Association of Mountain Leaders has been formally admitted as a Full Member of the Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA), and that Kosovo has been accepted as an Aspirant Member at our
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UIMLA is proud to announce its role as a founding member of European Trails, a new collaborative platform connecting key organisations involved in trail development, management, and promotion across Europe. European Trails was formally established in February 2025 as a German non-profit association. It brings together 11 founding organisations from 8 different nationalities, and serves
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During the winter season, UIMLA hosts a series of online training webinars covering various topics. The 2024/2025 season began with the Sustainability Webinar on December 11th, coinciding with International Mountain Day. This session featured Norwegian-based guests Laurent Fouinat, Lucian Negruț and Marian Anghel from the UIMLA board. In early January, the Mountain Safety Webinar was
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The Evolution of Mountain Leadership Standards Motivation to Revise the UIMLA Standard The Process to Revise the UIMLA Standard In early 2022, UIMLA invited IMLs to join a working group with regard to revising the Standard. A first meeting was held online in June and face-to-face meetings and workshops were held in connection with the
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On 2nd November 2024 the Annual General Assembly of UIMLA will be held in Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. This year marks two decades of the Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA) in its modern form, with exciting strides taken to benefit our growing community of mountain leaders worldwide. With
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The Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA) is excited to announce a new collaboration with Outdooractive, a leading digital platform in outdoor tourism. This partnership marks a significant step forward in promoting sustainable and responsible behavior in the outdoors, while also enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of professional mountain guiding and guest management
The Bex – UIMLA Board is the body that directs and implements all decisions taken by UIMLA members (25 full member countries & 5 aspirant countries) between international general assemblies held annually. At the last General Assembly held in Germany in autumn 2024, a new Board was elected, partly made up of members of the
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On December 11th 2023 will hold a webinar for members and other parties to talk about our Sustainability and Environmental Policy. We’ll also talk about “Waste on the Mountains”, based on a recent study made by GRID-Arendal, a non-profit environmental communications centre based in Norway. UIMLA members can join this webinar and can contact their
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