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 […]
Greece and Kosovo joins UIMLA as Full and Aspirant Members Read More »
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
Strengthening Trail Leadership: UIMLA’s Role in the European Trails Network Read More »
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
Introducing the 2024 UIMLA Standard Read More »
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
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
UIMLA Sustainability and Environmental Policy Read More »
Klemen Volontar, Združenja planinskih vodnikov Slovenije (ZPVS) Our friend and colleague Klemen Volontar died last week (5/12/2022). We saw him such a short time ago in Croatia and he was in good spirits making his usual great contributions to our world. He was active in his home Slovene association until a few days ago and
In memory of Klemen Volontar, (1962–2022) Read More »
What being an IML means to me International. Hasn’t that one word been more used, more relevant, or sometimes physically unattainable, than ever this year while many countries are in Covid-19 lockdown? When it came to the annual chore of membership renewals, a task I’ve unthinking done for nearly twenty years, I don’t really know
#WeAreUIMLA – Kingsley Jones Read More »
This is me in the place I love the most: the mountains. Map in hand, admiring one of the best views I’ve seen in all my life.
#WeAreUIMLA – Cecilia Mariani Read More »
