2015 Piolets d’Or to Slovenian alpinists…

2015 Piolets d’Or to Slovenian alpinists Lindič, Prezelj and Česen; the third award for Marko Prezelj Among the 2015 Piolets d’Or recipients are also Luka Lindič, Marko Prezelj and Aleš Česen with their first ascent of the North face of Hagshu. This is the sixth Piolet d’Or for Slovenia in the 23-year history of this […]

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Election assembly of MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION OF MONTENEGRO

ELECTION ASSEMBLY OF MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION WAS HELD The election assembly of the MAM was held on November 29th, in Podgorica The main point of the assembly was the election of the president of the MAM, since the four-term mandate of the last president Luka Mitrovic, expired. From a total of 42 clubs, members of the […]

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Mount Ağrı Winter Climbing

Mount Ağrı Winter Climbing mutually organized by Turkish Mountaineering Federation (TDF) and Balkan Mountaineering Union(BMU) will be between February 05-12, 2015, and the program can be seen in attached form. Alaattin KARACA President Turkish Mountaineering Federation General information APPLICATION FORM

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The Effect of Agrı Mountain

Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium: “The Effect of B&H Mountains in the Development of Bosnia and Herzigovina Tourism and the Experinces of North-East European Mountains” Konjic, B&H, October 24-26, 2014 Turkish Mountaineering Federation President Alaattin KARACA and International Relations Board Member Prof. Dr. Ahmet Beşe attended Balkan Countries Union of Mountaineering Federations Meeting […]

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Mountaineering Guides Training

In the period between October 31st and November 4th 2014, at the mountaineering hut “Smreka” on Popova Sapka, Sar Planina, MMSF has organized a basic Mountaineering Guides Training (Kategory A). Commision for mountaineering guides at MMSF has selected 22 strong candidates from 14 mountaineering clubs from a pool of 45 applications comming from 21 mountaineering […]

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MINUTES FROM THE 16TH BMU MEETING

…October 25th, 2014, Konjic, Bosnia & Herzegovina The 16th meeting of the Balkan Mountaineering Union (BMU) took place in Konjic, B&H, the alpine town located between the mountains of Prenj, Bjelasnica and Bitovinja, Herzegovina, divided by the rushing waters of Neretva river, known as rafting paradise. The meeting was hosted by the Mountaineering Union of […]

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Slovenian expedition to Hagshu 2014

Between 29 and 30 September 2014, Slovenian alpine climbers Aleš Česen, Luka Lindič and Marko Prezelj became the first to climb the north face of Hagshu in the Indian Himalayas, and then traversed from the north peak to the main summit of Hagshu (6657m). The entire climb was graded as ED, 70°-90°, III. Prior to […]

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Trail Markers Instructors Seminar

The trail marker instructors seminar was organized October 9-12th, 2014 by the Macedonian Mountain Sports Federation (MMSF) – Commission for mountain trails and Center for vocational training, with the assistance of the members of the PZS Commission for mountain trails: Igor Mlakar, president, Bostjan Gornar, instructor marker, Maks Kotnik, instructor marker and Gorazd Hace, instructor […]

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