February 23, 2021 at 6,30pm Present: Martin Šolar, president, Alpine association of Slovenia Dragan Bulatovic, secretary general, Mountaineering Association of Montenegro Jovica Ugrinovski, member, Macedonian Mountain Sport Federation Andrej Ivošev, member, Mountaineering Association of Serbia Abesent: Ermin Lipović, member, Mountaineering Association of BiH Approval of Agenda of the IO BMU Ovčar Banja (Serbia), February 2020. […]

North Macedonia, a country nested in the Balkans, is an emerging climbing destination. The country’s rich history of mountaineering acts as a foundation for the growth of sport climbing and bouldering in the modern era. The country is home to a small but dedicated group of climbers and it welcomes a respectable number of European […]

Present: Martin Šolar, president, Alpine association of Slovenia Dragan Bulatović, secretary general, Mountaineering Association of Montenegro Jovica Ugrinovski member, Macedonian Mountain Sport Federation Andrej Ivošev, member, Mountaineering Association of Serbia Katica Garoska Acevska, BMU Magazine editor in chief Absent: Ermin Lipović, member, Mountaineering Association of BiH Key discussions and decisions for the upcoming BMU General […]

ALPINISM GETS RECOGNITION FROM UNESCO AS INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY Alpinism is not only a physical activity requiring athletic qualities and technical expertise. Defining it simply by pursuits like the exploration of fascinating landscapes or the quest for personal achievements is incomplete. It is all of these features and furthermore characterized by a frame […]

Hiking trail “Medenica” The hiking trail to peak Medenica is one of the most beautiful and vivid trails in our country. It lies on the mountain Bistra in the middle of the National Park “Mavrovo”. Climbing the peak can be done on a hiking trail that starts from the area called Toni Voda, an upland […]

The 51st Extraordinary Congress of BTU took place on June 15th in Sofia. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ventsi Rossmanov was elected President of BTU. He is also a Chairman of Tourist Association “Kaylushka dolina” – Pleven. A new Management Board and Supervisory Board were also elected.

Welcome speech given by Jani Ziso, host and president of the Albanian Federation of Mountaineering & Climbing Welcome speech given by the mayor of Korca. In his opening words the BMU president Jovica Ugrinovski welcomed the delegates to the 20th BMU General meeting. All delegations were present. For the first time the EUMA officials were […]

BMU General Assembly Korca – Albania, 25th of May 2019 Bojan Rotovnik, EUMA Vice-president EUMA MISSION and VISION (partly) – We cooperate with European institutions where we will represent the interests of our members. – We strive: 1. to include mountaineering in European Union priorities as an important factor of quality of life 2. to […]

Presentation for BMU GA 2019 EUMA Mission part 1 – We are the voice of European moutaineers – We understand mountaineering as sport activities for all in mountains and climbing areas (hiking, mountaineering and climbing) and all support activities (education, voluntary guiding, environmental awareness, mountain trails, mountain huts and climbing areas). – We stand for […]

Since 1936 History of Turkish Mountaineering Federation The foundations of our federation were laid in 1936 under the name of Mountaineering and Winter Sports Community which was officially registered as Turkish Mountaineering Federation after the separation of mountaineering and skiing branches Branches of Turkish Mountaineering Federation Alpinism Sport Climbing Ski Mountaineering Canyoning Skyrunning Ice Climbing […]