Sustainable Summits Conference 2016

May 30, 2016

Co-coordinators of the Sustainable Summits Conference, Dave Bamford and John Cocks, are positive that this conference will a stimulating forum to discuss the challenges of using and managing special mountain areas in New Zealand and…

May 22, 2016

[caption id="attachment_834" align="aligncenter" width="828"] Aoraki / Mount Cook from below Ball Pass; Caroline Face; Mount Cook National Park; New Zealand[/caption] One in 12 people -- around 700 million individuals -- live in mountain regions. Mountain…

May 05, 2016

The New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) was established in 1890 with the aim of promoting mountain recreation. The club owns considerable assets including backcountry huts, and has been increasing its focus on sustainability. A key…

Apr 30, 2016

In just over three months, the 3rd global Sustainable Summits conference will start at Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand. We have an exciting group of speakers, at one of the most inspiring views in the…

Apr 18, 2016

The world’s glaciers are in retreat. The great tongues of ice high in the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps and the Rockies are going back uphill at ever greater speeds, according to new research. In…

Apr 14, 2016

Mountain communities are among the poorest and most affected by hunger in the world. Some 245 million mountain people live in rural areas in developing and transition countries and are threatened by food insecurity, recent…

Apr 13, 2016

In the lead up to the Sustainable Summits conference at Aoraki Mount Cook in August this year, we will  present a few articles on the effects of climate change on mountain environments. Here is a…

Apr 12, 2016

We have recently received the good news that Peter Rupitsch will be speaking at the Susainable Summits Conference. Peter is the managing director of Hohe Tauern National Park, the largest National Park in the European…

Apr 08, 2016

The organisers of the 2016 Sustainable Summits conference, John Cocks and Dave Bamford, together with NZ Alpine Club President Penny Brothers, are looking forward to welcoming overseas participants to the conference at Aoraki Mount Cook…

Apr 07, 2016

In the lead up to the Sustainable Summits conference at Aoraki Mount Cook New Zealand in August 2016, we would like to explore as to who is doing what in terms of mountain sustainability on…

Feb 03, 2016

Awards are available for two young professionals studying aspects of mountain sustainability in New Zealand. Applicants for these awards are invited from those working or studying in: • environmental aspects of mountaineering, such as waste…

Oct 16, 2015

Media Statement October 16th 2015 New Zealand Alpine Club President, John Cocks, today announced the dates of the Sustainable Summits Conference, to be held in New Zealand next year. “We are very pleased to announce…

Oct 14, 2015

The New Zealand Alpine Club is grateful for the support the Department of Conservation has shown for the conference, and especially to the Director-General Lou Sanson, whom we are honoured to confirm as a keynote…

Oct 14, 2015

As delegates of the NZAC, club president John Cocks and past president Dave Bamford attended the Sustainable Summits conference in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Hosted by he American Alpine Club and American National Parks Service, the 3 day conference…

Oct 13, 2015

New and novel ideas to reduce impacts on Nepal’s peaks and trails, from Dawa Steven Sherpa's presentation at the 2014 Sustainable Summits Conference in Boulder, Colorado.