Sustainable Summits Conference 2016
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The NZAC is a community of 3,000+ members, active in our mountains and crags since 1891. The Club exists to support and foster climbing at all levels.
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An interview with Guy Cotter
Guy Cotter's whole life has been spent in the mountains - in New Zealand, the Himalayas and many other mountain ranges around the world. Born in southern New Zealand, he was introduced to the outdoors…
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Recipients of the Young Professionals Awards
The organisers of the of the Sustainable Summits Young Professionals Awards are pleased to announce the recipients: Ben Armitage Karina Brennan Evans Will Bamford Nicola Whelan-Henderson The Awards were made available for young professionals studying…
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Only 24 days to go!
We are approaching 100 registrations from around New Zealand, Austria, Australia, France, Borneo Malaysia, Alaska, America, Tanzania, Nepal, Uganda and Ghana for the global Sustainable Summits Conference to be held at Aoraki Mount Cook from…
Read moreThe 2014 Sustainable Summits Conference, put on by the American Alpine Club in Golden, Colorado, was highly successful as it tackled many hard issues that are affecting our mountain lands globally. such as human waste…
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Growing concern about increasing visitors to mountain regions.
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…
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700 million people live in mountain regions.
[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…
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Sustainable mountain recreation in New Zealand
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…
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99 days to start of Sustainable Summits Conference
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…
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Glacier retreat speed unprecedented
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…
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Mountain poverty poses unique problems.
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…
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and climate change
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…
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Highly experienced and stimulating speaker coming to the Sustainable Summits Conference – Peter Rupitsch
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…
Read more Welcome to the 2016 Sustainable Summits Conference in New Zealand
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…
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The FAO’s strategic objectives for mountain sustainability
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…
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Sustainable Summits 2016 Young Professional Awards
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…
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NZAC announces dates of 2016 Sustainable Summits Conference
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…
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DOC Director-General confirmed as keynote speaker
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…
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2014 conference an inspiration
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…
Read more 2014 Conference – Dawa Steven’s presentation
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.
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