The Alpine Association of Slovenia ( sl, Planinska zveza Slovenije) is the association of volunteer Alpine clubs () providing the conditions for the development and exercising of

mountaineering Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, a ...

and hill walking in Slovenia and abroad. It is among the Slovenian non-governmental organisations with the highest membership and has the largest number of members of all sports organisations in Slovenia. As of October 2015, the association included 287 branches (mountaineering/hill walking clubs, mountain rescue stations, etc.), which altogether had 53,975 (as of 2014) members of all ages. It maintained 2008

mountain trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. The ...

s with a total length of over (of this, 80

long-distance trail A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing. They exist on all continents excep ...

s) and 179 mountain lodges and

bivouac shelter A bivouac shelter is any of a variety of improvised camp site, or shelter that is usually of a temporary nature, used especially by soldiers, or people engaged in backpacking, bikepacking, scouting, or mountain climbing. It may often refer to s ...

s with c. 7,400 beds. It was established in June 1948 in Ljubljana and is the successor of the

Slovene Alpine Club Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

(), established in Ljubljana on 27 February 1893. The Alpine Association of Slovenia performs its tasks under the leadership of its President and three Vice-Presidents, an expert service, and several commissions: economic commission, climbing commission,

mountain sport A mountain sport or Alpine sport is one of several types of sport that take place in hilly or mountainous terrain. All these sports require special equipment, carry a higher level of risk and require specialised training before they can be underta ...

s commission, commissions for expeditions to foreign mountains, mountain trails,

sport climbing Sport climbing (or Bolted climbing) is a form of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors (or bolts), permanently fixed into the rock for climber protection, in which a rope that is attached to the climber is clipped into the anchors to ...

mountain biking Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...

, conservation of the

mountain environment A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

, guides' commission, youth commission, and several boards and other workforces. The Alpine Publishing House, operating under the auspices of the Association, publishes mountain hiking maps and guides, professional and belletristic literature, and, since 1895, the monthly mountaineering magazine ''

Planinski Vestnik ''Planinski Vestnik'' ( sl, Planinski vestnik; translation: ''Alpine Gazette'') is a Slovenian monthly magazine, published by the Alpine Association of Slovenia (). It was first published in 1895 by the Association's predecessor, the Slovene Alpi ...

'' (Alpine Gazette).

References

External links

Official site of the Alpine Association of Slovenia
{{Authority control Hiking in Slovenia Association Volunteering in Slovenia Non-profit organizations based in Slovenia Sports governing bodies in Slovenia Hiking governing bodies Climbing organizations Alpine clubs 1948 establishments in Slovenia