The ''Union Internationale des Associations de Guides de Montagnes'' is the International Federation of
Mountain Guide
A mountain guide is a specially trained and experienced professional mountaineer who is certified by local authorities or mountain guide associations. They are considered to be high-level experts in mountaineering, and are hired to instruct or ...
s Associations, known alternatively by its
French,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
and
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
abbreviations:
* UIAGM, Union Internationale des Associations de Guides de Montagnes (French)
* IVBV, Internationale Vereinigung der Bergführerverbande (German)
* IFMGA, International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (English)
History
In 1965 in Zermatt (Switzerland) representatives of the mountain guides associations from Italy, France, Austria and Switzerland decided to lay the foundations for an international federation of all mountain guides associations. First statutes in 1966.
The purposes of the federation are:
* Adjustment of the laws of the mountain guides by promoting a uniform professional training as possible, in order to facilitate the practice of the mountain guide occupation abroad. Among other things by issuing a common international document of identification.
* When needed to give an arbitral tribunal, that has advisory function, and serves as mediate in case of points of issue between members and third parties.
* To study problems of general and economic nature affecting the occupation of mountain guides.
* To order to arrange closer comradeship and the exchange of ideas amongst the mountain guides of all nations.
References
External links
UIAGM official website
Mountain guides associations
Organisations based in Basel
Sport in Basel
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