International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions

The International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) located in the Floridablanca 84 in Barcelona was part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) and responsible for ski mountaineering and vertical race competitions. The ISMC, which was founded in 1999 as follow-up institution of the Comité International du Ski-Alpinisme de Compétition (CISAC), merged into the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) in 2008.[1]

ISMC competitions

Age classes:[2]

  • Cadets (16–18 years)
  • Juniors (19–20 years)
  • Contenders(21–23 years)
  • Seniors (> 23 years)

Members of the UIAA-ISMC

Country National union Remarks
 Andorra Federació Andorrana de Muntanyisme
 Argentina Federación Argentina de Ski y Andinismo
 Austria ASKIMO since October 2007; not entitled to vote
Verband Alpiner Vereine Österreichs
 Belgium Club Alpin Belge
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Alpine Club
 Canada Alpine Club of Canada
 Chile Federación de Andinismo de Chile
 China Chinese Mountaineering Association
 Czech Republic Český Horolezecký Svaz
 Denmark Dansk Bjergklub
 France Club Alpin Français not entitled to vote
French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing
 Germany German Alpine Club
 Greece Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing
 Iran I.R.Iran Mountaineering Federation
 Italy Club Alpino Italiano not entitled to vote
Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali
 Japan Japan Mountaineering Association
 Liechtenstein Liechtensteiner Alpenverein
 Morocco Fédération Royale Marocaine de Ski et Montagne
 Poland Polski Związek Alpinizmu
 Romania Romanian Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing
 Russia Union of Mountaineers and Climbers of Russia
  Switzerland Schweizer Alpen-Club
 Singapore Singapore Mountaineering Federation
 Slovakia Slovak Alpinist Union JAMES
 Slovenia Planinska Zveza Slovenije
 Spain Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya not entitled to vote
Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada
Centre Excursionista de Catalunya not entitled to vote
 South Korea Korean Alpine Federation
 United States American Alpine Club

References

  1. ^ Karl Posch: Weltmeisterschaft Schweiz Tag 5 - Neuer Verband der Schibergsteiger: ISMF Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (German), February 27, 2008.
  2. ^ L’ISMC est née Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (French), November 1999.