Events archive
Baslay Farmer’s Assocation celebrates IMD for the first time
04/12/2019
The Baslay Farmer’s Assocation (BFA) and local partners will join forces to hold a day of events on 11 December, including hiking and the establishment of a native tree nursery. There will also be a forum on the importance of the mountains and mountain peoples.
Kathmandu international mountain film festival for IMD
04/12/2019
The Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) is an annual film festival organized by the Himal Association, based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Every December, the festival brings people together to view mountain films from around the world.
Pakistan mountain lovers celebrate IMD
04/12/2019
National Tourism Pakistan and the Sawar Adventure Club will be hosting a variety of activities for IMD 2019 near Islamabad, Pakistan on 7 and 8 December. These activities include a bonfire, movie night, camping and more.
Alpine Convention celebrates IMD with reading festival
04/12/2019
The Alpine Convention organizes the annual “Reading the Mountains” festival. This year, the festival will take place on 11 December in Chamonix, France.
IMD event in France celebrates woman mountaineer
04/12/2019
The city of Lourdes, France will celebrate IMD on 8 December at the Château Fort and Musée Pyrénéen. They will discuss Anne Lister, who completed the first official ascent of the Vignemale, the highest peak in the French Pyrenees.
Germany hosts IMD reading festival
04/12/2019
The Federal Ministry for the Environment of Germany is hosting the “Festival Berge Lesen” in honor of International Mountain Day on 11 December in Berlin. The event will highlight the link between environmental depletion and mountain literature. The theme is “Myths and legends of the Alps - learning from old narrative forms for modern environmental communication".
Swiss organizations host dynamic IMD discussion
04/12/2019
CIPRA Schweiz, Mountain Wilderness Schweiz, SAC, Alpeninitiative, Forum Landschaft Alpen Pärke and the Alpine Museum will jointly host a discussion on mountain exploration, mountain plants affected by global warming, mountain wolf populations and geographer Alexander von Humboldt.
Group hike for IMD in Palencia, Spain
04/12/2019
In Palencia, Spain, mountain lovers will celebrate IMD with various group hikes and a mountain video completion.
Sobrarbe-Pyrenees Geopark hosts “magic mountains” IMD concert
04/12/2019
The Sobrarbe-Pyrenees Geopark is hosting a two-day IMD celebration aimed at using images and music to appreciate the natural and cultural heritage of the Pyrenees-Mount Perdido, a UNESCO World Heritage site. There will be a photo-concert in which musicians will play with an image projection of Mount Perdido.
Youth mountain researchers host IMD contest
04/12/2019
The Alpine Cryosphere Group at Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is organizing a contest for International Mountain Day 2019. The Alpine Cryosphere Group focuses on mountain research, and is comprised of international undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and early career researchers. The IMD contest has two categories: a photo contest for nature and culture images, and a contest for graphical abstracts explaining mountain research. Results will be published on the APECS webpage and social media on 11 [...]