and UIAA-Awards
Fr, 23.10.26, 13.30–18.45 Uhr
The King Albert I Memorial Foundation honours individuals and organisations who have "rendered outstanding and sustained services in connection with the mountains of the world." The Albert Mountain Award has been presented 56 times to date, to a wide range of personalities from mountaineering, geography and geology, literature, photography, and altitude medicine. This year, the UIAA (International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation) is additionally presenting two further awards.
This year's winners of the Albert Mountain Award are Marion Poitevin, Gela Mtivlishvili, Robert Bösch, and Günter Schmudlach. More about the winners can be found here.
The UIAA Awards go to Flagship Shelters for the Environment and Walking the Tra Tra.
Public award ceremony programme:
1.30 – 3.45 pm
Award Winners' Talk: The winners of the Albert Mountain Award 2026 in conversation, plus video presentations of the winners of the UIAA Mountain Protection Award
3.45 – 4.45 pm
Aperitif featuring specialities from the award winners' countries
5 – 6.45 pm
Albert Mountain Award Ceremony 2026 and presentation of the UIAA Mountain Protection Awards
(Please indicate in the "Remarks" field of the registration form whether you will attend the full programme or join from 4 pm for the aperitif and award ceremony.)