Fédération française de la montagne et de l'escalade
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The Fédération Française de la Montagne et de l’Escalade (FFME), located in Paris
, is the French
federation of mountain and climbing sports, especially of non-motorized alpine sports like mountaineering
, canyoning
, climbing
, mountain touring and hiking, snowshoe
hiking and ski mountaineering
. The FFME is member of the national Olympic Committee CNOSF and of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA).
The foundation of the FFME in 1987 was the result of the fusion of the Fédération Française de la Montagne (FFM), founded in 1942 by the high commissariat of sports in addition to the existing Club Alpin Français
(CAF), and the climbing association Fédération Française d’Escalade (FFE), which was founded in 1985. A further fusion of the FFME and the CAF in the beginning 2000s failed.
In 2002, the FFME supported the first ISMC
ISMC World Championship of Skimountaineering
in France.
Paris
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, is the French
France
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federation of mountain and climbing sports, especially of non-motorized alpine sports like mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
, canyoning
Canyoning
Canyoning is traveling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include other outdoor activities such as walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling, and/or swimming....
, climbing
Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands and feet to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations.Climbing activities include:* Bouldering: Ascending boulders or small...
, mountain touring and hiking, snowshoe
Snowshoe
A snowshoe is footwear for walking over the snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person's foot does not sink completely into the snow, a quality called "flotation"....
hiking and ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...
. The FFME is member of the national Olympic Committee CNOSF and of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA).
The foundation of the FFME in 1987 was the result of the fusion of the Fédération Française de la Montagne (FFM), founded in 1942 by the high commissariat of sports in addition to the existing Club Alpin Français
Club alpin français
The Club alpin français, usually referred to as the CAF, is a federation of club promoting mountain sports. It offers multiple training and courses to help people understand mountains....
(CAF), and the climbing association Fédération Française d’Escalade (FFE), which was founded in 1985. A further fusion of the FFME and the CAF in the beginning 2000s failed.
In 2002, the FFME supported the first ISMC
International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions
The International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions located in the Floridablanca 84 in Barcelona was part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme and responsible for ski mountaineering and vertical race competitions...
ISMC World Championship of Skimountaineering
2002 World Championship of Skimountaineering
The 2002 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the first World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held at Serre Chevalier in the former French province Dauphiné from January 24 to January 27, 2002...
in France.