Svenska Klätterförbundet
| Svenska Klätterförbundet (SKF) | |
|---|---|
| sport | Alpinism |
| Founded | 1973 |
| president | Truls Neubeck |
| Members | 11,400 (as of 2019) |
| Association headquarters | Stockholm , Sweden |
| Official languages) | Swedish |
| Homepage | Bergsport.se |
The Svenska Klätterförbundet ( SKF ), German Swedish Climbing Federation , is a member of the International Alpine Association UIAA and has (as of 2019) about 11,400 members.
history
Sweden has been a member of the UIAA since 1932, first through Svenska Fjällklubben and since 1973 through Svenska Klätterförbundet. The SKF was founded in 1973 as a splinter group mainly from the alpine part of Svenska Fjällklubben.
Since climbing was insignificant in Sweden at that time, the SKF initially acted mainly as a contact network for climbers in the country and also published the member magazine "Bergsport". In the late 1980s, climbing became a competitive sport and in 1988 the first serious climbing competition in Sweden was held at Stuguberget in Jämtland .
In order to avoid the effects of the weather and not give the local climbers an advantage, the competition was moved inside in 1989 when the first indoor competition, a Swedish championship , was held at the Hotel Ekoxen in Linköping . In 1990 the Swedish Championship and the National Championship were held on the same climbing wall. In the 1990s, interest in indoor and competitive climbing increased and SKF became a member of the Swedish Sports Federation in 1995 .
After the local climbing clubs belonging to the SKF had organized training activities for a long time, the SKF intensified its course offerings as interest in the sport increased. The local SKF sections had also organized training courses. However, as the sport grew, commercial course providers emerged and the SKF was forced to step up course activities. Therefore, official course standards were introduced in 1991 and a year later a system for the authorization of climbing trainers. In 2000, a revised and expanded system for instructor authorization was introduced, including ice climbing and indoor instructors. The Swedish approval system has thus been adapted to the international system under the auspices of the UIAA.
The SKF also deals with safety, medical, expedition, competition, education, conservation and access issues.
Web links
- Svenska Klätterförbundets (Swedish)
- UIAA (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TheUIAA.org: Member Associations 2018-2019 - UIAA
- ↑ Svenska Klätterförbundet - Historia (Swedish), accessed on October 11, 2019