The Fédération Française des clubs alpins et de montagne (FFCAM) is a federation of clubs promoting
mountain sports. It offers multiple training programs and courses to help people understand mountains and manages 142
mountain hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization ...
s, mostly in the
Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...
and the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
.
It has evolved and grown greatly since its creation in 1874 as the ''Club alpin français (CAF)''. It was renamed on January 30, 2005 during its 5th congress, in
Chambéry
Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chamb ...
. It has become a sport federation with 241 affiliated associations, bringing together some tens of thousands of people in a single group. Almost 90,000 people are licensed through it to date. Regional and departmental committees relay the actions of the federation on a local level.
It is one of the founding members of the
International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA, lit. ''International Union of Alpine Clubs''), was founded in August 1932 in Chamonix, France ...
(commonly known by the French name , ''Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme'', or abbreviation, ''UIAA'').
See also
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Swiss Alpine Club
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Alpine Club (UK)
The Alpine Club was founded in London in 1857 and is the world's first mountaineering club. The primary focus of the club is to support mountaineers who climb in the Alps and the Greater Ranges of the world's mountains.
History
The Alpine ...
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Pyreneism
External links
Site officiel du Club alpin français(Official site of the Club)
(Official site of the Club)
(Official site of the Club)
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Sports organizations of France
Alpine clubs