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We endorse Frontiers as a recommended publishing outlet for research in our field. Frontiers supports us in publishing the abstracts accepted for our conferences. The publisher also regularly publishes ‘Research Topics’ such as, for example, “Injuries, Injury Prevention and Training in Climbing – Volume III”. In the future, our delegate, Gudmund Grønhaug, will coordinate these Research Topics with Frontiers and support the development of further thematic collections of research relevant to our community.

  • From our Board

    “I first went to the Chamonix Congress in 2018. The people were amazing, and the conversation and collaboration exactly what I was looking for as a practitioner and academic.”
    Taylor Reed
    Vice president, Executive Board IRCRA