2021Sport - 100th Anniv. of Climbing Club JAMES - Collection Sheet - Collectibles

The Slovak Mountaineering Union JAMES (SMU) brings together sportspeople who are interested in all types of mountain climbing activity, ranging from indoor climbing and bouldering to climbing the highest peaks on the planet. It supports its members, provides young climbers and beginners with training and educates them. It organises expeditions and, together with environmentalists, regulates the climbing activities in individual areas. It encourages its members to protect nature, organises events, evaluates the overall activity of the union and the results of competitions in various individual disciplines. The Union publishes the magazine Horolezec and, together with the Slovak Tourists Club, manages 4 chalets in the High Tatras. SMU JAMES is a member of the following international mountaineering associations: the UIAA, IFSC, EUMA and IFSC Europe.