2-675: 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 huts , mostly in the Alps and the Pyrenees . It has evolved and grown greatly since its creation in 1874 as the Club alpin français (CAF) . It was renamed on 30 January 2005 during its 5th congress, in Chambéry . It has become
4-722: A sport federation with 430 affiliated associations, bringing together some tens of thousands of people in a single group. About 110,000 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 (commonly known by the French name, Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme , or abbreviation, UIAA ). Mountain sports Mountain sport ( German : Bergsport ) or Alpine sport German : Alpinsport )
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