Shs James

Slovak Mountaineering Union JAMES (in Slovak "Slovenský horolezecký spolok JAMES" or "SHS JAMES") was established on 14. The founders were Mikuláš Mlynárčik, Gusto Nedobrý a Fero Lipták. SHS JAMES brings together individuals interested in all kinds of mountaineering and alike activities regardless of their nationality group, race, religious or political beliefs. Purpose of SHS JAMES is to pursue common interests of its members in their activities. Namely, it represents its members in negotiations with corresponding governmental or non-governmental agencies and organizations, it works together with international associations, it works on methodics, information dissemination, environmental issues, and it supports top level sports. SHS JAMES also actively deals with problems of natural conservation in areas of mountaineering activities. Natural interest of our members is to pursue their mountaineering activities while bearing in mind the responsibility for their actions, to learn methodics and pay attention to safety, to adhere to sport and ethical code of a mountaineer and to conform to policies of conservation of nature. SHS JAMES is fully focused on development of Slovak mountaineering, namely on: a/ awareness of its members about means and opportunities to obtain necessary methodics to pursue safe mountaineering b/ organization of education of methodics c/ monitoring and stimulations for improvement of high level mountaineering d/ stimulation and support of the top level athletes in Slovakia in all (competitive and non-competitive) mountaineering sports. e/ organization of sports competitions on the national level f/ editorial, dissemination and publication activities g/ composing and coordination of the calendar of events on the national level h/ acting, via its representatives and on behalf of its members, in organizations that it is associated with as a member i/ representation, on behalf of its members, in international organizations