Spring cleaning in the mountains
Litter; from here you can't see it, but when you get closer, this is no less than 30 tonnes of rubbish that 3500 volunteers picked up from the slopes of 55 ski resorts last year.
This year, Mountain Riders and their European partners: The ski club of Great-Britain, Respect the Mountains in the Netherlands and Summit Foundation in Switzerland are once again calling on everybody to join in with the European spring-cleaning.
From ski resorts to crags and other areas where you can go climbing, this year everybody has got involved in the mountain clean up. So why don’t you meet up with the locals at your local ski-resort or your favourite outdoor playground and help out.
Clubs, tourist information offices, lift services, associations, groups of friends or just free radicals: You too can get involved in the European spring clean simply by listing your event.
Videos of the rubbish!
Time to get moving!
Mountain riders and all its volunteers have come together so that everybody can become aware of the impact rubbish has in the mountains, and people’s behaviour concerning their rubbish can be changed.
For this to happen, each one of us can take certain small steps:
- If you brought it up the mountain, take it back down the mountain with you.
- Dispose of rubbish properly in the closest recycling bins
We need to go even further than this, by reducing rubbish at its source:
- Buying products with reusable packaging or with packaging made of recyclable material
- Buying products with little or no packaging
Our partners
The Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la Nature et l’Homme
Since its creation in 1990, the foundation’s mission statement has been about changing individual and collective behaviour to preserve our planet. Within this set of objectives, the foundation has given its support to Mountain Riders.
The Fondation Villages Clubs du Soleil
This foundation’s main aim is to take part in actions that are for public good in the specific field of access to holidays. Within this framework, the foundation helps children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. It encourages and supports projects for the conservation and valorisation of our cultural and natural heritage. The foundation also supports environmental awareness raising and education.
The Fondation Lafuma
This foundation supports general interest projects in the not-for-profit field, both in France and in the rest of the world. Its aim is to develop actions in the field of solidarity, sports, culture and the environment. To achieve this, the foundation will support actions involving awareness raising, environmental education and the protection of the environment.
Ambassadors
Mathieu CREPEL
As last year, Mathieu has decided to support Mountain Riders, so that our mountains can keep their natural look.
http://www.mathieucrepel.com
Liv SANSOZ
"We have the opportunity to get out and about in an environment that is exceptional in many ways. It is not only beautiful, but diverse, representing many different resources. This is a privilege, not something we deserve, and even less something that is due us, It is now up to us to take responsibility for our mountains. Mountain Riders helps raise awareness about this and also brings concrete solutions."
http://www.livsansoz.com
Arian LEMAL
Arian, better known as the cleaner of the mountains, supports Mountain Riders in their yearly campaign, especially abroad, and atop the world’s highest mountains.
http://www.arianlemal.fr
Polo DELERUE
Polo is environmentally aware snowboarder. For him, awareness raising starts with action, so let’s get out there and get started.
http://www.polodelerue.com
Thomas DIET
A long time member of Mountain Riders, Thomas is also one of the founder members of the Agency to ride that organises a spring cleaning every year in Val Thorens.
Spring cleaning 2010: Time to get on with it!
