Founded in 1945, FFME is the governing body for climbing, ski-mountaineering, snoeshoe hiking and canyoning in France, by delegation of the French Sports Ministry. FFME is also in charge of promoting and developing alpinism and mountain touring sport activities. FFME gathers~107,000 membership holders throughout~1,050 official clubs in France. FFME is a member of CNOSF (French national Olympic and sports committee), IFSC (International Federation of Sport Climbing) and ISMF (International Ski Mountaineering Federation). FFME is responsible for the selection and training of the French climbing and ski-mountaineering teams, as well as the organisation of official climbing and ski-mountaineering competitions in France.