As an active boulderer in his twenties, in 1988, Scolaris founded the 'Federazione Arrampicata Sportiva Italiana', which was independent of the Club Alpino Italiano.

Together with Pascal Mouche, he founded the 'UIAA Council for Competition Climbing' and was the secretary general from 1997 to 2001 before becoming the president from 2001 to 2006.

In 2007, he founded the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) and became the first president.

Scolaris was re-elected as head of the IFSC in 2009,[1][2] and 2013 (there are no term limits).

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