The Front Cover shows Mont Aiguille, located in the Vercors massif, France. limestone cliffs of Aiguille are very popular with climbers. Its first climb 1492 would have marked birth mountaineering. From a chemist′s point view, sea fog can hide complex landscape as case asymmetric catalysis where linearity between product ee and ligand cannot allow to conclude on exact mechanism. More informatio...

The purpose of the research was to determine the perspectives of the sport-oriented people regarding the participation of a continuously increasing number of athletes in extreme sports. At the forefront, there is the recognition of the reasons why people actively participate in extreme sports. We were also interested in the popularity of individual sports and in people‘s attitudes regarding the...

* Prevention of hazards is a constant preoccupation for the doctors and nurses who are in charge of ensuring, at first during the medical fitness visit (MFV), that the members of the professional firefighters are medically and psychologically fit, followed by a regular control, in particular of those carrying out specialised activities (mountaineering, scuba-diving, CBRN risks). In France, the ...

explained by the reduced alkali reserve that is characteristic of the acclimatized state, but must be due to an increased sensitivity of the respiratory centre to carbon dioxide. The above results have some bearing on practical mountaineering. I t is clear that if oxygen equipment is used for mountain climbing, ventilation will be least at any level of work in the unacclimatized man. As soon as...

Human beings are unique for their capacity to maximize their physical potential through various means. High altitude mountaineering is one such way that people challenge generally accepted notions about what is biologically and evolutionarily possible. While a 20,000+ft summit may be uninhabitable for extended periods of time, enterprising individuals have demonstrated that even the most remote...

BACKGROUND Frostbite, the most common cold injury, occurs in mountaineers, a major group at risk, more often than in the general population. OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence of frostbite and the situations associated with it in mountaineering, emphasising factors that can be modified to decrease its frequency and severity. METHODS In this cross sectional, questionnaire based study, 637 ...

Mental toughness (MT) is a key psychological variable related to achievement in performance domains and perseverance in challenging circumstances. We sought to understand the lived experiences of mentally tough high-altitude mountaineers, focusing primarily upon decisions to persevere or abort summit attempts. Phenomenological interviews were conducted with 14 mountaineers including guides, exp...

Most of the population nowadays lives and works in surroundings that not always healthy and clean. Therefore, the need to take a rest in clean natural environment is so much greater. Mountain regions feature the largest surface of clean natural environment where people go for a holiday. These places are accessible by a road, cableway and via footpaths and cyclist paths. Trends nowadays are acti...