Introduction: Mountaineering refers to the sport of climbing mountains. The skill set and level fitness required for mountaineering is very different from those other activities. It a which involves considerable risk injuries not only because technical demands but also challenges posed by high altitude. Mountaineers are aware about importance physical in mountaineering, they may be fully minute...

The article describes design of a new telemetry data transmission, storage and processing system used to transmit, store and process data measured during an overnight ski-mountaineering race. The proposed system has to solve many problems connected to the data transmission in the hard-accessible terrain, transmitted data storage and processing and some more problems originated from specific con...

[Purpose] This study developed a backpack with a low center of gravity (LCG) and investigated the effects of the LCG backpack on the trunk stability of mountaineers while ascending and descending. [Subjects and Methods] Ten males aged 20-32 years were recruited. The subjects ascended and descended a road with an inclination of 30 degrees wearing the standard or LCG backpack, and trunk accelerat...

This is an annual lecture given in the University of Bristol 0,1 some subject connected with one of the Water sports, caving or mountaineering. It is in memory ?f Paul Esser, a medical student who lost his life while cave diving in Porth yr Ogof in February of 1971, and who was particularly interested in those sports. The lecturer is chosen by a panel of representatives from the student societi...

Introduction In 1950, Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal became the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8000 m peak (Annapurna, 8091 m). Since that pioneering achievement, tens of thousands of mountaineers have ventured to Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet and China to climb the 14 peaks that rise above 8000 m. Some have succeeded. Some have died in the attempt. Climbing above 8000 m is a severe test ...

Hermann BRUGGER and Bruno DURRER 1 Mountain Rescue Service provided by the South Tyrolean Alpine Association, President of the International Commission for Alpine Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM), Europastrasse 17, I-39031 Bruneck, Italy and 2 Alpine Rescue Service, Swiss Alpine Club, Air Glaciers, President of the Medical Commission of the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (...

Mountains have long been dominated by men and hypermasculine practices. Women worked hard to find a legitimate space in them. This paper is drawn from qualitative study which explores the experiences of 10 women, based Scotland, who dedicated part their lives mountains. It adds existing insights on women made inroads into mountaineering. Conceptualising mountaineering as social field structured...

In Indonesia, da’wah activities have been implemented in various ways, including mountaineering. However, data showed that many mountain hikers Indonesia had seriously injured (even died) due to a lack of knowledge and preparation for hiking. This article aimed analyze the goals hiking fulfilling reproductive health conducted by Pendaki Hijabers community members. The authors used phenomenologi...