Mountaineering is a dangerous activity. For many mountaineers, part of its very attraction is the risk, the thrill of danger. Yet mountaineers are often regarded as reckless or even irresponsible for risking their lives. In this paper, we offer a defence of risk-taking in mountaineering. Our discussion is organised around the fact that mountaineers and non-mountaineers often disagree about how ...

We describe the human performance and cognitive challenges of high altitude mountaineering. The physical (environmental) and internal (health) stresses are first described, followed by the motivational factors that lead people to climb. The statistics of mountaineering accidents in the Himalayas and Alaska are then described. We then present a detailed discussion of the role of decision-making ...

The aim of this study was to quantify and describe the exercise intensity of ski mountaineering racing, and to identify the best physiological predictors of ski mountaineering racing. Before participating in the race in which heart rate (HR) and speed were continuously recorded, 10 trained ski-mountaineers performed a field maximal test to determine the first ventilatory threshold (VT1) and the...

The purpose of this paper is to explore some the underlying mountaineering risks, safety and security issues found in traditional activity known as mountaineering. also highlights commonly distinguished terms mountaineering.
 Mountaineering art moving through mountains using a set technical ‘mountaineering’ skills. In Europe, it often called alpinism when done Alps, apart from trekking, hi...

Introduction Exercise Himalayan Venture VI was the Army Mountaineering Association Expedition to Mount Api (23,390 ft), West Nepal in the Spring of 1980_ The expedition consisted of a party of 12 British servicemen accompanied by seven Nepalis travelling from Kathmandu by road through Nepal and India for one week to a roadhead at Dandeldhura, and then on foot through Far West Nepal for two week...

CONTEXT Flat feet (pes planus) have been implicated in multiple musculoskeletal complaints, which are often exacerbated by lack of appropriate arch support or intense exercise. OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on a patient (K.K.H.) with mountaineering-induced bilateral plantar paresthesia and to assess the association of pes planus with paresth...