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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 Recreational and professional climbing is gaining popularity. Thus, valid and reliable infield strength monitoring and testing devices are required. This study aims at assessing the validity as well as within- and between-day reliability of two climbing ...
Berit K. Labott +6 more
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Selected health issues related to high altitude trekking [PDF]
Studia Periegetica, 2021 The aim of the paper was to investigate health aspects of high altitude trekking such as preparation for the physical exertion during trekking at high altitude, the impact of mountaineering on the daily life before and after the expedition, the effect of
Hanna Prószyńska-Bordas +1 more
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Risk taking in Extreme Sports: A phenomenological perspective [PDF]
, 2010 Participation in extreme sports is enjoying incredible growth while more traditional recreational activities such as golf are struggling to maintain numbers.
Brymer, Eric
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Attractive Landscape Features as Drivers for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Experiences
Tourism and Hospitality, 2023 Mountains are perceived as places of biodiversity, as attractive places with breathtaking aesthetic views and epitomized by their unique landscape features.
Thomas Dax, Oliver Tamme
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Rock falls while high-altitude mountaineering - More often in the last years? Evidence from the Swiss alps. [PDF]
HeliyonBenedikt G.
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Baikal glacier system, new findings
Лëд и снег, 2019 Three glaciers and other small glacial formations, which are not mentioned in the USSR Catalog of glaciers as well as in any published article, were found in the area of the Verkhneangarsky (upper Angara) Range on satellite images.
M. D. Ananicheva +2 more
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National 'marking' of Slovenian Mountains Before World War I [PDF]
Igra Ustvarjalnosti, 2018 In the second half of the 19th century, Slovenian mountains became increasingly popular. By strengthening the bourgeoisie and the industrial society, more and more people had time (“leisure time”) to visit the mountains.
Peter Mikša, Matija Zorn
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Comparison of personality differences of Polish mountaineers
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 A noticeably increased interest in mountain climbing, both as the form of extreme sport and a form of tourism, has been observed in Poland recently. The assumption of this study is that practicing different varieties of mountaineering influences the ...
Paweł Piepiora +4 more
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Mountaineering as a specific form of recreation in the late 19th century [PDF]
, 2014 Aim of this paper is to characterize mountaineering in the late 19th century as a specific form of recreation on the example of the Prague section of ‘Deutschen und Österreichischen Alpenverein’ (DuÖAV).
Pavlína Chaloupská
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The importance and role of hiking for tourist valorization of nature and cultural heritage of Montenegro [PDF]
Turističko Poslovanje, 2018 Mountaineering and tourism are mutually dependent and compatible activities. Mountaineering has a multiplier role in the development of tourism in a particular destination, whether it's about specific forms of tourism or the addition of a classic tourist
Bulatović Dragan, Jokić Bojana
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