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Practicability of Enteritis – prevention in Trekking and Mountaineering at High Altitude by Systematic Hand Disinfection

Health Promotion & Physical Activity, 2020
Introduction: The hygienic conditions during trekking or mountaineering at high altitudes are reduced, especially regarding defecation and hand hygiene.
Hans-Volkhart Ulmer, Julia Risse, Thomas Küpper   +2 more
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Heat Balance When Climbing Mount Everest

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Background: Mountaineers must control and regulate their thermal comfort and heat balance to survive the rigors of high altitude environment. High altitudes feature low air pressure and temperatures, strong winds and intense solar radiation, key factors ...
Robert K. Szymczak, Krzysztof Błażejczyk   +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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Conceptualizing the adventure-sports coach [PDF]

, 2011
As a comparatively recent development, the adventure-sports coach struggles for a clear and distinct identity. The generic term ‘instructor’ no longer characterizes the role and function of this subgroup of outdoor professionals.
Atherton J. M., Bailey R., Bailie M., Bailie M., Bailie M., Brevik G., Chester M., Chester M., Collins L., Côté J., Dave Collins, Dewey J., Gardener H., Gill T., Goleman D., Hopkins D., Hunt J., Hyashi A., Hyashi A., Ives Y., Jones R. L., Krein K., Loel Collins, Louv R., Miller P., Moon J., Mortlock C., Olgilvie K. C., Parsloe E., Priest S., Priest S., Schön D., Stober D., The UK Coaching Framework, Tovey H., Zuckerman M.   +35 more
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The mountain pass theorem in terms of tangencies [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
This paper addresses the Mountain Pass Theorem for locally Lipschitz functions on finite-dimensional vector spaces in terms of tangencies. Namely, let $f \colon \mathbb R^n \to \mathbb R$ be a locally Lipschitz function with a mountain pass geometry. Let $$c := \inf_{\gamma \in \mathcal A}\max_{t\in[0,1]}f(\gamma(t)),$$ where $\mathcal{A}$ is the set ...
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Mountaineering Tourism

Mountain Research and Development, 2016
Reviewed: Mountaineering Tourism Edited by Ghazali Musa, James Higham, and Anna Thompson-Carr. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2015. xxvi + 358 pp. Hardcover. US$ 145.00. ISBN 978-1-138-78237-2.
Patrick Maher
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Mountain rescue [PDF]

Current Biology, 2008
SummaryAustralia has won plaudits from conservationists by extending protection to some of its most spectacular natural habitats. Hannah Robertson reports.
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MOTIF, MOTIVASI, DAN MANFAAT AKTIVITASPENDAKIAN GUNUNG SEBAGAI OLAHRAGA REKREASI MASYARAKAT

Multilateral: Jurnal Pendidikan Jasmani dan Olahraga, 2017
The purposes of this research are to know motive, motivation, and benefits for climbers and for the surrounding society of the mountaineering activities in the Mount Merbabu National Park.
Faisal Adam Rahman, Agus Kristiyanto, Sugiyanto Sugiyanto   +2 more
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Effects of chronic browsing on life‐history traits of an irruptive large herbivore population

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
This study aimed to determine the relationship between diet quality, body mass, and size (hind foot length), and female reproduction and sought to identify the mechanism by which high density under severe food limitations is maintained. Our results demonstrated that sika deer introduced to Nakanoshima Island have maintained high densities through high ...
Koichi Kaji, Kazutaka M. Takeshita, Hiroshi Takahashi, Hiromasa Igota, Mayumi Ueno, Yukiko Matsuura, Takashi Ikeda, Ryo Yoshizawa, Hino Takafumi, Tsuyoshi Yoshida   +9 more
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Package mountaineer tourists holidaying in the French Alps: An evaluation of key influences encouraging their participation [PDF]

, 2011
This study investigates the key influences that encourage mountaineer tourists, classified as a type of adventure tourist, to participate in package mountaineering holidays. There is limited understanding of why tourists take package adventure holidays,
Apter, Beedie, Beedie, Berger, Bourdieu, Breivik, Buckley, Celsi, Christiansen, Deegan, Delle Fave, Ewert, Ewert, Ewert, Gill Pomfret, Hales, Heywood, Hill, Jack, Johnston, Johnston, Kane, Kiewa, Lipscombe, Lowenstein, Meier, Miles, Miles, Millington, Mintel International Group Limited, Mintel International Group Limited, Mitchell, Morgan, Pomfret, Price, Priest, Qiroga, Robinson, Robson, Rossi, Saunders, Schmidt, Slanger, Stebbins, Swarbrooke, Tesch, Trimpop, Varley, Walle, Walter, Whitlock, Williams, Yerkes, Yin   +53 more
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