MOUNTAINEERING AS A MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Question 1

can be best described as the accent of any hill or mountain where the gradient and severity of the terrain require some form of climbing and the sustained use of technical equipment”. Technically, anyone can climb and walk a mountain but this does not mean they are mountaineers.

Answer 1

MOUNTAINEERING

Question 2

For summer or dry season, mountaineers must have the following equipment:

Answer 2

• Helmet
• Rope
•Harness
• Karabiner
•Protective climbing equipment

Question 3

• It helps to boost greatly your confidence and team

working skills. • Improving both our physical fitness and cardiovascular fitness.

• “Hiking is not just walking: it activates other muscle groups, too, not just the lower limbs: the upper and lower back carries your pack; the shoulders assist in balance and helps lift you when the trail becomes steeper.

(according to Lascio (2016)

• Some studies have demonstrated that hiking helps in the prevention of osteoporosis by strengthening the bones in your back”.

Answer 3

HEALTH BENEFITS OF MOUNTAINEERING

Question 4

MOUNTAINEERING ACTIVITIES

Answer 4

A. HIKING and TREKKING
B. CAMPING
C. ORIENTEERING

Question 5

H_____ involves a long energetic walk in a natural environment on hiking trails or footpaths for a day or overnight.

T_______ involves a long vigorous hike in the wild natural environment for multiple days. It can be done off hiking trails.

Answer 5

A. HIKING and TREKKING

Question 6

Most people go on camping trips because they’re tired of the city or ready for an adventure. Whether you enjoy biking, hunting, or any other outdoor activity, camping offers you a way to focus completely on a hobby for a few days without external distractions. (https://www.eurekacamping.com/)

In Britannica, camping defines as a recreational activity in which participants take up temporary residence in the outdoors, usually using tents or specially designed I or adapted vehicles for shelter. Camping was at one time only a rough, back-to-nature pastime for hardy open-air lovers, but it later became the standard holiday for vast numbers of ordinary families.

Answer 6

B. CAMPING

Question 7

Britannica defines orienteering as an outdoor competitive sport that is similar to cross-country running but with an emphasis. on map-reading and direction-finding skills. Through woods and over hills or rough plains, contestants plot courses between isolated control points that must usually be visited in sequence.

Orienteering can gradually build your map- reading skills from exploring a local city park full of obvious structures to navigating remote terrain with few, if any, man-made features.

Answer 7

C. ORIENTEERING