Non-motorized outdoor recreation contributes significantly to the US economy by providing
over six million jobs and $88 billion in federal and state tax revenues (Southwick Associates …

The research base for rock climbing has expanded substantially in the past three decades
as worldwide interest in the sport has grown. An important trigger for the increasing research …

Appropriate physical activity is one of the bases of healthy lifestyle. In fact, physical exercise
and playing sport may be associated with both improvements and injury to both general and …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential mechanisms behind the blood flow
restriction (BFR) stimulus in the absence of exercise. Nine participants completed a 10 …

Rock climbing is an increasingly popular adventure sport with a growing research base. To
date the growth of research and reporting styles has been somewhat haphazard and as a …

Background/objectives: Sensation seeking is closely related to practicing high-risk sports.
This domain offers individuals an opportunity to achieve an increased level of arousal …

Performing intra-session recovery is important in rock climbing due to the multiple efforts that
climbers are required to make in competitions, as well as repeated climbing trials that they …

Background Few and conflicting data on the acute adaptive role of the hypothalamic-
pituitary-testicular (HPT) axis to sub-maximal endurance exercise exist. Aims To investigate …

Research suggests that lead climbing is both physiologically and psychologically more
stressful than top rope climbing for intermediate performers. This observation may not be …

This is the first book to explore in depth the science of climbing and mountaineering. Written
by a team of leading international sport scientists, clinicians and climbing practitioners, it …