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Risks of Alpine Hiking on Protected Climbing Routes
Šupka, Matěj ; Baláš, Jiří (advisor) ; Brtník, Tomáš (referee)
Title: Risks of Alpine Hiking on Protected Climbing Routes Aims: The aim of this thesis was to assess the risk factors of alpine hiking on protected climbing routes based on a current literature review. Methods: The primary sources were articles from the Web of Science and EBSCO databases. Results and conclusions: The total accident rate on protected climbing routes in Austria amounted to 1684 cases from 2008 to 2018. It was found that great progress has been made in terms of equipment and safety on protected climbing routes together with technical advancements in gear. The current equipment represents groundbreaking technology that significantly reduces the occurrence of serious injuries during this activity. However, when using fall absorbers, younger and lighter climbers are still at a higher risk of injury. Keywords: Via ferrata, alpine hiking, klettersteig, equipment, safety, trekking
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The perception of objective and subjective risk of alpine tourism users.
Opršalová, Veronika ; Brtník, Tomáš (advisor) ; Bačáková, Radka (referee)
Author: Veronika Opršalová Title: The perception of objective and subjective risk of alpine tourism users Objective: Characterization of mountaineering and examination of awareness of the differences between subjective and objective danger. Methods: A questionnaire survey was used to obtain data from respondents, so it is quantitative research. Results: Of the total number of respondents, 86.3% stated that they could distinguish between subjective and objective dangers, which was verified using the following questions. Furthermore, it was found that the participants of mountaineering are aware of their mistakes and try not to repeat them. 61.3% of respondents have become more careful over the years, 30% of respondents have not changed their view of danger over the years and the remaining 8.7% of respondents no longer perceive danger as much as they used to after years. Conclusion: The thesis characterizes mountaineering and deals with its history. It also deals with the perception of subjective and objective danger of the participants of mountaineering. The thesis summarizes information on necessary equipment for mountaineering and trip planning. Keywords: climbing path, climbing, orientation, planning, equipment
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