Limited research has been performed on competitive bouldering. The aim of this study was to quantify the movement dynamics of elite boulder climbers. Six climbers were filmed during a national competition consisting of 5 novel climbing problems or routes. Two problems were randomly selected and film footage was analyzed using Kandle Swinger Pro software to determine type and duration (seconds) ...

This study concerns the role of motor simulations in a memory task performed by expert and novice climbers. In a behavioural task, expert and novice rock climbers were shown three novel climbing routes: an easy route, a route impossible to climb but perceptually salient, and a difficult route. After a distraction task, they were given a recall test in which they had to write down the sequence o...

The British Hang Gliding Association accident report for 1975 reported two deaths. The remaining cases were predominantly limb fractures. The major causes of the injuries were inexperience, high wind speed, turbulence, and stalling. It is contended that the sport is no more risky than is rock climbing, motor-bike racing, skiing, or potholing, yet against these undoubtedly dangerous sports no th...

Rock climbing is an increasingly popular sport. Its standards of difficulty have undergone a revolution in the past ten years. Regular training is now almost mandatory for the aspiring climber, but little has been published about the patterns of soft tissue injury to which climbers are susceptible. This paper aims to identify some of the common injuries that may be encountered, some of which do...

patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps) is the most common overuse syndrome in athletes. it is one of the causes of anterior knee pain in athletic population who come to the sports medicine clinic. patellofemoral pain is more common among female athletes especially adolescents and young adults. symptoms include: persistent pain behind the patella or peripatella. pain increases on ascending and desc...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the effect of anxiety about falling on selected physiological parameters on the lead (LC) and top-rope climbing (TRC) methods. For this purpose the physical differences between the two methods have been eliminated and the effect of only the anxiety about falling on the physiological parameters has been studied. METHODS A total of 26 intermediate...