s are listed alphabetically by the presenter’s last name. Footnotes: Crowdsourcing Hikers to Preserve and Maintain our Trails Dong-Jin Ahn, Senior, Informatics Kevin Merritt, Senior, Informatics Benjamin Fields, Senior, Informatics Mentor: Batya Friedman, Information School Mentor: David Hendry, Information School Over the last two years over 40 million young adults went on hikes all over the U...

The outbreak of COVID-19 has significantly increased the number climbers who enter reserve areas and use mountain houses compared with same period in 2019. Mountaineering become a popular activity causing forest managers to pay more attention tourist environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) which is key maintain land sustainable management. Therefore, purpose this study explore influence clim...

In recent years advanced car navigation systems have emerged as a key tool for commuters. For tourists and visitors, analogous mobile tour guides are equally important when exploring urban and outdoor spaces. During the development of a mobile tour guide designed specifically for hikers and cyclists the need for route planning based on individualized time estimates became evident. Despite progr...

Introduction: In Hong Kong, heat-related illness (HRI) represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality among healthy adults engaging in outdoor activities during summer. It can result intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This retrospective study aimed to profile critically ill patients with HRI identify potential risk factors for mortality. Methods: case series included from 1 January ...

IntroductionStudies show that 40 to 60% of long-distance hikers on the Appalachian Trail experience musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries, but these studies are over a decade old. The increasing popularity hiking and injury prevention advances warrant re-evaluation patterns. We sought determine frequency self-reported MSK injuries in associations with prehike conditioning on-trail strategies.MethodsTh...

On 19 September 1991 an extraordinary archaeological discovery was made at a high-altitude mountain pass (Tisenjoch, 3210 m) of the Ötztal Alps near the Austrian-Italian border. Two mountain hikers from Nürnberg, Erika and Helmut Simon, after having scaled the Finail Peak (3516 m) that day were on their way back to the Similaun mountain hut (3019 m) located at the lowest part of a mountain ridg...