Efficacy of pre-ascent climbing route visual inspection in indoor sport climbing

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-72

  Sanchez, X ^a   Lambert, Ph ^b,c   Jones, G ^d   Llewellyn, D J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climbing performance parameter; Expertise; Perceptual cognitive; Route finding; Route preview

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855837027     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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