ADVENTURE PURSUITS: AN AXIS FOR BIOMECHANICS, TECHNIQUE AND TECHNOLOGY

Adventure pursuits and biomechanics are two fields that have broad areas of overlap and much to offer each other in the way of opportunities created through research. This invited paper will outline experiences of kayaking the length of the Antarctic Peninsula and some of the technological innovatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Mark
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) 2012
Subjects:
Eskimo roll; rope strain; pogies; white-water rescue technique
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic
Antarc*
eskimo*
Online Access:https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/cpa/article/view/5173
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Summary:Adventure pursuits and biomechanics are two fields that have broad areas of overlap and much to offer each other in the way of opportunities created through research. This invited paper will outline experiences of kayaking the length of the Antarctic Peninsula and some of the technological innovations developed. Examples of adventure pursuits questions that have been addressed by research projects will be outlined.

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