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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Backpacking"”.
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Effects of a 500 mile backpacking through hike on the performance of a competitive powerlifter: An observational case study
… To evaluate the effects of a long-distance backpacking trip and a high protein diet on body composition, strength, power, and aerobic performance. Methods- Study of a single-subject who hiked 34 days on the Colorado Trail. Dependent variables measured included body mass, body composition, …
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Relationships Between Dietary Habits, Demographics, And Hike Outcome Among 2015 Pacific Crest Trail Backpackers
… demographics, and total miles hiked during a backpacking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Long hiking distances, low rate of thru-hike completion, consumption of processed and ready to eat foods, weight loss, and large time and monetary strains are comthemes accepted anecdotally by the …
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Taking Time and Making Journeys : Narratives on Self and the Other among Backpackers
… so-called ‘independent’ travelling, or backpacking, often to destinations described as the ‘third world’. It regards backpacker journeys as arenas for identity work, for expressing individuality and a ‘strong character’. Rather than merely being a parenthetic detour in time and space a …
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Leadership self-efficacy in university co-curricular programs
… with the experience of leading a wilderness backpacking trip, had increased leadership self-efficacy. Empirical evidence was found to support leadership development, as well as the effectiveness and importance of university co-curricular outdoor education leadership training programs. This …
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The postcolonial playground: colonial narratives in contemporary tourism
… the discursive paradigm by which Western backpacking tourists encounter the formerly colonized world. The "postcolonial playground" avails the non-Western world as a theatre for recreation and meaning-making, an engagement which renders locals as accessories to an experience, perpetuating …
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In Her Own Words: An Experiential Inquiry into Outdoor Adventure Narratives in British Columbia
… lenses. In cycle 3, I undertake a series of solo backpacking trips in British Columbia and report them from an embodied, first-person perspective. Cycle 4 then revisits previously articulated lenses in light of subjective insights gained from cycle 3 to highlight transformations in understanding. …
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Toward an Anarchist Theory of Self: Wilderness, Actualization and Authority
… it has been shown that time spent during backpacking experiences in the wilderness may simulate immediate return social systems, allow for recognition of need fulfillment and ultimately increase self-actualization. In addition it was shown that materialism, via an ownership index, is …
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Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon
… camping cot is currently unavailable in the backpacking market. Although camping cots do exist, they are not competitive in weight and size with sleeping pads typically used by campers. On average, sleeping pads weigh 2 pounds while the lightest weight camping cot on the market is 5 pounds. …
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Adventure Recreation and Adolescent Identity Development
… consisted of three different activity areas: backpacking, exploration (e.g., mountain biking, leadership training, wilderness skills, and environmental education) and white water rafting. The quantitative results supported the hypothesis that the adventure recreation program would promote …
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Effects of Two Backpack Weight Distributions on Perceptual and Physiological Measures During Walking
… Exertion (RPE) were examined during simulated backpacking with differentially weighted backpacks. Volunteers (n=27) completed two simulated hiking trials on a treadmill. Trials consisted of 15 minutes walking at 0% grade followed by 15 minutes walking at 10% grade at 2.5 mph (males) or 2.0 mph …
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The Lake Theatre
… but immerse the audience in it. Years of backpacking, camping, and hiking, I have personal experiences and memories of walking through the shafts of light shining through the canopies of the trees or feeling the dampness that sticks to clothes as you roam through the fog rolling off the …
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Evaluation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica inactivation in water by several treatment technologies
… well. Lastly, physical filtration via portable backpacking pump filter and purification by emergency chlorine dioxide and iodine tablets were tested for removal and purification efficiencies against E. coli and S. enterica. Bacterial viability was quantified by serial dilution and viable plate …
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Plan de negocios para la creación de un hotel mochilero en la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias, con servicios de ecoturismo
En este documento se da a conocer el desarrollo del plan de negocios para la creación de un Hotel Mochilero en la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias, con servicios de ecoturismo, modelo para la creación de motores económicos sostenibles que proporcione prosperidad (Salud, alimentación, trabajo y …