Abstract
The equipment for mountaineering must be chosen appropriately because of limitations on its weight and volume. Furthermore it is necessary to prepare for an emergency. The purpose of this study was to observe the actual conditions of them. A questionnaire survey was conducted from September to December in 2004. The subjects were visitors who climbed in the mountainous regions in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The number of respondents was 147. The range of ages was 18 to 77 years. The percentage of beginner, veteran and the others was 72.1% , 25.9% and 2.0%, respectively. The high carrying rates of clothing were observed in rainwear(98.8%), hat(83.9%) and gloves(82.2%). Rainwear and mountaineering boots were one of the most important items, and the permeability of rainwear was an important factor for the veteran group especially. The carrying rates of equipments were discussed from viewpoints of the differences of mountaineering experience, sex and age.
