Abstract
The popularity of the climbing environment has markedly increased in Japan since 2010, and it is possible that the status of climbing injuries may have also changed. However, previous studies of climbing injuries have been based mostly on data obtained before 2010, with only a very few studies using data obtained after 2011. Therefore, we conducted a survey of the actual injuries of climbing gym users using a mail survey method. We compared injury status before 2010 and after 2011 to clarify the effect of increased climbing environment on injury status. The results of the survey showed that indoor injury occurrences increased after 2011. As years of experience decreased, the likelihood of injury increased ; in other words, the period from the start of climbing to injury shortened. There was a drastic surge in climbing occurrence after 2011, and the status of climbing injury was different before 2010. Therefore, it is suggested that it is necessary to re-examine data from past research in order to prevent future injuries.
