15– Live from the Grand Canyon! Perception in Hiking & Climbing

How do we use vision to control the placement of our feet on
rough terrain, to avoid spraining that ankle?  How do
anxiety, fear and fatigue change the way we perform these
activities?  What differs between elite and novice
climbers?  Did I survive a rim to rim hike in the Grand
Canyon? Let’s hit the trail….


Articles:


Visual control of foot placement when walking over complex
terrain


Anxiety–performance relationships in climbing: a process-oriented
approach


Anxiety-induced changes in movement behaviour during the
execution of a complex whole-body task.


Changes in the perception of action possibilities while climbing
to fatigue on a climbing wall


Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when
anxious: evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis


Short report: the effect of expertise in hiking on recognition
memory for mountain scenes


 


More information:


http://perceptionaction.com/


My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)


My ASU Web page


Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)


Twitter: @Shakeywaits


Email: robgray@asu.edu


 


Credits:


The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action


Closely Watched Trains – Hills Climb


The Spectacular Fantastic – Echo Mountain


Arsonist – Hot Salsa Trip\


Johnny Weltraum – Blackout


Karmafish – Dusty Trail


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