Many different shoes are used in dry terrain of the Slovenian mountains and their evolution trends toward lighter shoes. Through time, there were many different recomendations on which type of shoe to wear if we want to minimize the risk of injury, that would be in any way connected to the shoe we wear. We split the present thesis into two parts: In the theoretical introduction, we present currently available knowledge and research on the topic. We try to elaborate relations between different factors, that can contribute to the injury and are often too simplified. For better understanding of the topic, we also briefly present the beginings, evolution and cultural effects of Slovenian mountaineering. Subsequently, mountaineering gear, with special focus on shoes as well as accidents and injuries during mountaineering are also elaborated. In the second part, we analyze and evaluate data, obtained from the questionnaire about mountain footwear and mountain-related injuries. Beside the basic demographic data, we questioned the participants about mountain acitvity they engage in, what kind of footwear do they normally wear, their possible mountain-related injuries and which kind of footwear did they use when the injury occured. In the last part we combined data from past studies and the present questionnaire, in which we collected 306 respondents. Based on results of both parts of this work we conclude that the discussed kinds of footwear do not significantly impact the lower limb injury incidence and that slip or fall-related injury cannot be reliably associated with the type od mountain footwear.
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