e012 Hiking

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kalina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavla Kalinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adam Wagner (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavla Kalinová
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Zuzana Florianová
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
The ability to complete a full-day physical activity on lower intensity (walking max. 25 km with 1000 m of elevation in consecutive days). Students need their own equipment - hiking shoes, rainproof jacket, day hiking backpack.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles of hiking, the basics of navigation and staying in nature through practical exercises.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
  • know the basic principles of hiking
  • understand principles of orientation in nature (map and GPS)
  • work with information about mountains, walking, leisure time, hiking
    • Syllabus (in Czech)
    • physical demands of hiking
    • navigation, maps, GPS
    • outdoor equipment
    • hike planning
    Literature
      recommended literature
    • SKURKA, Andrew. The ultimate hiker's gear guide: tools & techniques to hit the trail. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2012, 223 p. ISBN 1426209207.
    • SEABORG, Eric and Ellen DUDLEY. Hiking and backpacking. Champaign: Human Kinetics. iv, 146. ISBN 0873225066. 1994. info
    Teaching methods (in Czech)
    practical training (4 days of hiking), written homework, reading, peer-review
    Assessment methods (in Czech)
    The student must actively participate in all hikes. The overall grade consists of the assessment of the submitted individual assignment (in the form of a PPT presentation; hiking opportunities in the selected homeland area): 50% is the weight of the teacher, 50% is the weight of the average blinded assessment of the other students of the course.
    Language of instruction
    English
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is taught: in blocks.
    Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 days in September/October.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
    • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2024, recent)
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