Table 2.

Main causes and risk factors in different mountain sports activities.

Mountain Sports Activity	Main Causes	Main Risk Factors
Mountain hiking	Non-traumatic (mostly cardiac) death	Male sex
	Trauma-related death (falls)	Higher age
		Pre-existing diseases
		Insufficient physical fitness
		Inappropriate equipment
Mountain biking	Trauma-related death (falls, crashes)	Lack of familiarity with the terrain
	Non-traumatic (mostly cardiac) death	Lack of skill
		Risky behavior Pre-existing diseases
Paragliding	Trauma-related death (falls)	Collapse of the paraglider
		Incorrect use of the break lines
		Strong wind
		Lack of skill
Trekking	Trauma-related death (falls)	Higher age
	Non-traumatic (mostly cardiac) death	Pre-existing diseases
		High-altitude illness
		Insufficient physical fitness
Mountain, rock and ice climbing	Trauma-related death (falls, rock/ice fall)	Lack of skill
	Avalanche burial	Insufficient physical fitness
	Non-traumatic (mostly cardiac) death	Inappropriate equipment
High-altitude climbing	Trauma-related death (falls, rock/ice fall)	Exposure
	Hypothermia	Insufficient physical fitness
	Avalanche burial	Lack of skill
	High-altitude illness	Inappropriate equipment
		Pre-existing diseases