I CLIMB, I CARE: EXPERIENCES, PREVENTION AND CARE IN CLIMBING

A morning focusing on the treatment and prevention of pathologies linked to climbing. The event will be enriched by the special participation of Rolando Larcher, a top Italian climber for over 40 years.

• 8:30 reception and registration
• 9:00 greetings and introduction. Chaired by Benedetta Siniscalchi (SAT) and Stefano Trinchi (SIMEM)
• 9:15 The “heart” of climbing. There are cardiovascular adaptations to climbing. (Lorenza Pratali, SIMEM)
9:30 Skin and climbing: “if treated well it lasts longer” (Antonella Bergamo, SAT)
• 9:45 Inflammation in the climber: “What is it and why and how to manage it?” (Kelios Bonetti, orthopaedic surgeon)
• 10:00 Rehabilitation and accident prevention in climbing (Livio Zerbini, physiotherapist)
• 10:15 Discussion and questions
• 10:30 Interview with Rolando Larcher: his experience over more than 40 years of climbing at the highest level
• 11:00 “Is climbing good for you?” Children and climbing (Antonello Venga, CAI central medical committee)
• 11:15 Suspension syndrome. Myth or reality (Simon Rauch, EURAC)
• 11:30 Awareness of danger: risk management to reduce accidents (Caterina Mazzolai, Graffer school, SAT)
• 11:45 Vertical emotions, feel them to experience them (Maria Chiara Pavesi, psychologist)
• 12:00 Discussion, questions and termination of work.

• A cura della SIMEM (Società Italiana di Medicina di Montagna) ed in collaborazione con Commissione Medica SAT (Società alpinisti tridentini)