Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River Gorge

Physical activity in mountainous areas can take on very different forms of tourism and sports. Usually, the most popular forms of tourist transport are discussed and analyzed in the literature on the subject - hiking, skiing, cycling. Rafting is less popular, because there are no rivers in the moun...

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Main Authors: Andrzej Ostrowski, Arkadiusz Stanula, Zbigniew Małodobry, Aleksander Sapiński
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Published: University of Applied Sciences in Bielsko-Biała 2025-03-01
Series:Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej
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Online Access:https://www.asej.eu/index.php/asej/article/view/873
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Arkadiusz Stanula
Zbigniew Małodobry
Aleksander Sapiński
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description Physical activity in mountainous areas can take on very different forms of tourism and sports. Usually, the most popular forms of tourist transport are discussed and analyzed in the literature on the subject - hiking, skiing, cycling. Rafting is less popular, because there are no rivers in the mountains on which there would be convenient, safe and appropriately developed areas. It should be borne in mind that on a mountain river there are large changes in the dynamics of water flow, numerous rock steps, stony obstacles, as well as the possibility of a sudden change in weather, which is why the risk of an accident during rafting is greater than on rivers in lowland areas. In Poland, the exception on a national scale is the Dunajec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains. Tourist traffic in this area, due to the extremely charming Dunajec Gorge, is large and constantly growing. It is also influenced by river conditions related to numerous bends, rapids and variable dynamics of the current. The above advantages encourage conducting numerous organized or individual rafting trips. Being on a floating unit and the resulting risk of drowning obliges the organizers to take numerous preventive measures.
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spelling doaj-art-c73ecd90a1ea419fa7be649623a908bd2025-08-20T02:27:42ZengUniversity of Applied Sciences in Bielsko-BiałaZeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej2543-91032543-411X2025-03-0129110.19192/wsfip.sj1.2025.6Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River GorgeAndrzej Ostrowski 0Arkadiusz Stanula 1Zbigniew Małodobry2Aleksander Sapiński3Akademia Kultury Fizycznej w KrakowieAkademia Wychowania Fizycznego w KatowicachUniwersytet RzeszowskiBielsko-Biala School of Finance and Law Physical activity in mountainous areas can take on very different forms of tourism and sports. Usually, the most popular forms of tourist transport are discussed and analyzed in the literature on the subject - hiking, skiing, cycling. Rafting is less popular, because there are no rivers in the mountains on which there would be convenient, safe and appropriately developed areas. It should be borne in mind that on a mountain river there are large changes in the dynamics of water flow, numerous rock steps, stony obstacles, as well as the possibility of a sudden change in weather, which is why the risk of an accident during rafting is greater than on rivers in lowland areas. In Poland, the exception on a national scale is the Dunajec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains. Tourist traffic in this area, due to the extremely charming Dunajec Gorge, is large and constantly growing. It is also influenced by river conditions related to numerous bends, rapids and variable dynamics of the current. The above advantages encourage conducting numerous organized or individual rafting trips. Being on a floating unit and the resulting risk of drowning obliges the organizers to take numerous preventive measures. https://www.asej.eu/index.php/asej/article/view/873securityorganization of rafting tripsrafting participants, quality of life
spellingShingle Andrzej Ostrowski
Arkadiusz Stanula
Zbigniew Małodobry
Aleksander Sapiński
Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River Gorge
Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej
security
organization of rafting trips
rafting participants
, quality of life
title Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River Gorge
title_full Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River Gorge
title_fullStr Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River Gorge
title_full_unstemmed Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River Gorge
title_short Safety aspects of rafting trips along the Dunajec River Gorge
title_sort safety aspects of rafting trips along the dunajec river gorge
topic security
organization of rafting trips
rafting participants
, quality of life
url https://www.asej.eu/index.php/asej/article/view/873
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