Hiking is "in". And emergencies are occurring more and more frequently. This is often due to overestimating your own abilities, taking unnecessary risks, poor preparation, or blind trust in your smartphone. "Puls" accompanies emergency rescues in the mountains and shows the optimal preparation for safe hiking in the mountains - which is also easy on your joints. 🔔 Subscribe to SRF Wissen now on YouTube 👉 / @srfwissen ⏰ A new episode of "Puls" every Monday Digital First at 5.30 p.m. More about the video –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Challenge on the mountain - Pascale Menzi wants to know The "Puls" presenter is venturing into completely new terrain: As a passionate hiker, she usually takes it easy. Now she wants to find out whether she is up to a challenging alpine hike and is attending a course run by the Swiss Alpine Club SAC. Can she manage the tour up the Nüneneflueh? Help from the air - in action with the helicopter rescuers The number of emergencies during mountain and alpine hiking has increased by half in the last ten years. This is a challenge for mountain rescue organizations such as Air Glaciers in Lauterbrunnen and Air Zermatt in Valais. "Puls" is out and about with the rescuers in the helicopter and is there up close when hikers are flown out of emergency situations. Why are more and more people having accidents in the mountains and what can hikers do to make the work of the rescue organizations easier? A tricky balancing act - social media and the magic of the mountains Dreamlike mountain scenery in the gentle morning light, glittering mountain lakes, idyllic alpine meadows: the images on social media are not only fascinating, they also lure inexperienced nature lovers into the mountains and tempt them to be overconfident. Are influencers aware of their responsibility? "Puls" meets an Instagram user who has sparked a hype about a Swiss mountain region in which people have also had accidents. "Puls" chat - questions and answers on the topic of "safe hiking" What should you look out for when choosing footwear? When do hiking poles help, and how do I prevent blisters on my feet? When should I stop a mountain tour and turn back? What should I do in an emergency? The expert panel has advice - live in the chat. ► https://www.srf.ch/wissen/wissens-cha... "Puls compact" - tips for hiking that is gentle on your joints Knees and joints are the number one problem area when hiking. Sports doctor Urs Hefti shows how not to put too much strain on your knees when hiking, reveals tips and tricks that are gentle on your joints - and has some surprising findings from research in store. 👀 Watch directly: 00:00 Introduction 01:12 Adventure alpine hiking, part 1 04:55 More and more mountain accidents while hiking 08:10 Adventure alpine hiking, part 2 11:25 Helicopter rescue: help from the air 17:15 Adventure alpine hiking, part 3 19:43 How social media lures people to the mountains 24:50 Adventure alpine hiking: It's serious! 28:47 Puls compact: Hiking that's easy on the joints ________________________ ◾ Director: Thorsten Stecher ◾ Editors: Joël Baumann, Karl Baldinger, Mirjam Klaus ◾ Moderation: Pascal Menzi © 2024 SRF ________________________ This is Puls: The health magazine "Puls" reports up-to-date and in-depth on topics from the fields of medicine, psychology, nutrition and fitness. "Puls" asks critical questions about proven effects and side effects. The focus is on the concrete benefit for the audience. A new episode of “Puls” every Monday at 5:30 p.m. 👉 Would you like to suggest a topic for us? Then write your request in the comments ✍ MORE KNOWLEDGE, EVERY WEEK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🔔 Subscribe to SRF Wissen on YouTube now and activate the bell: ► https://www.youtube.com/srfwissen?sub... 👇 There is more knowledge here: 📰 Knowledge to read: https://www.srf.ch/wissen 🎧 Knowledge to listen to: https://www.srf.ch/audio/themen/wissen 👀 Knowledge to watch: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/themen/wis... ________________________ 🧠 Channel info: Discover, experience, understand, be amazed – that is SRF Wissen on YouTube. Here you will find fascinating videos from the fields of knowledge & science, environment & sustainability and health, nature & animals. All bundled on one channel. ______ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFWissen #SRFPuls #Wandern #WissenErleben #Gesundheitssendung #SRF #Doku