Broadly speaking, preparing a good quality mountain trip requires special
knowledge of topography, landforms, tourist skills and behaviour. Yet, the practical side
was largely neglected for a long period of time, or at least not made available to public
use of mountain trekkers or hikers. The technical approach has been usually an
attribute of mountain guides, sports coaches, experienced hikers, etc. Therefore, the
data are available in trekking or hiking manuals, mountain guidelines or legislative
papers