Investigation and emergence of the intertemporal relationship of the humans with the natural environment, the mountains and the mountaineering

Kaimakamis Dimitrios

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

Investigation and emergence of the intertemporal relationship of the humans with the natural environment, the mountains and the mountaineering

Kaimakamis Dimitrios

Abstract :

The ancient Greek world, but also several other ancient nations with culture knew that their lives and their well-being was interwoven with the natural environment, that is why the deities, who represented and protected it, held a dominant position in their religious conscience. The value and offer of the environment is recognized and by the modern man, that is why one of his greatest aims and desires is to escape to the countryside and mainly to the mountains for climbing, skiing or a simply stay, since the psychosomatic benefits of these activities are various and numerous. Besides, all the mountains and forests are significant life-giving elements for humans and all living beings in general, since from thererivers stream, underground tanks are filled with water, the forests produce oxygen for the atmosphere and offer lumber as well as a lot of other things. The aim of this work was to investigate and to emergence the man�s relationship with the natural environment and especially with the mountains and mountaineering through the ages.