Benefits Recreational Sports of Mountain Climbing for Physical Health, Psychology, Social, and Spiritual

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to identify the gotten benefit of the mountain climbing for climbers. The study was conducted in the Mount Merbabu National Park, Boyolali Regency, Central Java Province. It was a qualitative research by using phenomenological approach, research objectives phenomenology was to comprehend a phenomenon about what happened to the research subject. The results of the study could be concluded as follows benefits for physical activities of mountain climbing to climber; a) benefits for physically: as a sport, maintenance health of the body, physical training, and helpful to lose weight; b) benefits for psychology: revitalizing the mind or refreshing, relaxation and recreation, character building, getting pleasure or satisfaction, learning to live independently, and getting a new experience; c) benefits for socially: adding friends and as a means of socializing; d) benefits for spiritually is closer to God.