COVID-19: Impact on the professional mountaineering community| ��ƽ��

Estimated economic impact of COVID-19 containment measures on the professional mountaineering community, by employment status

Characteristic	Percentage reduction from 2018/19
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Release date

April 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

25th-31st of March 2020

Number of respondents

873 respondents

Special properties

The memberships of the four main mountaineering associations (Association of Mountaineering Instructors, AMI; British Association of International Mountain Leaders, BAIML; Mountain Training Association, MTA; and British association of Mountain Guides, BMG)

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Loss of earnings is based on the hypothetical scenario of all work from 14/03/2020 to 14/08/2020 being cancelled. This is important for two main reasons, firstly, the summer period is often busier for professional mountaineers and may account for more than half of their potential “working year.” Secondly, it is possible that professional mountaineers may still be able to complete some work (e.g., as technical advisors) or begin working before 14/08/2020.

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This statistic presents the results of a study on the financial implication of COVID-19 containment measures on members of the United Kingdom's (UK's) four main mountaineering associations, illustrating the mean loss of income anticipated as a percentage of the expected income taken as the income received in the 2018/2019 tax year.

Given the scenario of major disruption between the **** of March and **** of August 2020 to the non-essential work that members of these four associations carry out, the worst affected individuals are owners of limited companies who are also self-employed; who see a ** percent loss of earnings, and the self-employed, who see a ** percent loss of earnings.

The anticipated period of disruption is important due to the seasonal nature of many professions within the outdoor industry. As the summer period is often busier for professional mountaineers and may account for more than half of their potential “working year”.