登山健行是目前政府部門及許多民間企業都在推廣的活動，
然而，山岳活動潛藏著冒險性與危險性，遊客在心情放鬆之餘，常不自覺地降低警覺，加上許多遊客登山安全認知不足，致使山難事件層出不窮。
本研究以插天山國家步道系統為例，採問卷調查方式，探討遊客登山安全知識是否受到人口統計變數及旅遊特性所影響，以及遊客對於山岳安全管理之軟硬體設施的看法，是否有顯著不同。共獲得有效問卷336份，以敘述性統計、t檢定、變異數分析、卡方檢定，及重要－表現程度法（IPA）進行分析。
研究發現，北插天山國家步道之遊客，多為經常爬山之登山愛好者，而非一般遊客，其登山安全認知的主要獲得方式係依靠個人登山經驗的累積、閱讀山岳相關書籍及網站，以及參加登山團體行前說明會而得。不同登山頻率、職業，及教育程度之民眾，其登山安全知識有顯著差異，但不同性別、年齡層，及同行夥伴之民眾，其登山安全知識並沒有顯著差異。以IPA法分析發現，民眾認為步道叉路之警告及指示標誌的數量應增加，並對步道硬體建設以及步道維護狀況之滿意程度較低，值得管理機關加以注意及改善。
Mountain climbing and hiking in mountain areas are encouraged by the Taiwanese government and many business corporations in Taiwan. However, there are many potential dangers in mountain areas. When people travel with a happy mind, their cognition of safety often been reduced. Furthermore, many people do not have good cognitions of mountain climbing safety. These cause many sad events had happen in mountain areas.
This study aimed to realize people’s cognition of mountain climbing safety. Three hundreds and thirty six questionnaires were collected in the Chatianshan National Trail. T-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s Chi-square Test, Important-Performance Analysis Method, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the obtained data.
People who visit the Chatianshan National Trail were found to be mountain climbing lovers. The obtain the necessary knowledge of mountain climbing mainly rely on their personal experiences, reading mountain climbing related books and magazines, and surf related mountain climbing websites. People who have different mountain climbing experiences, different occupations, and different education level were found to have significant difference in their cognition of mountain climbing safety. In contrast, people who have different sex and age were found do not have significant difference in their cognition of mountain climbing safety. Some people have pointed out that the number of warning signs and direction signs should be increased which worth the authorities to pay attention on.
