Place meanings and rock climbing in outdoor settings

Kulczycki, Cory

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2014.09.005

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“…Rock climbing usually means "conquering" notable peaks and cliffs (at least, reaching high points), often with a preference for challenging routes and non-trivial solutions; these activities can be linked to tourism, sport, and outdoor recreation [42], and they require some physical training [43][44][45], risk-taking and pleasure satisfaction [46][47][48][49], and specific geographical vision [50]. Rock climbing also exerts a significant anthropogenic pressure on the environment, although the degree of this pressure depends on different parameters and conditions, and remains debatable [51][52][53][54][55].…”

Section: Climbing Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

Ruban

Ermolaev

2020

Geosciences

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Geological and geomorphological heritage (geoheritage) is often found in mountain domains that also provide resources for climbing, mountaineering, bouldering, and canyoning. The relevant research has grown in the 2010s, and its main findings need systematization. The present paper reviews the available scientific articles dealing with geoheritage and climbing activities. The number of sources remains limited, and the majority of them focus on Europe. However, these sources are rather diverse thematically. A total of 11 principal topics are delineated, and these are attributed to geoconservation, geoeducation, the tourism industry, and tourism opportunities. Several methodologies for assessment of geoheritage and climbing sites are proposed. These provide important insights, but focus on particular issues and can be applied in particular situations. Critical consideration of the available literature permits the identification of several research gaps that should be addressed by future research. The analysis of the sources implies several dimensions for sustainability judgments. Finally, the importance of the world’s highest peaks for the understanding of geoheritage and climbing activities is underappreciated by the reviewed works, and this deficiency should be addressed by future investigation.

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Section: Climbing Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

Ruban

Ermolaev

2020

Geosciences

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“…In this respect, the Topophilia Hypothesis is similar to the ideas of Biocultural Diversity Theory, presented briefly earlier, especially the notion of a coevolutionary aspect between the broadly defined diversity of life (plants, animals, habitats, and ecosystems) along with human culture and language. Additionally, the inclusion of environmental factors or cultural learning in topophilia may provide a degree of useful consistency with multidimensional theories of place attachment inclusive of person, psychological process, and place dimensions [16,35,80].…”

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From Environmental Connectedness to Sustainable Futures: Topophilia and Human Affiliation with Nature

2015

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Human affiliation with nonhuman nature is an important dimension of environmental concern and support for pro-environmental attitudes. A significant theory of human connectedness with nature, the Biophilia Hypothesis, suggests that there exists a genetically based inclination for human affiliation with the biological world. Both support and challenge to the Biophilia Hypothesis are abundant in the literature of environmental psychology. One response that both challenges and builds upon the Biophilia Hypothesis is the Topophilia Hypothesis. The Topophilia Hypothesis has extended the ideas of biophilia to incorporate a broader conception of nonhuman nature and a co-evolutionary theory of genetic response and cultural learning. While the Topophilia Hypothesis is a new idea, it is built upon long-standing scholarship from humanistic geography and theories in human evolution. The Topophilia Hypothesis expands previous theory and provides a multidisciplinary consideration of how biological selection and cultural learning may have interacted during human evolution to promote adaptive mechanisms for human affiliation with nonhuman nature via specific place attachment. Support for this possible co-evolutionary foundation for place-based human affiliation with nonhuman nature is explored from multiple vantage points. We raise the question of whether this affiliation may have implications for multifunctional landscape management. Ultimately, we propose that nurturing potential topophilic tendencies may be a useful method to promote sustainable efforts at the local level with implications for the global. OPEN ACCESS

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“…The climbers' motivation can also be in exploring natural climbing areas, where they get in a close touch with nature, using their abilities and skills. Kulczycki (2014) dealt with relationships of mountaineers to climbing areas. Authors also investigated motivation of mountaineers when travelling (Ewert et al, 2013;.…”

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Rock Climbing Tourism Destinations At Level Nuts 1-2 For Czech Climbers

Chaloupsky¹

2017

The European Proceedings of Multidisciplinary Sciences

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The aim of the research is to find out which European rock climbing destinations are the most visited by Czech climbers and what European regions at the level NUTS1 and NUTS2 are the final destinations for this segment of sport tourism.Quantitative analysis of abroad trips of Czech climbers to the rock climbing destinations and rock climbing areas regionalized at level NUTS1 and NUTS2 was done. The data were collected from the climbing logbooks available on rock climbing web portals. Over 400 respondents were selected from more than 4,000 climbers with a registered climbing logbook, based on specific criteria. More than 2,500 trips abroad to different climbing areas in Europe were analysed during one calendar year.The most visited areas for Czech climbers at the level NUTS 1 are Bayern in Germany, Nord Est in Italy, Slovakia, Méditerranée in France, Este in Spain and in Slovenia. The most visited areas for Czech climbers at the level NUTS 2 are Oberfranken in Germany, Provincia Autobnoma diTrento in Italy, Central Slovakia in Slovakia, Western Slovenia in Slovenia and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France.Hierarchy of NUTS1 and NUTS2 for statistical data processing is suitable for tourism business and economical purposes. The findings demonstrate potential of different European regions for rock climbers as a special segment of sport tourism.

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Place meanings and rock climbing in outdoor settings

Cited by 22 publications

References 44 publications

Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

From Environmental Connectedness to Sustainable Futures: Topophilia and Human Affiliation with Nature

Rock Climbing Tourism Destinations At Level Nuts 1-2 For Czech Climbers

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