Traditional climbing: metaphor of resistance or metanarrative of oppression?

Kiewa, Jackie

doi:10.1080/02614360210158605

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“…While inexperienced climbers noted recognition, escape, and social reasons as motivation, experienced climbers described more intrinsic reasons, specifically 7 exhilaration, challenge, personal testing, decision-making, and locus of control. Thus, it is not surprising that these adventure tourism communities are riddled with internal divisions and subcultures related to style of use and ethics (see Williams & Donnelly, 1985;Heywood, 1994;Kiewa, 2002;Wheaton, 2004Wheaton, , 2007 and that they compete over access to outdoor recreational resources (see, for example, Scott, 1994).…”

Section: Experiential Factors and Identity Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contesting authentic practice and ethical authority in adventure tourism

Rickly

Vidon

2017

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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This paper examines the discourses of authenticity and ethics used among adventure tourists regarding the use of the natural environment. In one case, full-time traveling rock climbers use their dedication to the sport and annual visits to the Red River Gorge as evidence for their authoritative voice on ethical climbing practice. While they identify the growing numbers of leisure climbers as a problem for sustainability, many also take up temporary employment as guides and are directly involved in the introduction of new climbers to the area. In another case, two groups of wilderness enthusiasts -"ADK 46ers" and "Summit Stewards" -lament the environmental and social impacts of other recreational users in the Adirondack Park. Despite being visitors themselves, Summit Stewards and 46ers use their sense of place and knowledge of Adirondack history and ecology to substantiate their authority as purveyors of ethical practice. In both cases, senses of responsibility are inspired by senses of place, but are articulated through notions of authenticity and used as justification for ethical authority. While validating their presence in these outdoor spaces, the use of such rhetoric also minimizes their own impacts yielding further tensions among user groups.

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Section: Experiential Factors and Identity Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contesting authentic practice and ethical authority in adventure tourism

Rickly

Vidon

2017

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…While many studies examined why people climb, they could not find a simple answer to this question, as most of them found that motivations are constantly changing (Fave et al, 2003;Kiewa, 2002;Johnston and Edwards, 1994;Ewert, 1985). Part of the problem might have been due to what Beedie and Hudson (2003a) call "the emergence of mountain-based adventure tourism".…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…In her paper on traditional climbing, Kiewa (2002) examined the way in which climbers negotiated their activity within a social context. In particular, she examined how climbers' motivations can be formed in opposition to rationalized society.…”

Section: Climbing Identity Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Beedie (2003b) examined how mountain guides choreograph the experience for their clients, Delia Fave et al (2003) look at risk related motives, and Kiewa (2002) explored motives in terms of resistance to social values. However, none of these studies explored the world of climbing to uncover any new motivations as a result of changes in the climbing world, or looked at the motivations holistically.…”

Section: Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Understanding the relationship between climbing motivations and identity construction (Kiewa, 2002).…”

Section: Statement Of Research Problemmentioning

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