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| Author: | Beedie, P. Hudson, S. |
| Title: | Emergence of mountain-based adventure tourism |
| Journal: | Annals of Tourism Research
2003 : VOL. 30:3, p. 625-643 |
| Index terms: | Tourism |
| Freeterms: | Mountaineering Adventure |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Mountaineering is a long established adventure sport predicted on physical activity, challenge, and risk-taking. It has been, hitherto, the preserve of an experienced elite whose approach is epitomized by self-reliance and independent operation in such destinations. Social boundaries separating mountaineers from tourists are becoming blurred. Adventure tourism has accelerated a discernible move towards the commodification of mountains. Evidence suggests a dilution of the essential ingredients of "being a mountaineer" as a result of a democratization process facilitated by the arrival of some urban characteristics in wild mountain regions. |
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