The Experience of Risk in High-Altitude Climbing

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ID12855604
AutoresAna L Pereira (0000-0001-9479-5550, autor correspondente)
Ano2005
Volume47
Fascículo2
Páginas38-49
Data de publicação2005-01-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWorld Leisure & Recreation (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1026-1133 • E-ISSN: 2333-4509
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/04419057.2005.9674394
OpenAlexW2026362156
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas24

Climbers remain adventurers in our society. When climbers move out on a high-altitude expedition or some other vertical mountain experience they are already in a risky situation. This paper explores how climbers perceive the inherent risks in climbing through their subjective experiences. The data was collected through nineteen in-depth interviews with climbers, and the analysis explores how perception of risk is constructed as a fundamental element in climbing. It seems to be clear that risk is inherent to this activity, and climbers are perfectly aware of its existence. The discourse analysis suggests a differentiation throughout life concerning risk-taking among climbers. Moreover, throughout the climbers' narratives, we are able to see that climbing allows the construction of a distinctive life

Adventure · Altitude (triangle · Archaeology · Art · Climbing · Geography · Mountaineering · Narrative · Perception · Risk perception · Sociology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Computer Science · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · Artificial Intelligence

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