Shaping climbers’ experiencescapes: Historic influence on the climbing experience
Climbing is increasingly popular in certain destinations, yet there is little knowledge of the influence of history on climbing and other adventure tourism experiences. Climbing destinations renowned within the climbing community may well be unknown to the broader tourist masses. Using qualitative i...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/16971 2023-05-15T17:08:14+02:00 Shaping climbers’ experiencescapes: Historic influence on the climbing experience Vespestad, May Kristin Hansen, Odd Birger 2019-10-23 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16971 https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348019883685 eng eng Sage Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research Vespestad MK, Hansen OB. Shaping climbers’ experiencescapes: Historic influence on the climbing experience. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. 2019 FRIDAID 1735257 https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348019883685 1096-3480 1557-7554 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16971 openAccess Copyright © 2020, © SAGE Publications VDP::Social science: 200 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed acceptedVersion 2019 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348019883685 2021-06-25T17:56:59Z Climbing is increasingly popular in certain destinations, yet there is little knowledge of the influence of history on climbing and other adventure tourism experiences. Climbing destinations renowned within the climbing community may well be unknown to the broader tourist masses. Using qualitative interviews of climbers visiting the Lofoten Islands, Norway, this article examines how the historical context of climbing has played a part in shaping the climbers’ experiences. The study discusses the influence of history, authenticity, storytelling, and image on today’s experiencescape for climbers. It is revealed how the climbing community is influenced by history through the dissemination of stories and knowledge about places, routes, and iconic climbers. Moreover, authenticity is recognized in the perception of the place and the types of route; this includes existential authenticity, where the climbing image of Lofoten remains authentic. The climbing community together shapes the experiencescape through a mutual devotion to the climbing culture. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lofoten University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Lofoten Norway Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research 44 1 109 133 |
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Climbing is increasingly popular in certain destinations, yet there is little knowledge of the influence of history on climbing and other adventure tourism experiences. Climbing destinations renowned within the climbing community may well be unknown to the broader tourist masses. Using qualitative interviews of climbers visiting the Lofoten Islands, Norway, this article examines how the historical context of climbing has played a part in shaping the climbers’ experiences. The study discusses the influence of history, authenticity, storytelling, and image on today’s experiencescape for climbers. It is revealed how the climbing community is influenced by history through the dissemination of stories and knowledge about places, routes, and iconic climbers. Moreover, authenticity is recognized in the perception of the place and the types of route; this includes existential authenticity, where the climbing image of Lofoten remains authentic. The climbing community together shapes the experiencescape through a mutual devotion to the climbing culture. |
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