Anna Carr (ex Thompson/Thompson-Carr)
Head of Department. Associate Professor supervising PhD and Master candidates; teaching undergraduate and postgraduate level. Current research project: 2020-2024 Marsden fund "Bad Nature - sociocultural values for invasive species" with PI Prof. B. Lovelock
Address: Anna Carr
Dept of Tourism
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin 9059
Address: Anna Carr
Dept of Tourism
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin 9059
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Employing this tripartite structure, the first major part of the book addresses the activity of mountaineering tourism in terms of geography, history, the concept of wilderness experience and adventure mountaineering, guided mountaineering and the roles of alpine clubs. It is further illustrated by three case studies which address the early development of mountain recreation in New Zealand, mountaineering tourism in Taiwan and the commercial development of Southern Alps Guiding (New Zealand). The second major part attends to ‘people’, exploring the narrative construction of self through a commitment to mountaineering, gender issues in mountaineering, mountaineering tourism experiences, mountaineers’ personality and mountaineering risk. The section is further illustrated by two case studies which are mountaineering flow experience and mountaineers’ responsible behaviour related to safety and security. Thirdly, we deploy the concept of ‘place’ to examine the environmental impacts, mountaineering commodification and risk perception, ethical issues in mountaineering, health and safety issues and management perspective of mountaineering tourism, as they exist in different spatial contexts. Four case studies included in the section are mountaineering and climate change, human waste management in Aconcagua, Mountaineering on Mt Everest and working conditions of high altitude porters on Mt Kilimanjaro. In drawing together the insights provided by these chapters and case studies, we consider critical issues arising from the commercialisation of mountaineering practices, and consider the future of mountaineering tourism and emerging research directions. Our overarching aim is a critical treatment of the possibilities and pitfalls of mountaineering tourism.