Longitudinal Variation in Rock Climbing Impacts in the Red River Gorge Area of the Daniel Boone National Forest

Dagan, Dani T.; Sharp, Ryan L.; Walendziak, Nicholas

doi:10.1093/jofore/fvy056

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“…Rock climbing usually means "conquering" notable peaks and cliffs (at least, reaching high points), often with a preference for challenging routes and non-trivial solutions; these activities can be linked to tourism, sport, and outdoor recreation [42], and they require some physical training [43][44][45], risk-taking and pleasure satisfaction [46][47][48][49], and specific geographical vision [50]. Rock climbing also exerts a significant anthropogenic pressure on the environment, although the degree of this pressure depends on different parameters and conditions, and remains debatable [51][52][53][54][55]. Mountaineering is a slightly more general term referring to the broader spectrum of tourism, sport, and recreation activities in mountainous domains; essentially, it refers to the same activities as climbing, although emphasizing the outdoor character of these activities [42,56].…”

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“…Climbing activities are strongly related to sustainability. On one hand, they challenge the latter via an increase in the anthropogenic pressure on natural environments [51][52][53][54][55]72,73,78,79]. On the other hand, these contribute to sustainable development via generating additional income and jobs, planning improvement, social and political stability, etc.…”

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Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

Ruban

Ermolaev

2020

Geosciences

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Geological and geomorphological heritage (geoheritage) is often found in mountain domains that also provide resources for climbing, mountaineering, bouldering, and canyoning. The relevant research has grown in the 2010s, and its main findings need systematization. The present paper reviews the available scientific articles dealing with geoheritage and climbing activities. The number of sources remains limited, and the majority of them focus on Europe. However, these sources are rather diverse thematically. A total of 11 principal topics are delineated, and these are attributed to geoconservation, geoeducation, the tourism industry, and tourism opportunities. Several methodologies for assessment of geoheritage and climbing sites are proposed. These provide important insights, but focus on particular issues and can be applied in particular situations. Critical consideration of the available literature permits the identification of several research gaps that should be addressed by future research. The analysis of the sources implies several dimensions for sustainability judgments. Finally, the importance of the world’s highest peaks for the understanding of geoheritage and climbing activities is underappreciated by the reviewed works, and this deficiency should be addressed by future investigation.

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Section: Climbing Activitiesmentioning

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Section: Climbing Activitiesmentioning

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Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

Ruban

Ermolaev

2020

Geosciences

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Leave no person behind: Exploring how demographic categories shape LNT principles among climbers in West Virginia's new river gorge

Maples

Bradley

Clark

et al. 2022

Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

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Climbing out of Coal Country: The Economic Impact of Rock Climbing in West Virginia’s New River Gorge

Maples¹,

Bradley²,

Giles³

et al. 2019

Journal of Appalachian Studies

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This study examines the economic impact of rock climbing in West Virginia’s New River Gorge. Central Appalachia’s current economy is partly the result of uneven development through resource extraction wherein value is created by permanently removing resources such as coal. In contrast, outdoor recreation economies find economic value in leaving natural spaces, such as mountains, in place. Outdoor recreation, which includes rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, and other sports dependent on natural features, now represents an important part of the nation’s economy. This study finds that persons living outside of Fayette, Nicholas, and Raleigh Counties visiting West Virginia’s New River Gorge to climb spent an estimated $12.1 million in 2018. Non-local climber expenditures supported an estimated 168 jobs and $6.3 million in wages in the study area. Over 70 percent of climbers in the sample had a bachelor’s degree or higher, with one in five possessing graduate degrees. Altogether, 48 percent of climbers in the sample made $50,000 or higher in annual personal income, with one in ten reporting six-figure annual personal incomes. Overall, this study gives cause for further examination of economic growth through outdoor recreation and its economic contributions.

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Longitudinal Variation in Rock Climbing Impacts in the Red River Gorge Area of the Daniel Boone National Forest

Cited by 3 publications

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Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

Unique Geology and Climbing: A Literature Review

Leave no person behind: Exploring how demographic categories shape LNT principles among climbers in West Virginia's new river gorge

Climbing out of Coal Country: The Economic Impact of Rock Climbing in West Virginia’s New River Gorge

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