Easy four-thousanders in the Alps: between alpinism and mass tourism

• Autorzy: Gorączko Marcin

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.2144166

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article discusses natural and anthropogenic conditions of the present-day exploration of five Alpine mountain peaks – selected for the purpose of the present paper – standing at 4000 meters above sea level or higher, including Allalinhorn, Breithorn, Gran Paradiso, Punta Gnifetti (Signalkuppe) and Zumsteinspitze, which are referred to as easy Alpine four-thousanders. A common belief that the summits are easily accessible contributes to a higher volume of tourists in their region, which, besides favorable and relatively safe natural conditions, is further facilitated by intensive development of tourism infrastructure including mountain huts and most of all mountain railways. The analysis of the contemporary phenomenon of climbing easy four-thousanders almost on a massive scale provides basis for a discussion on the ongoing human impact on the environment in the highest Alps and the blurring of boundaries between a sport and elite mountain feat that requires both special qualifications and considerable experience and an objectively average achievement accessible to almost every physically fit tourist.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

alpine four-thousanders; Alpine tourism; mass tourism

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego
• Czasopismo: Geography and Tourism
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 6, No. 2
• Strony: 119--128
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Gorączko Marcin

• UTP University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).