Maybe this is not adventure but associated with your sensation seeking
capacity, one of the sub scales identified by Zuckerman deals with our
desire for noval experiences and we should not always think that the post
event states are a result of adventure. This is particularly true in terms
of novices.
Pete.
Peter Bunyan 01243 816317
Adventure Education Component Leader
School of Physical Education
University College Chichester
Chichester PO19 4PE
>>> "stephen hannon" <[log in to unmask]> 12-Mar-00 10:38:01 PM >>>
"Is risk an essential part of adventure"
On reflecting on my own personal experiences in the outdoors I found that I
had similar thoughts to P Varley. The outdoor experiences which I remember
most don't feature risk, they involve bivoacs, swimming in the sea as part
of a camping expedition, having lunch at the top of a rock climb on a sunny
day etc
In training leaders for the outdoors, I have found that they are preoccupied
with the notion of risk as the most important ingredient in the
outdoor/adventure learning process. Are instructors preoccupied with the
importance of risk because it places more importance on their role in
CONTROLLING the learning process?
Stephen
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Peter and co.,
1)What is the Adventure Paradigm, at the considerable
'risk' of exposing my not inconsiderable ignorance - is this an
academic or practitioner model, and if so who devised it etc. As
posted earlier, I'm interested in any writing or theorising on the
nature of and motives for adventurous undertakings.
2)Do any of you use or acknowledge the work of R.W.Emerson et al on
transcendentalism in understanding the affect of adventurous
experience, as part of the risk experience, or possibly as
something beyond all that - more to do with the experience of nature
and the great outdoors? I found that, when questioned about what I
enjoyed most about my own experiences outside, that it was bivouacing
or even just dozing on a mountainside that topped the list, whereas
'gripped on Debauchery' made the best pub story and (still) provides
the clearest memories.
3) Is risk an essential part of adventure?
I realise that these rather more prosaic enquiries may derail the
focus of your dicussions, but I'd value your collective thoughts
nonetheless.
Pete Varley
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