Climbing landscapes are represented by climbers in a highly textualised manner. In particular, published climbing guidebooks record the name and graded level of difficulty of each climbing route, and details which link those routes to the 'identity' of the first ascendant(s). Climbing landscapes can then literally be read as if they were texts. These landscapes provide a spatial record of, and may ultimately naturalise and commemorate, the first-ascent-oriented history of climbing.
History
Publication title
Australian Geographical Studies
Volume
37
Pagination
130-142
ISSN
0004-9190
Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences
Publisher
Institute of Australian Geographers
Place of publication
Norwich
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Other environmental management not elsewhere classified