Climbers' attitudes toward recreation resource impacts in the Adirondack Park

Christopher A. Monz; Katherine E. Smith; Leah Knickerbocker

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Climbers' attitudes toward recreation resource impacts in the Adirondack Park

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Christopher A. Monz, Katherine E. Smith, Leah Knickerbocker

Year:

2006

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Peden, John G.; Schuster, Rudy M., comps., eds. Proceedings of the 2005 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2005 April 10-12; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-341. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 204-211.

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Abstract

Climbers arriving at trailheads to popular climbing areas in Adirondack Park, NY were surveyed as to the types of resource impacts they found to be offensive. Climbers were also asked about their degree of concern regarding crowding, noise and management of climbing areas. Some resource impacts, such as damage to trees as a result of poor climbing practices, are generally offensive to climbers, while other resource impacts common to climbing areas are less of a concern. Crowding was reported by the majority of climbers as an important concern, but noise appears to be less of an issue. The majority of those surveyed did not favor more active agency management of climbing areas.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2005 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Keywords

climbing, attitudes, impacts

Citation

Monz, Christopher A.; Smith, Katherine E.; Knickerbocker, Leah. 2006. Climbers'' attitudes toward recreation resource impacts in the Adirondack Park. In: Peden, John G.; Schuster, Rudy M., comps., eds. Proceedings of the 2005 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2005 April 10-12; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-341. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 204-211.