For the Final (and only paper for that manner) I propose to evaluate the history of developing tourism and commercialization around mountaineering, including but not limited to, the greater ranges. My thesis will be centered around why there has been a tourist interest, and how that has developed in the last few decades; and possibly…
Final Papers
Final Papers, Week 9
Final Paper Topic Proposal
by mel •
For my final paper topic, I want to explore the aspect of the environmental impacts on the mountain landscape, the first article we read for the class dealt with waste on Mount Everest and I have found other research that deals with the environmental impacts that mountaineering has on our landscapes. Here are a…
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Evolution of Risk
by The Crooked Spoke •
This class has philosophized circles around mountains and the folks who climb them. The concept of risk (and mountaineers’ penchant for exposing themselves to it) has been vilified, romanticized, and dramatized in the literature we’ve read as a class. For my term-paper I’d like to focus on the objective risks of mountaineering, and how the…
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Final Paper Topics
by Matt •
I’m going to focus on mountaineering and the environment. Particularly using Mount Everest as a case study and how it received its nickname “the world highest junkyard.” I’d like to not go down the dark hole of being pessimistic and negative, but rather make it as positive and optimistic as I can focusing on mountaineering expedition…
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Final Paper Topic
by lcm •
For the final paper, I am going to focus on the imperial aspect of mountaineering and the effects of westernization on the Greater Ranges’ indigenous peoples. When comparing specific European nations, such as Great Britain and France, there exist distinct narratives that accompany their expeditions. I plan on continuing to examine the difference in the…
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Final paper proposal
by ahs •
For my final paper topic, I’d like to do it on the psychology of deadly mountaineering situations. Once a rope snaps, or a leg breaks, instantly an outing of adventure and fun is changed to survival and animalistic tendencies. What are people thinking when they are in a situation they know there is a high…
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Final paper proposal
by Colton •
For my final paper, I am thinking about writing how various ancient societies viewed the mountains. We have discussed it a bit in class, and I would like to explore it further. I want to know different philosophies, religions practices, as well as each cultures reason for bedding near the mountains. I will to try to…