Abstract

Rock climbing tourism has been valuable for the sustainable development of the rural outdoor economy in developed countries, which is one of the important trends of rock climbing development. The present study reviews the literature and performs comparative analysis to analyze the development status and experience characteristics of rock climbing tourism in developed countries. Research shows: In developed countries such as Britain, the United States, Germany, France, the climbing population continues to grow, and the rock climbing tourism industry has gradually become an important economic driving force to promote the development of rural and mountainous areas. By clarifying the main characteristics of developed countries in the development of rock climbing tourism, this paper aims to provide reference for the development of rock climbing tourism in developing countries and promote the sustainable development of rock climbing tourism industry.

Highlights

  • With economic and social development, outdoor and adventure tourism based on outdoor sports, such as hiking, mountaineering, diving, and skiing, is becoming the fastest growing tourism sector [1]

  • Rock climbing tourism is increasingly valued by numerous countries, rock climbing tourism is a type of tourism that aims at rock climbing and provides sustainable tourism development for tourist destinations [3]

  • Starting from the developed countries such as Britain, the United States, Germany and France, this paper studies the development status, characteristics and economic value of rock climbing tourism

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Introduction

With economic and social development, outdoor and adventure tourism based on outdoor sports, such as hiking, mountaineering, diving, and skiing, is becoming the fastest growing tourism sector [1]. The entry of rock climbing as a sport into the Olympics in 2016 promoted the rapid development of rock climbing, with the development of new opportunities for rock climbing tourism. Rock climbing tourism is increasingly valued by numerous countries, rock climbing tourism is a type of tourism that aims at rock climbing and provides sustainable tourism development for tourist destinations [3]. Starting from the developed countries such as Britain, the United States, Germany and France, this paper studies the development status, characteristics and economic value of rock climbing tourism. The development experience of rock climbing tourism in developed countries is practically significant for developing

United Kingdom
United States
Germany
France
Coordinated promotion by government and industry
Destination management based on the climbing community
Development of destinations through improvements in infrastructure
Raising of environmental awareness through outdoor rock climbing education
Integrated development of rock climbing tourism and the Internet
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