Outdoor education in Britain

Williams, Randall, Higgins, Peter, Humberstone, Barbara and Loynes, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9779-7954 (2000) Outdoor education in Britain. In: National Association for Outdoor Education, (ed.) Outdoors, adventure and experiential learning: a wreath of European concepts. European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning, Penrith, UK, pp. 10-12.

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Abstract

Britain has a tradition of exploration, particularly so through its seafaring. Initially the UK's aristocracy developed a thirst for recreational adventuring. During the Romantic period, much text and poetry was made about the beauty of the mountains and the significance of wandering through the countryside. These were largely as a counter to the considerable industrialisation that was occurring. The first Western ascent of Everest was attempted in 1923 by two Englishmen, Mallory and Irving.

Item Type:	Book Section
Publisher:	European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning
ISBN:	9781874637349
Departments:	Institute of Science and Environment > Outdoor Studies Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA)
Additional Information:	Report of the 2nd European Congress of the European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning, Edinburgh, UK, September 1998.
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2019 14:46
Last Modified:	10 Dec 2024 11:43
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4812

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