In this chapter we will consider three aspects of the issue of risk management:
1.risk management in a particular sector of physical adventure tourism namely mountain tourism. this section focuses on the duties of operators involved in this sector. and concludes with general comment on the nature of risk that are also relevant to the rest of the chapter
2.risk management and independent physical adventure tourism
3.the concept of risk management in non-physical adventure tourism.
the final section of the chapter covers the issue of crisis management.