Adventure Definition: is there one?

Personally, I believe a concrete definiton of adventure is relativley difficult to come across. Although we have generally agreed upon as a group that adeventure is "any activity that puts a person willingly outside of their comfort zone; it is contingent upon the person," if you conisder everything that could qulaify as an adventure for anybody, almost any definition has holes in it. For example, this weekend I am going to a 3-day festival that celebrates conservation, climbing and music. We will be camping in an open campground, and I am considering it an adventure. However, I have been camping many times, and the only way if will take me outside of my comfort zone is if it ends up raining the whole time. The problem in Ascertaining this definition is that it is contigent upon so many things: the person, the environment, the activity, etc. Quinn states that adventure "lies deeply within ones self, within the spiritual, emotional, and intellectual spheres of personhood. (Quinn 150)" It is with this statement I believe Quinn is trying to convey that fact that what is and what is not an adeventure lies within the individual. Based on this I will try to come up with a personal definiton of adventure. To me adventure is a break from the normal world, an activity in which you cannot be bothered (i.e. cell phone, etc.), it is when you are at peace with oneself, generally this is outside or in this wilderness. *

* This is a rough definition, that will most likley under-go frequent revisions as I come across new expericenes, materials, thoughts, etc. I would also like to note, that Quinn also states that adventure generally results in self-knowledge discovery, which I think represent a signifigant psycological aspect of this subject.

Source:

Quinn, W. (Date Unavailable) The Essence of Adventure. The Social Psychology of adventure programming, 149-151