ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines a set of context specific procedures which have salience to phenomenological research and, in particular, researching the extreme sport experience. It explains a specific methodological process for undertaking a form of phenomenological research in which the 'taken for granted' assumptions of object and subject are questioned. Phenomenological exploration in practice privileges the research question and an approach or particular stance, over prescribed techniques or methodologies. The chapter outlines series of activities: focusing on the question; gathering information; exploring the phenomenon; focusing on writing; holding the focus; and writing up the research. Each of these activities assist in developing a methodology to help the researcher undertake a phenomenological study based upon phenomenological principles. Themes in a phenomenological sense are concerned with exploring meaning structures as opposed to repetitive concepts. Themes can then be further constellated to form general themes and these themes are then articulated to form phenomenological description.
