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MisterE
Social climber
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Don't give away the end at the beginning. Keep a hook.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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gonna say it: some of the best TR's were written by Jeremy.
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Will_P
Trad climber
Melbourne, Victoria
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Just try to write it like Micronut or Burch3y* and you can't go too far wrong. Funny, clever, inspiring, and irreverent.
[*although his last one was a bit off the mark - didn't even make the most of the comedic potential of having a French climber partner]
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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1. Epic climbing
2. Good photos
3. Succinct writing
4. Passion
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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When I'm writing one, I usually try to think about WWJD? Then I get distracted by a cat and forget what I'm doing.
Usually, when I'm finished, I read it to see if I like it. If it looks good, I completely rewrite it in an opposite style.
Hahahaha!
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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There are many TR's that serve all kinds of purposes. Most TR's are not designed to be the best. A trip is a trip, a report is a report.
The ones I enjoy most draw you in. Sometimes all it takes are epic photos, sometimes the lyricism of the author, sometimes it is the genuine details of the experience that inspired the person to write. When you get all three of those together they sing.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Jul 10, 2013 - 12:22pm PT
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Good ones break down something like this...
Tribal rites. Not the route, but the kind of stories that connect multiple generations to intense experiences. 'My Visit to the Canoe' and just about anything that Herson guy does qualify.
Pushing the Fun Meter into the Red: [url="http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/739225/Waterskiing-Tenaya-Lake-1978http://"]Waterskiing Lake Tenaya[/url]. End of story.
Ho Man yarns never let the truth get in the way of a good story but also take the piss out of the adventure writing trope. I've heard that Leo Houlding can do an hour-long slide show with just five slides, so maybe you have to be British to do it.
For my limited attention span and reliable wi-fi nothing gets me as psyched as ThingsToLucAt. Massive nature and audacity to spare.
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