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Howie
Trad climber
Calgary, Alberta
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Nov 16, 2006 - 06:02pm PT
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Ed keep the TR's coming!
I'm with Crimpergirl. Its difficult to comment on some of the stunning pics.
I read every TR especially those with photographs as it gives a first hand account. This is much more useful that say the guide book.
Climb safe.
H.
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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Nov 16, 2006 - 06:06pm PT
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I concur with above that if threads included page views you'd get a more accurate idea of the interest in threads. Reads vs. replies. BUT, I don't want that, I enjoy the simplicity of this forum and want it to stay that way. Less is more IMO.
Trip reports are usually not controversial so they don't generate much back and forth bantering that keeps the posts current and the topic on the top of the most recent posts.
It sure is nice though when people reply that they appreciated TRs.
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le_bruce
climber
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Nov 16, 2006 - 06:11pm PT
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What would this site be without TR's? The most valuable contributors to this site are those that tell their stories. TR's make this place feel like the virtual campfire it is purported to be. Other post(ers) make it feel instead like sharpie scrawlings on a Jr. High bathroom stall - which can be hillarious and worth it when done with artistry.
A salute to all you knights of the quill! Appreciated.
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Nov 16, 2006 - 06:30pm PT
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Ed, your TR was fine. I read every TR unless T*R wrote it. It's always nice to see what other people find special about their climbing experiences. I don't post TRs because I climb almost every weekend and so it is rare to have a SPECIAL trip. And I almost never take a camera climbing so my TRs would be like the last one James wrote. So keep writing them and we will keep reading them. Just don't expect a lot of attaboys but know that they are appreciated.
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waddell
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Nov 16, 2006 - 06:36pm PT
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I love reading everyones trip reports but rarely post after I read them. I think there may be alot like myself out there. Keep posting!!!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
one pass away from the big ditch
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Nov 16, 2006 - 06:41pm PT
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ok already, shut up and post your trip reports from the climbing you were doing.
edited - started to post my own trip report and realized how lame it was. sometimes it is just a record of what I managed to drag my ass up that day. bottom line- 16 routes at Bamas on Sat. several easy solos and 2 good leads on good rock on Poodle wall.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Nov 16, 2006 - 06:58pm PT
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Yeah DMT.... you are on the right track. Might even launch sooner. Of course all the mysterious copyright stuff could get in the way, but... we have ways.
It is a shame to lose the good efforts so soon. At least this way a post every now and again could remind everyone that there is good stuff out there and all in one place.
Anyway.... keep your ears and eyes open and if you have any input on my project, EMAIL ME. Love to hear about it.
Russ@fishproducts.com
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Nov 16, 2006 - 07:12pm PT
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I like TR's the best. and it is often weird to comment on them. I think Trip Reporters have to do it out of commitment and be satisfied with fewer responses than the more manipulative types of Trolls get.
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maculated
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Nov 16, 2006 - 07:17pm PT
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Stich suckered me into posting TRs when I was working all the time and spending a lot of time on RC.com. That lead to a neat gig going to OR and reporting on it, making new friends, etc, etc.
I've never been much for the attention whoring of it, so generally I only do a TR when something horrible happens and it turns into a real story. Or a funny story.
I don't think I've ever had the guts to post one on SuperTopo, though.
I recently crossed genres and made possibly the first-ever herding trip report this weekend: http://www.theaustralianshepherd.net/aussieboard/viewtopic.php?t=1762
Much the same thing. Feels a lot like bragging, but sometimes you need to share, eh? Curlie remarked that reading the dog TR is what it must be like for non-climbers reading our TRs.
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bobmarley
Trad climber
auburn, california
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Nov 16, 2006 - 07:32pm PT
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i'm into the TRs. it's cool to see what folks are into and pics of different areas. what motivates me the most on TRs are the pics, and not so much the rhetoric.
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rhyang
Ice climber
SJC
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Nov 16, 2006 - 08:15pm PT
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I'm always interested in seeing great pics and reading notes about conditions, gear used, etc. particularly if said info isn't in the supertopo online beta. Maybe crowding out the political and off-topic stuff isn't so bad ...
For example, Ed's notes on Loggerhead Ledge were pretty interesting to me, as we bailed off that route earlier in the spring (it was more like waterlogged ledge at the time :)
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ablegabel
Trad climber
Livermore,Ca.
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Nov 16, 2006 - 08:16pm PT
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Keep them coming Ed. Always love to here about a good adventure.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 16, 2006 - 08:20pm PT
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ok, so here is another detail problem...
my highbandwidth account with Comcast has only about 25MB of storage for a web site... which is where I post my pix. I "chatted" with their online support and they said, "no way to increase the storage."
I don't know why I feel queezy posting them on an "open" site like photobucket, but I do...
...however, if I continue posting TR's with pix I will eventually run out of room and have to take down old picture links. I actually have no idea who might be looking at the old TR's, and I agree that, at least for my TR's, they are a lot better with pix then without. So at some point I have to make a choice.
Paying for my own web site might be an option... anyone have experience doing this? My place of employment does not believe that the taxpayer should have to foot the bill for my personal web presence, and I agree with them (of course, I'm management), so that is not an option...
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Nov 16, 2006 - 08:30pm PT
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Ed... web space is cheap relative to the vanity allotment. Does your comcast acct. allow additional email addresses? Does each one have 25mb of space for personal web stuff? Go the Ed1 - Ed6 route and get them pics locked in there for life.
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rhyang
Ice climber
SJC
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Nov 16, 2006 - 08:53pm PT
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Maybe some of your pics/TR's belong on summitpost.org or mountainproject.com ... I know you can write more formal and structured TR's with pics all hosted on SP.
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maculated
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Nov 16, 2006 - 08:55pm PT
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flickr.com - you can host them there and then link to the pictures.
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rhyang
Ice climber
SJC
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Nov 16, 2006 - 08:59pm PT
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That's an excellent point - I use flickr.com as well
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SammyLee
Trad climber
Memphis
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Nov 16, 2006 - 09:18pm PT
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Trip reports or just "stories" are what I like best about ST. I scan the front page to see if any new ones are out and sometimes re-read an old that that has been bumped. I will sometimes post a comment, mostly to show support or bump it back up so others like me can enjoy them.
Like Mac, I don't think I've ever posted a TR on ST. Most of the climbing I do is not even a warm up lap for most of you guys. I did make a trip to the Valley and climbed with Karl Baba. I expected to do a whole TR on that one but somehow I can't get my mind around the experience. Sort of like trying to describe a dream. Unimaginable and indescribable. Not only the Valley but climbing and visiting with the Baba too. More than I can put words to.
Keep em coming, I love em.
SammyLee
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
Nowhere
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Nov 16, 2006 - 09:23pm PT
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If each thread had a view counter showing the number of different users who looked at a thread, I would guess that the TRs would have a higher count then most of the political threads.
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YetAnotherDave
Trad climber
Vancouver, BC
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Nov 16, 2006 - 09:53pm PT
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>>If each thread had a view counter showing the number of different users
>> who looked at a thread, I would guess that the TRs would have a higher
>>count then most of the political threads.
On the bigwalls forum it has a views counter, and the last (only) TR I posted has 3 replies and 130 views - it is nice to know that someone's at least looking at your writing, even if they don't feel the need to comment :)
http://www.bigwalls.com/forum2/index.php?topic=184.0
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