What do you look for in a mountain climbing website

by **mattpayne11** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:22 pm

I'm currently developing my first website for fun (fun is a relative term), and wanting to know what the community might be looking for in terms of features. Personally, I tend to use three or four websites for my information and would not mind having it all in one place. Thoughts? Ideas? Anyone interested in beta-testing some features?

I'm not looking to replace summitpost.org as I feel it is a great site, but would like to learn web development through contributing to something I have some passion about - climbing.

Thanks for your responses!

by **ExcitableBoy** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:33 pm

I enjoy informative articles and photos of mountains, ranges, and routes. I like to read about other people's impressions of climbs that I intend on doing as additional research

by **mconnell** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:07 pm

by **grabbs146** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:57 pm

More pictures of good looking women climbing in little or no clothing.

by **taxinvestor** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:40 pm

Maps, maps, maps!

by **xDoogiex** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:44 am

mconnell wrote:PnP.

unmoderated only

by **mattpayne11** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:54 am

Thanks for the ideas. I have a couple ideas that I'm playing with already, probably nothing too exciting, but having fun with the coding, etc. You're all probably right that there's nothing I could do better than what already exists, but its a fun project none-the-less.

by **MarthaP** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:57 am

Aw, jeez. Let's get this right.

by **haivanhuynh** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:00 am

Weekly boot recommendations.

Is that Jeremiah Johnson? Best. Movie. Ever.

by **mconnell** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:10 am

MarthaP wrote:

Why would you want to find someone old enough to be your grandpa???

by **MarthaP** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:14 am

mconnell wrote:Why would you want to find someone old enough to be your grandpa???

Because he knows what it's about. :wink:

And I ain't no spring chicken.

by **MarthaP** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:23 am

Dingus Milktoast wrote:So what is it you propose to do that would make me stand up and take notice?

PICTURES OF BEAUTIFUL BEARDED MOUNTAIN MEN IN BUCKSKIN CHAPS AND LODGEPOLE PINE CABINS!!!

How flippin' difficult is that. :lol:

by **Dave Dinnell** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:42 am

Martha is jonesin' for some mountain porn :lol:

by **MarthaP** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:16 am

You've got that right.

It's cold outside. :wink:

by **Cy Kaicener** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:25 am

The best websites are those that are continually updated with trip reports and videos or slideshows of challenging and out of the way climbs. Good pictures are also great. Links are also worth having as they increase visitors to your site.
After you get through with browsing Personal Websites, here are a few more
http://www.summitpost.org/custom-object ... sites.html