How to send a Trip Report

Trip Reports are great. I'll be glad to post yours. If you already have it posted, I'll be glad to link to it.

To send text

The best way to send the text of your trip report is as a simple e-mail text file or a Word Document. Indicate positions or insertion points for photos when possible, Though I may need to move them a bit to fit the format I use..

To send images

Photos or graphics are best in .bmp, .jpg, or .art format. Please try to send 640 x 480 pixel or larger photos. Send in highest resolution. Be sure to indicate captions for photos - i.e.. Photo by Joe Climber - Cindy climbhard on Broken Glass 5.10 in the Buttermilks. Please credit the photographer when possible.

I will at most post three sizes of your photos. One will be a thumbnail version, 150 pixels on longest axis. The second will be a mid sized version 150 - 200 pixels on long axis with a caption. Please include the caption you'd like as well as the source of the photograph. The third size will be 640 x 480 pixels or as close to that as able.

How it works

You send me your trip report. I cut and paste it into the format of my web pages (my fonts, sizes, headings, styles). I edit your photos and add captions as indicated. When ready for your review, I send you the URL. You proof read the page, changes are then made as indicated. Once you approve, the page is listed on the Southeastclimbing.com web site. The process usually takes a day or two to go back and forth, get confirmations, make corrections, etc.

Suggestions

Include useful things other climbers would want to know about your trip. General things like weather, details of rack, guidebook, etc. make your report interesting to other climbers.

Don't imbed your photos in a word document or other presentation. I'm not always able to extract them easily.

Try to provide pictures which illustrate or are relevant to the story.

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