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By Rick Rogers
Oct 5, 2009

how do i add a new climb to the web site?

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By Peter Franzen
Administrator
From Portland, OR
Oct 5, 2009
Belay

Just hit the "Add Route" button on an the area's page where you want the route to be listed:

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By Monomaniac
Administrator
From Morrison, CO
Oct 5, 2009
3rd bolt

But before you do that, please read this:

"New Route Submission Guidelines

Since this is the first time you have submitted a route, please take a few minutes to review our route contribution guidelines.

Anyone can submit a route, but to contribute a quality route description takes a little more time. It's also what makes this site special; so help us out and take the time to enter a great route description!

There are three steps to adding a route:

  • Step 1: Entering the basic info about the route (name, ratings, FA, etc.)
  • Step 2: Entering route description and protection
  • Step 3: Contributing a photo (optional)
When posting a route, first please check to make sure the route isn't already on the site. If it already exists, you are wasting your time as you won't be able to add it!

Basic Info

Here you'll enter things like the route name and First Ascent (FA) information. The more information you can fill out on this page the better.

Description

Unique and informative descriptions are what make Mountain Project so useful and interesting. Try to paint a picture of the climb from start to finish, describing the route along the way, and consider it an art more than a science. You want to describe the essence of the climb yet not ramble on like a fool. You want to make the route description clear, but not give away all its secrets. Be sure to include the approach and decent.

Protection

Protection should give an indication of what to take, but not a specific list of exact pieces. And be sure to include any protection that differs from the standard rack.

Photos

A picture is worth a thousand words, so if you have a photo you think others will benefit from — please post it. We have comprehensive Photo Submission Guidelines available.

Once you have contributed...

Ask your climbing partners to check out your submissions to make sure you haven't missed anything. If there are errors or changes you can easily edit any of your contributions by clicking the red edit links. "

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By saxfiend
Administrator
From Atlanta, GA
Oct 5, 2009
Relaxing at the P1 belay of Fruit Loops at Rumbling Bald.

Monomaniac wrote:
There are three steps to adding a route: *Step 1: Entering the basic info about the route (name, ratings, FA, etc.) *Step 2: Entering route description and protection *Step 3: Contributing a photo (optional)

Great, comprehensive response from Monomaniac.

One more important thing: when you complete Step 1 above and hit "submit," please complete at least Step 2 before moving on. If you navigate to another web page without doing Step 2, we'll end up with a blank route that you won't be able to edit.

JL

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By John McNamee
Administrator
From Littleton, CO
Oct 5, 2009
skiing one

When you add a new route, click on the please consider our route contribution guidelines and you will be good to go... The link is visible at the top of the page when you click, add route.

Thanks for supporting mp.com!

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