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Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member
Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 21, 2016 - 09:11am PT
Finally! Here is our name @supertopos - you can follow us at this link:

http://www.instagram.com/supertopos/

So what type of photos should we post?

We only have a few followers... get in on the ground floor!


And we are also on:
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/SuperTopo
Twitter - http://twitter.com/supertopo

SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
Mar 21, 2016 - 09:16am PT
Bernie? Donald? Hillary? Ted?
; )

Susan
Brandon-

climber
The Granite State.
Mar 21, 2016 - 09:17am PT
Screen captures of political threads, lol.
RyanD

climber
Mar 21, 2016 - 09:25am PT
Cosmic and Lockers photo manips could cause some serious trending.


Get in on the ground floor, lol.

Edit- provide proper photo credits if posting other people's photos, or pics uploaded by users here and on TRs pls.

#yergunnadie
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Mar 21, 2016 - 09:36am PT
I don't know anything about this app. I don't do apps.

FYI for the other unenlightened posters here in "the Wild West."
http://readwrite.com/2012/04/18/what_is_the_point_of_instagram/

"a dime a thousand"
"worth a billion to Facebook"

Good luck with the exposure, CMac.
Happiegrrrl2

Trad climber
Mar 21, 2016 - 09:36am PT
Pictures from the Trip Reports would be smart. Don't forget that hashtags are a big component at Instagram. It may seem gross, but it IS the way to expend views. Of course, you probably don't want people who have never and will never climb becoming forum users(Id hope, anyway), so climbing specific tags would be more useful than general outdoors-related ones

#yosemiteclimbing has 456 posts, as an example.
Also
#climbingwall - 30,490 posts
#climbing - 2,570,551 posts

F

climber
away from the ground
Mar 21, 2016 - 11:11am PT
Nothing. Go climbing or skiing instead. Burchys got the narcissistic spray fest angle covered already.
Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2016 - 11:22am PT
RyanD - great suggestion. If anyone wants to post a link to some particularly cool recent photos, i can then ask the author for their permission to post on instagram

Good reminder, Happiegrrrl2. i'm new to the #

F - always the best option
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Mar 21, 2016 - 01:02pm PT
hey there say, chris... i like the trip report stuff...

and, any shots of interests as to neat photo capture of the rocks, during
a climb (that perhaps did not have a whole trip report) that really IMPRESSES one to enjoy life's adventures, and teamwork and friendship...

like a few 'wow shots' i reckon you might call it...
(with the credits, of course) ...


:)

brotherbbock

climber
Alta Loma, CA
Mar 21, 2016 - 01:52pm PT
Resurrect da Boobs
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
Mar 21, 2016 - 01:55pm PT
New routes that people spray about on ST but do not publish elsewhere
anita514

Gym climber
Great White North
Mar 21, 2016 - 02:27pm PT
HoHMahn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pics of us climbing BITD
Dusty desolate landscapes no one would go check out even if you paid them
Obscurities no one cares about
Lembert Dome
ECF

Big Wall climber
Ridgway CO
Mar 21, 2016 - 02:31pm PT
Walls man!
Really really big walls!

And BITD shots.
limpingcrab

Trad climber
the middle of CA
Mar 21, 2016 - 02:52pm PT
So are you no longer using the supertopoclimbing account?
phylp

Trad climber
Upland, CA
Mar 21, 2016 - 02:54pm PT
It's great that you've got that account up and running, Cmac. All my nieces and nephews ( teens and twenties), use instagram and snapchat. The 40s through 60s age group have taken over Facebook. It's such an easy way to reach a range of ages.

Many US climbers are already aware of the resources Supertopo provides but I bet you have a vast untapped market in foreign climbers planning to, or dreaming of, visiting the West to climb. Most of them know about Yosemite but I notice that most of them are unaware of other great destinations, eg those covered in many of your guidebooks. So some way to use instagram to reach that audience. Would be interesting.

squishy

Mountain climber
Mar 21, 2016 - 03:13pm PT
do a monthly photo contest from submissions to a thread..
this just in

climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
Mar 23, 2016 - 09:25am PT
Here you go Chris. I expect photo credits though.
crankster

Trad climber
No. Tahoe
Mar 23, 2016 - 09:32am PT
Mix in Supertopo employees photos with users...maybe a 10% ratio.
matty

Trad climber
under the sea
Mar 23, 2016 - 09:35am PT
Go kardashian - post nude selfies!...














or not....














definitely not
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Mar 23, 2016 - 09:56am PT
Use the #walmart_official
limpingcrab

Trad climber
the middle of CA
Mar 23, 2016 - 10:39am PT

It begins
ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
Apr 27, 2016 - 10:46pm PT
http://www.si.com/vault/2001/06/18/305565/kid-rock-barely-22-chris-mcnamara-is-staking-his-claim-as-king-of-the-most-famous-wall-of-them-all-el-capitan
Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Apr 27, 2016 - 10:49pm PT
A picture of your food- what else?
Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2019 - 11:16am PT
After a 2 year delay, we are back!

https://www.instagram.com/supertopos/

originalpmac

Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
Feb 11, 2019 - 11:32am PT

Here ya go. Post it if you care too. Credit goes to Steven VanSickle. On the Tombstone. Nice pics on there already
@pierceadams
limpingcrab

Trad climber
the middle of CA
Feb 11, 2019 - 12:53pm PT
Post all of the pictures on this thread:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2368184/IT-WORKED-IM-IMMUNE-TO-POISON-OAK


Whatever you do, please post more! I like climbing pictures to pup up when I'm scrolling through at work :)
micronut

Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
Feb 11, 2019 - 01:14pm PT
Post my photos with a link to my Trip Reports!
#selfbrag
#selfpromotion
#longtimesupertopocontributor
#givethepeoplewhatthepeoplewant

http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Real-Men-Eat-Caviar-The-West-Ridge-of-Mt-Conness-in-Style-/t12396n.html



http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Balch-Fest-2013-Two-Days-in-and-Around-and-On-The-Flake-The-Official-Trip-Report/t12199n.html


http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Hot-and-Sweaty-on-Balls-A-Tollhouse-Trip-Report/t13061n.html


Oh yeah....post pictures of Limpingcrab with poison oak. That's another good option too.
Don Paul

Social climber
Washington DC
Feb 11, 2019 - 02:43pm PT
I don't use it but thought instagram was about pictures. So post the best pics from trip reports with links to the reports.

Or post pics of old people on this forum and have a contest to see who can ID the famous climbers lol.
Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2019 - 02:59pm PT
great suggestions, keep em coming!
micronut

Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
Feb 11, 2019 - 03:36pm PT
1. Any photos from Regan (Yeti) on his savage bigwall winter suffer fests. I believe "Superbalance" was one of his TRs.

2. "Slander of the day quotes" from the religion, political or WOS threads.

3. Screenshots of old historical articles by Steve Grossman.

4. Old Bridwell photos.

5. Old Jeff Lowe photos.
Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2019 - 12:22pm PT
great suggestions, micronut
micronut

Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
Feb 13, 2019 - 12:38pm PT
I just had an epiphany Chris.


Post...wait for it.

A topo!


Take one of your free topos and paste a link to it that allows users to blow it up and print it. Just a thought. Or even dangle some bait and do this for topos that are popular but not free. Give a couple away and you'll create quick followers looking for their next junkie fix!

Scott
Lynne Leichtfuss

Sport climber
moving thru
Feb 13, 2019 - 01:34pm PT
You may have posted this and I missed it, but what is your goal for ST with Instagram etc. ? :)
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