2022-01-18, 09:03 PM
Greetings Everyone,
I have been thinking about this subject for a while and after seeing some recent posts I wanted to generate some discussion about
what I have named "routes etiquette" (not sure if that is the right name for it)
What got me started about this was the decommission of panamintcity.com. I see different opinions and feelings about that subject and
I am really looking forward to hear your thoughts about what is the appropriate way to use a route, what people should do and not do about
reports, maps, gps tracks, etc. (maybe gps tracks is a different kind of worms and topic)
For example: If I grab Michel Digonnet book and I hike all the routes described in the book. Is it ok to write a detailed hiking report?
(Naturally you will start by saying "I found this route on Michel Digonnet book...) but how do people feel about that?
In that same line of ideas, would you do the same with the routes from panamintcity.com? Are the Diggonet routes different in some way
to the Hall routes? What is the appropriate level of respect given to route-trailblazers? Does anyone know of any legal issues that might be
at play (can you copyright a route?) ?
I am of the opinion that if you do the hike and put the miles under your feet, that it is fair for you to write a report of your experience, with the
correct acknowledgement of your research sources.
Like I said I really want to hear your thoughts, I like to hear people smarter than me and more experienced than me. See if I learn something
new.
Thank you
I have been thinking about this subject for a while and after seeing some recent posts I wanted to generate some discussion about
what I have named "routes etiquette" (not sure if that is the right name for it)
What got me started about this was the decommission of panamintcity.com. I see different opinions and feelings about that subject and
I am really looking forward to hear your thoughts about what is the appropriate way to use a route, what people should do and not do about
reports, maps, gps tracks, etc. (maybe gps tracks is a different kind of worms and topic)
For example: If I grab Michel Digonnet book and I hike all the routes described in the book. Is it ok to write a detailed hiking report?
(Naturally you will start by saying "I found this route on Michel Digonnet book...) but how do people feel about that?
In that same line of ideas, would you do the same with the routes from panamintcity.com? Are the Diggonet routes different in some way
to the Hall routes? What is the appropriate level of respect given to route-trailblazers? Does anyone know of any legal issues that might be
at play (can you copyright a route?) ?
I am of the opinion that if you do the hike and put the miles under your feet, that it is fair for you to write a report of your experience, with the
correct acknowledgement of your research sources.
Like I said I really want to hear your thoughts, I like to hear people smarter than me and more experienced than me. See if I learn something
new.
Thank you