Posted by: mudrunner
Posted by: idle
It was posted as a 'story,' which are temporary as far as I understand. There is a new story posted now, so the one of their triple is gone.
"Stories" on Instagram are there for 24 hours. While the loamer entrance in question was a "story" (with the actual caption "because #Strava"), there was also a standard IG post with several images, hashtags, and an image of the Strava mapping/data. That does not have a time limit....it is only removed voluntarily. I looked today and the post has been removed. I am not on Strava, so not sure if that's still publicly available.
But the post was up for over 3 days...which is long enough in the IG life-cycle that all 38.5K followers get it at the top of their feed. There was no mention of the original post or any follow-up addressing the Fromme bear closure, non-essential travelling, responsibility etc... My direct question did not get answered...just outright ignored. Since he posted this all on social media and his account is not private, I can't see why calling him out would been an issue...I mean, people often pray for their content to go viral. Isn't that the point of social media?
But sometimes the internet is a vicious/vindictive place, so I would like to see some sort of voluntary response by him and/or his sponsors instead of calling him out just yet. Something that addresses the issue and let's people know it's not cool to ignore trail closures for your personal pleasure and benefit (lets face it...posting as an influencer means there are benefits to your actions...also consequences), that non-essential travel during a pandemic shouldn't be flaunted (Squamish made a big deal of asking everyone to stay away....and vice versa), and that such action just rubbed it in the face of all of us who respected the access to our own trails enough to give Fromme a pass for a few days and alter our plans.
Ignoring the issue won't fix it. I suspect he (or someone he knows) may read this and make it right.
I actually didn't see the post, only the story. Both RM team members posted a story, so the audience was potentially larger than the 38k.
I understand the situation may be a bit different in Squamish with respect to trail access and building, but when riding outside your local spot (where you should have a good understanding of the rules/etiquette) you should take extra precautions to not publicize trails that aren't on maps. There have been plenty of videos from areas, Squamish in particular lately, featuring riding on unmarked trails and clues on how to find them if you're paying attention, even if you're not familiar with the area. It's a shame that more care isn't taken when publishing content like this.
