Mapo Tapo: Is there any good climbing in Central Italy? 🤔 + Puppy images

Hello ,

Welcome to the Mapo Tapo's weekly newsletter! I'm Antonio👋 Head of Product, and this week I'll bring you behind the scenes of my experience in Mapo Tapo...check this out. Keep reading! Every week, a Mapo Tapo's team member will point out topics and facts related to their passion for outdoor sports. 

Puppy and outdoor pics from my phone gallery. Click below :) :)

1. Making outdoor adventures easy to plan and enjoy

I like technology, and I like even more adventuring in the outdoors. Climbing, skiing, running, I like it all. When I’m not working on the latest Mapo Tapo product, I try to practice these activities as much as possible. However, I always find it difficult to find ready-to-go adventures. Where should I go? What activities can I do? Who can I go with? Where do I find the route information? Do I have all the equipment? These are all questions we need to answer before going on these adventures.

Well, now you know my struggle. Is it yours too? If yes, click on the green button a let me know. My goal is to find a way to make outdoor adventures easy to plan and enjoy. I promise Mapo Tapo will make it happen. Will you help us too?

2. Mapo Tapo what?

Why do I like Mapo Tapo? Now it’s been 2 years I’m involved in the project. Even though the product and services we offer keep evolving, what stays is what we stand for:

1. Love for the outdoor sports. We are climbers, skiers, surfers, trail runners. Anyone paragliding that wants to join the team?

2. We want to make outdoor sports and adventures easily accessible to everybody. Not all of us are so lucky to have people, time and resources to go on these adventures. We want to help these people to enjoy such cool experiences too.

3. Positive impact for local communities. With all our services we want to make local communities thrive through sports tourism. There are so many places out there that are astonishing but do not have enough visibility to attract people to climb, ski, hike and run there. Conversely, the most notorious places today are overcrowded. We want to show people all these places they do not know yet, but they are dreaming about!! PS. My homeland suffers from the same problem. Come to Marsica (in Italy) for your next outdoor adventure (reach out to me, I can show you around — you can find my contacts by clicking on the button below).

Now it’s your turn. Why do you like or don’t like Mapo Tapo? Negative answers are accepted too. I just want to know what you think. :). Click on the button below if you feel like telling me ;)

3. Trip of the week!

It’s winter and I like to ski (a lot), but sometimes I miss the nicer weather and the good climbs. Therefore, I want to show you one of our climbing trips that will start running next month: Sicily Rock and Fire If you click the link below you can already see how cool it is from the description. However, what you can’t see, but I can tell you is how cool is to hang out with the local guide, Mirto. He is a born-and-raised Sicilian that became UIAGM guide in the Alps. Spend a week climbing with him if you want to laugh a lot and destroy your hands’ skin (he enjoys seeing climbers suck on hard routes haha :) JKJK )

That's the end of my Mapo Tapo's weekly newsletter! I hope you're inspired to climb, travel and connect with the outdoor community more than ever!

Stay safe,

Antonio
Head of Product at Mapo Tapo