Donations

Donate and buy T-shirts through our credit card system.

Although there is great economical gain in turning 8a.nu into a pay-per-use site, we promise that 8a.nu will never start charging a general member fee. So far, we are happy with what we've gained from sponsors and members. However, the truth is that the total turn over for 2005 was Euro 20 000 and this barely covers the costs of the web site, yet paying for the time my co-workers and I spend on developing the company. There are now some six unpaid man-years, not counting the time spend by all the local editors, and every day the hours tick away. Even though 8a.nu is the leading climbing website in the world, we know that it lacks in quality and we want to continue the development - That is what have in mind for 2006. Due to our growth, our webhotel has informed us, last week, that we have to use a dedicated server, i.e. 230 % higher cost for 8a.nu! 

Jan 2006 - 45 000 unique visitors Due to our growth, our webhotel has informed us last week that we have to use a dedicated server, i.e. 230 % higher cost for 8a.nu!

Interview with founder

Click to Donate 8a.nu is unique in comparison with all other sport-sites worldwide, as it provides a forum where the best athletes personally interact in an open community that comprise all levels of climbers.

  Webmaster Priority
1. Transparant translated scorecard in 12 different languages - 60 h
2. Automatic individual search of best routes on crags - 90 h
3. Chat & Helpdesk functions to members - 40 h
4. Project registration, including a betabank - 20 h
5. Download movies - 20 h
6. SMS function - 40 h
7. Bugs

Administration Priority
A. Training articles, Interviews, Travel etc
B: Training and smartness DVD: Ready this autumn
C: The 8ABC of climbing (book): Next spring
D: Translation of articles, by local (and paid) editors
E: Detailed info on crag database
F: Gym database
G: Helpdesk & Training assistance to members

Lately, a lot of time has been spent selling and administrating banners, making it harder to concentrate on our main objectives, the 8a priorities (see above). Furthermore, we need to invest and spend more money on our web hotel in order to speed up the access to 8a.nu and to avoid overloads that lead to downtime.

So, since we don't want to charge a general member fee or spray paint the site with dodgy banners, we have come up with the idea that we could ask for donations from contributing members. In that way, some of the members that are willing and can afford it, will help to support the future development of the 8a.nu web site.

The good thing about donations is that they don't include VAT or tax. This means that a donation of Euro 10 is equal to a member fee of Euro 30 or a T-shirt buy of Euro 45. For this we thank the famous Swedish tripple tax system!  

In the end, we would like to underline that we really enjoy working with 8a.nu and we will continue to do so to make it more member friendly. With this in mind we also would like to point out that we aim to improve our economy so that we don't have to ask for donations in the future. Until then, donations will contribute to;
 
                            - More developments & Maintenance
                  - Start Helpdesk for Training, Travel and Site problems
                  - Less dodgy banners
                  - Quicker & More reliable site access