The climbing guide that belongs to everyone
Open data, real photos, built by climbers. Like Wikipedia, but for rock – everything is stored in public databases that anyone can use, and it will always be free.
Our storyFeatures
More than a map. Tools you'll actually use on the day you go climbing.
Free. Now and forever.
No ads. No paywall. Routes live in OpenStreetMap – anyone can use them, in any app.
Sun & shadow
See how the crag sits in the sun throughout the day – before you leave home.
3D maps
Tilt the terrain and read the cliff as if you were standing under it.
Automatic bolt recognition
AI spots bolts on the photo, so drawing a route takes seconds, not minutes.
Made for your phone
The full editor in your pocket – upload photos and draw routes on mobile.
Offline PDF export
Download a guidebook for the crag and take it with you – no signal needed.
Ticks
Log your ascents and see how you stack up on the leaderboard.
Where the data lives
Routes in OpenStreetMap. Photos on Wikimedia Commons. Edit them here – or in any other app, forever.
OpenStreetMap
The Wikipedia of maps. Every crag you draw is public – not locked inside OpenClimbing.
Wikimedia Commons
Climbing photos stay in a public archive that belongs to everyone.
What makes us different
Paper guidebooks are lovely – and you pay for every area, then they go stale the day they print. Most online guides lock the data inside one company: you may add a route, but you can never take it elsewhere.
OpenClimbing is built the other way around.
Anyone can draw a new route
Data free for everyone, forever
Offline PDF guidebook to download
Help us keep going
Built in spare time, given to everyone. A share, a pull request or a coffee – that's what keeps the lights on.
Contribute financiallyThank you!