Mountain Project

For climbers, there is really nothing else unless you want to pay the money for a guide book everywhere you go. Mountain project really has an amazing amount of climbing to look into and find for what it is. The only reason I didn’t do a full 5 stars would be the apps user friendliness. It has been getting consistently better but in my opinion one of the biggest benefits of the app is photos and often my app glitches and won’t save the photos even after they are downloaded for offline viewing (most places I climb don’t have service). Other than that they have made some other big improvements like book marking and i hope more people continue to use it so it can be even more useful.

Most comprehensive climbing app I’m aware of. Pretty much every climber uses it and saves carrying up a guidebook. Needs some fixes tho, comments always dory oldest first, and offers no way to change it. Went to a local crag and ended up taking a nasty trail that has been marked as “closed” in new comments, but 12 year old comments were what showed up first and took me the wrong way. Photos are also difficult to view, and I still can’t figure out the proper motion to open their descriptions (helpful for topo labeling). Just make it so you tap and they expand. Would love if they could help make identifying routes in areas easier, so everyone isn’t playing the “what are you on? Okay what’s next it? Is that on MP?” game trying to figure out what they’re climbing. Maybe add a feature where users can submit a specific photo for the belay spot?

First off, thank you too all the developers and users alike. I still buy the guide books, but photos, detailed pitch breakdowns, and GPS tags make me wonder just how crazy the salty old dogs were. Constructive criticism: -I’d like to be able to give beta stars on the mobile app. It’s social media type nonsense, but I want people to know I appreciate them saying a bolt has been replaced, a flake pulled off, etc. -Push notifications when you’re at a route yet to be GPS tagged/verified? Not sure if that’s even possible. -Am I missing something or can I not comment on routes while on mobile? I put my personal notes in my tick, but I’d love to be able to share some info while on the road, not try to remember it for when I get home. If that’s already doable, make it easier to do. Thanks again to the devs.

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I've been using the old version of this app for years and loved it. I got a new phone and downloaded the new version and could not be more disappointed. It's obvious a lot of money has been injected into the app, but overall the usability has taken a nose dive. It simply has not taken in climbers into consideration on use patterns. It runs slower, navigation is awkward and weirdly goes all the way back to the state instead of area. I miss the simple and quick hierarchy without the glitchy interfaces to navigate to a wall. You can't download a single area and are forced to get a whole state which is ridiculous when visiting a single locale in, say, California. Automatic updates of downloaded areas when you open the app is unnecessary (that first ascent and comments in the last 3 weeks won't change my climbing plans) eats data and slows the downloading of areas I actually want to see. I literally can't help but curse every time I try and use this app. All the data has been there and was easily accessible and has just been ruined by trying to look good and bloated down with unnecessary features.

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Was able to download a few states and bookmark a few routes/problems about a month ago, and now the Search Area & Routes feature yields *no* results—no matter how obvious my search. The Near Me feature simply hovers over the western US whilst properly pinning my location. Once I zoom in, a few bundled results show up. As I zoom closer to those results they disappear completely. Location service is on, profile logged in, areas downloaded and up to date, etc. Funny thing is, the website/mobile webpage works just fine. Deleting the app and using the mobile site from now on.