Mountain Project 4+

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 glance info is very helpful. However for a beginner climber I wish there is more hand holding like the app for hiking “All Trail,” where gps and detail direction is available. But I am not sure the climbing culture would accept paying for additional hand holding informations.

Some comments doesn’t seem to have context or help you put things in perspective. Seems like those making the comments are hard core climbers. Taking their advice can lead to over confidence, under estimation of the route or don’t bring enough protection.

Bob Gain’s book seems to put things a little better for some one new to Joshua Tree. E.g. the approach is confusing, the climb rating is hard and the descend is insane if not outright dangerous.