ChalkMap

The Community-Driven Bouldering App

Discover boulders. Track sends. Share beta.

ChalkMap is a community-driven platform designed to help climbers discover boulders, log their ascents, and contribute information about climbing areas. Built with respect for local climbing communities, ChalkMap aims to make outdoor bouldering information easier to explore while preserving the ethics and access considerations of each area.

App Overview

ChalkMap helps climbers explore and document bouldering areas through community contributions.


Whether you're searching for a new problem, tracking your progress, or helping document local crags, ChalkMap provides tools to make the experience easier while respecting the climbing community and environment.

Key Features

Discover Boulders

Explore climbing areas and locate boulders through a map-based interface designed for outdoor exploration.

Track Your Sends

Log your ascents, track your climbing progress, and build a personal record of your climbs.

Community Contributions

Users can submit new boulders, lines, photos, and information to expand the shared knowledge of climbing areas.

Clear Problem Visualization

Problems can be visualized directly on boulder photos using line drawings and start hold markers.

Respect Local Ethics

ChalkMap emphasizes responsible documentation and encourages climbers to respect access rules, landowners, and local climbing ethics.

Climber Profiles

Follow other climbers, view their contributions, and explore the community activity feed.

How It Works

1

Discover

Find boulders and climbing areas through the map interface and browse problems uploaded by the community.

2

Climb

Visit the area, attempt problems, and explore the beta shared by other climbers.

3

Log

Record your sends and track your climbing progress over time.

4

Share

Add new boulders, problems, photos, and information to help expand the community database.

Community Guidelines

ChalkMap is built to support and respect the climbing community.

Users are expected to:

  • Respect local access rules and landowners
  • Avoid damaging natural rock or environments
  • Submit accurate and responsible information
  • Report incorrect or problematic content

Community moderation tools allow users to report issues so they can be reviewed.

FAQ

ChalkMap offers free access to core features. Additional features may be offered through optional subscriptions.
ChalkMap focuses on outdoor bouldering areas and will expand as the community contributes more locations.
Most content is submitted by climbers in the community. Some submissions may require review before becoming public.
Grades may include both original grades and community-reported "felt grades." This allows climbers to better understand how problems feel across different styles.
Users can report problematic content directly from the app using the report button.