About ClimbIndex

ClimbIndex is a fast, modern home for UK climbing: a complete indoor wall directory, an honest crag-conditions engine, and the everyday tools climbers actually use — free, with no ads.

What we're building

• Every UK wall, one directory. Bouldering gyms, rope centres, prices, facilities — the listing Google Maps can't give you.
• "Is it dry?" — live conditions verdicts that combine recent rainfall, drying weather, rock type and aspect, so you know before you drive.
• Your logbook, portable. Import your own data from other platforms in seconds. It's your history; you should be able to take it anywhere.

What this isn't (yet)

We're not trying to replace 25 years of route documentation overnight. Our indoor wall listings are compiled wall by wall from each operator's own website. Our outdoor crag coverage now builds on OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL): locations, rock types and climbing styles for every named UK crag the map knows, cross-referenced with OpenBeta where it has UK coverage. A smaller set of well-known venues also carries our own editorial descriptions, classic-route picks and access pointers — each crag page says exactly which parts came from where. What we still don't hold is route documentation: use these pages to pick a forecast and find the crag, not to plan a route. If you spot an error, tell us — or fix the map itself and we'll inherit it on the next import.

Who checks this

Indoor wall listings get a sense-check from Kirsten, an assistant manager at a UK climbing centre with over a decade on the front desk — someone who actually knows what a day pass costs and what "beginner-friendly" really means. Full bio coming soon.

Run a climbing wall?

Listings are free, and always will be. Claim your wall to keep prices, hours and facilities up to date, and list your events and competitions. Emailhello@climbindex.co.uk.

Principles

• Free and ad-free while we grow. No banner farm.
• Your data is yours. Export everything, any time. Deleting your data means deleting it.
• Safety and access first. We link the BMC's access database, flag bird bans where we know of them, and will always tell you not to climb wet sandstone.
• Advisory, not gospel. Conditions are model estimates; grades are opinions; check everything yourself.