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Adding New Climbing Areas & Routes
How are areas and route organized? 
Areas are arranged in a hierarchy from states (and countries) down to small crags and individual boulders. States can have any number and levels of sub-areas. Complicated areas will have more sub-areas than straightforward ones. Sub-areas can contain either more sub-areas OR routes, but not both.
Do I need to have climbed a route before adding it?
Ideally, you should have climbed a route before adding it as you’ll be able to describe it more accurately. There may be times when you can accurately enter a route without climbing it (e.g., a sport route right next to one you climbed with nearly identical features, and you were able to watch someone else and learn some beta from them).
Should I enter projects or potential routes?
No, please only enter complete routes that you've climbed and can accurately describe.
Should I enter all the areas and routes in my guidebook to 'build out' a crag?
Descriptions and photos are copyrighted and should not be copied directly from a guidebook. Although certain factual data is not copyrighted, it is not ideal to copy them directly from a guidebook if you haven't actually climbed the routes.
How do I add an area?
First, find the parent area that contains this area. From that page, click Add To Page and add your new area. Note you may need to first create intermediate sub-areas if they don't exist yet. For example, if you have a small new crag in Colorado, and it doesn't belong in any existing sub-area of Colorado, you may first need to create a region that contains your new crag and other nearby new crags.
How do I add a route?
First, make sure the appropriate sub-area exists for this route - usually a named crag. You may need to create the sub-area first. From the area page, click 'Add to Page' on the top right and add your route.
What should I know about copyrighted material?
Do not copy text or photos directly from another website, guidebook or other publication. We want to respect copyrighted material, and we would rather hear about the experience in your own words anyway! If you know the original author or photographer, and they have given you permission to use the text or photos on Mountain Project, please have them send us an email at content@adventureprojects.net explicitly stating that they have granted you permission to use their material.
Can I request my local routes be removed from Mountain Project?
In general, no. If routes are on public land and have legal access, they belong on Mountain Project. There are exceptions of course (for example, to protect a precarious access issue, or a nearby historic artifact), but wanting to keep routes secret or uncrowded is not grounds for removing routes.
Does the FA get to "own" a route on Mountain Project?
We respect the hard work FAs do to provide all of us with more climbing opportunities. But the vast majority of routes have been added to this site by other folks. Mountain Project is crowd-sourced data, and the user that adds a route on the site first generally remains the owner of it. If an FA would like to "own" a route submission on Mountain Project, and the current owner agrees, one of the Regional Admins can transfer it. All users can use the "Improve This Page" tool to correct or improve data about a climb.
I added a new area and routes, why don't I see them in the Mountain Project app?
Newly-added content like areas, routes, and photos are reviewed by regional admins. Once approved, they will be included in the app with the next area update (see Manage Areas).
