First look: a topo that moves with you
Finally, interactive topos that give you pitch-by-pitch detail for the climb ahead.
- Zoom into the exact line, pitch by pitch so you know the route before you rack up
- Built with experienced climbers across the MP community
- Top Southwest multi-pitch climbs to start
- Pitch-specific photos and lines
See the whole climb before you leave the ground
In our latest field test, over 80% of testers said they'd use interactive topos on their next multi-pitch climb.
Pitch-by-pitch lines and descriptions
Get a clearer view of where each pitch leads. The line and the beta that matches it are right there in one place so you're never guessing where the route leads.
“I loved the individual pitch breakdown on the multi-pitch routes. That feels like a unique feature that is not part of other apps.”
Field tester, Red Rocks
Photos for every pitch
See the rock before you're on it. Each pitch carries its own photos, so you can visualize the line, moves, and belays from the ground.
“Being able to actually see each pitch instead of one zoomed-out overview photo is a game changer for route finding.”
Field tester, Yosemite
The key route details together in one place
Tap the line, zoom in on the detail, and stop switching between photos, comments, and descriptions to know what to expect on each pitch.
“Biggest upgrade this would provide is accessing all the relevant info in one place, instead of switching between photos, comments, and route descriptions to piece a route together.”
Field tester, Yosemite & Red Rocks
Select multi-pitch routes across the western U.S.
We're starting with a curated set of multi-pitch routes across the western U.S., each built with expert local climbers. More are on the way over the coming months.
- Primrose Dihedrals 5.11+ C0
- Fine Jade 5.11a
- Kor-Ingalls Route 5.9+
- North Chimney 5.9
- North Face 5.11-
- Ewephoria 5.8
- The Peacemaker 5.10a
- What's My Line? 5.6 A0 R
- The Naked Edge 5.11b
- Stolen Chimney 5.10 A0
- Positive Vibrations 5.11a
- Corrugation Corner 5.7
- Surrealistic Pillar 5.7
- The Line 5.9
- Traveler Buttress 5.9
- Adventure Punks 5.10d
- Armatron 5.9-
- Birdland 5.7+
- Blade Runner (aka The Ginger Arête) 5.10b PG13
- Challenger 5.10d PG13
- Cloud Tower 5.12a
- Crimson Chrysalis 5.8+
- Dream of Wild Turkeys 5.10a
- Drifting 5.11c PG13
- Eagle Dance 5.10c A0+
- Epinephrine 5.9
- Frigid Air Buttress 5.9+
- Frogland 5.8
- Ginger Cracks 5.9
- La Cierta Edad 5.10
- Levitation 29 5.11b/c
- Prince of Darkness 5.10c
- Sour Mash 5.10a
- The Nightcrawler 5.10+
- The Original Route 5.12-
- Triassic Sands 5.10
- Tunnel Vision 5.7
- Unimpeachable Groping 5.10b
- Birds of Fire 5.11a R
- Casual Route 5.10a
- Culp-Bossier 5.8+
- Days of Heaven 5.10d
- North Ridge 5.6
- Northeast Ridge 5.6
- South Face 5.8
- Spear Me the Details 5.11d
- The Barb 5.10
- Original Route 5.9+
- Open Book 5.9
- The Vampire 5.11a
- Airy Interlude 5.10a
- Atlantis 5.11+ PG13
- Astroman 5.11c
- Braille Book 5.8+
- Central Pillar of Frenzy 5.9
- Chouinard-Herbert 5.11c
- East Buttress 5.10c A0
- East Buttress 5.10b
- Freeblast 5.11
- Jericho Wall Free 5.12a
- Northeast Buttress 5.9+ PG13
- Regular Route (Higher Cathedral Spire) 5.9
- Royal Arches (5.10- or 5.7 A0) 5.10a A0
- Serenity Crack 5.10d PG13
- Snake Dike 5.7 R
- South Face 5.8 C1
- Steck-Salathe 5.10-
- Super Slide 5.9
- The Great Escape 5.11d
- The Moratorium 5.11b
- The North Face 5.11c
- The Super Slacker Highway 5.10
- Iron Messiah 5.10b
- Monkeyfinger 5.12
- Smashmouth 5.11
- Tatooine 5.11a
- The Headache 5.10
- The Moonlight Buttress (Free) 5.12c
- Touchstone Wall 5.10a/b C2
The full interactive, pitch-by-pitch experience for these routes lives in the app.
Get Early AccessWhat's happening with Mountain Project?
The route database climbers have built, every route, photo, and piece of beta, will remain free.
Interactive topos are the first of a Pro tier of tools that will sit on top of that free foundation, and help to make your time outside more useful.
Mountain Project is owned and operated by onX. We're committed to maintaining it as it is: keeping the site running, the community moderated, and the apps improving. Offering valuable paid features on top of that free foundation is how we fund that commitment.
- Interactive topos
- Climbing Map & Layers
- Improved search and discovery
- Smarter tracking and recommendations
- A new and improved offline experience
What Pro will help fund
Down the road, interactive topos will be part of a paid Pro tier. Once the Pro tier is live the money generated will work to support the following:
Climbing access
We'll give back to support the orgs working to protect access.
Better content
Better content for our users, reinvesting dollars back into the experience.
Better experience
Scale lets us staff a dedicated team to fix bugs and enhance the experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is early access free?
What happens to the free community content?
Will I have to pay later?
Which areas are covered?
Are these drawn topos or photo overlays?
How do you choose who gets in first?
How are Topo Authors compensated?
Does this mean you're done improving the core Mountain Project experience?
Get Early Access
Free to join, free to use during early access. We'll email you when your spot opens. From there it's three steps, base to belay:
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Pick a route
Find it in the Mountain Project app, like you do today.
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Climb with it
Move pitch by pitch on the wall, the right photo and detail in hand at every belay.
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Give us feedback
Tell us what's right and what's wrong. Your notes from the field shape what we build next.
You're on the list
We'll be in touch as early access opens up in your area. Keep climbing.


