Climbing/Tags to Avoid

This page lists climbing-related tags that should generally be avoided, either because they are deprecated (by vote) or have a more widely used alternative.

Before adding an existing tag, check the tag’s documentation, current usage, local mapping practice, and ask for community consensus if necessary.

Deprecated Tags

Tag	Alternative	Comment
climbing:bouldering	climbing:boulder
climbing:traditional	climbing:trad
climbing:outdoor	outdoor
climbing:style	climbing:sport, climbing:trad, ...	See Climbing#Climbing styles
climbing:feature=summit_log	climbing:summit_log=yes

Tag info for deprecated tags

climbing:bouldering=*

More details at taginfo

More details at taginfo

• climbing:bouldering=*🔎

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

climbing:traditional=*

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More details at taginfo

• climbing:traditional=*🔎

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

climbing:outdoor=*

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More details at taginfo

• climbing:outdoor=*🔎

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

climbing:style=*

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More details at taginfo

• climbing:style=*🔎

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

More details at taginfo

More details at taginfo

• climbing:feature=summit_log🔎

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

Problematic Tags

Tag	Alternative	Comment
climbing:grade:fb	climbing:grade:font
climbing:grade:fontainebleau	climbing:grade:font
climbing:rock	material
rock	material	Only for material values, not rock formations.
leisure=climbing	sport=climbing
sport=bouldering	sport=climbing & climbing:boulder=yes
sport=boulder	sport=climbing & climbing:boulder=yes
climbing=bouldering	climbing=boulder or climbing:boulder=yes
sport=ice_climbing	sport=climbing & climbing:ice=yes
climbing:bolts=yes	climbing:bolted=yes
climbing:grade:ewbanks	climbing:grade:ewbank
climbing:grade:british:adjectival	climbing:grade:british_adjectival
climbing:grade:british:technical	climbing:grade:british_technical
climbing:crag	climbing=crag
climbing:route	climbing=route