Climbing
Climbing | |
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Proposal status: | Draft (under way) |
Proposed by: | Steve Hill |
Tagging: | climbing=* |
Applies to: | ![]() ![]() |
Definition: | climbing routes and crags |
Statistics: |
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Draft started: | 2008-04-18 |
This proposal is for a set of tags to describe climbing routes and crags. Never went through RFC/voting but is apparently in use - see https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=climbing#keys
Climbing Routes
Climbing routes can be mapped with a single node marking the bottom of the route, tagged as climbing=route_bottom, or two nodes tagged with climbing=route_bottom and climbing=route_top connected by a way tagged as climbing=route.
Since climbing routes are generally quite vertical, the start and end nodes may be almost on top of each other. The rationale behind allowing two nodes and a connecting way, even though they may be extremely close on the map, is to allow a path connecting to the bottom of the route to be differentiated from a path connecting to the top. As such, if there is no top-access to the route, only a single node, marking the start, is probably preferable - see discussion.
Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example | Icon |
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name | * | ![]() ![]() |
Name of the route | ||
climbing | route_bottom | ![]() |
This is the bottom of a climbing route. | ||
climbing | route_top | ![]() |
This is the top of a climbing route. | ||
climbing | route | ![]() |
This is the route itself (but see the note above). | ||
climbing:rock |
etc. |
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What type of rock is it? (Note: this could be placed on a relation - see "Crags", below). | ||
climbing:grade:british:adjectival |
etc. |
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British adjectival grade for the route | ||
climbing:grade:british:technical |
etc |
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British technical grade for the route | ||
climbing:grade:french |
etc |
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French grade for the route | ||
climbing:grade:ewbank |
etc |
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Ewbank grade for the route | ||
climbing:grade:brazilian |
etc |
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Brazilian grade for the route | ||
climbing:grade:uiaa |
etc |
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UIAA grade for the route | ||
climbing:grade:saxon |
etc |
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grade for the route as used in Saxon Switzerland | ||
climbing:grade:alpine |
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French Alpine System | ||
climbing:grade:yds_grade |
etc |
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Yosemite Decimal System grade for the route | ||
climbing:grade:yds_class |
etc |
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Yosemite Decimal System class for the route | ||
climbing:grade:yds_protection |
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Yosemite Decimal System protection rating for the route | ||
climbing:grade:hueco |
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Hueco bouldering grade | ||
climbing:bolted |
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Is the route bolted? | ||
climbing:length | * | ![]() ![]() |
The length of the route (in metres) | ||
climbing:pitches | * | ![]() ![]() |
How many pitches make up the route? (Defaults to 1) |
Crags
All of the routes within a crag can be grouped into a relation and must be tagged with climbing=crag.
Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example | Icon |
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climbing | crag | ![]() ![]() |
This is a crag. | ||
name | * | ![]() |
Name of the crag | ||
climbing:rock |
etc. |
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What type of rock is it? |
Boulders
Boulders are small rocks that have "problems" instead of routes. Sometimes they can be climbed with less protection than other areas to practice moves.
Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example | Icon |
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climbing | boulder | ![]() ![]() |
This is a boulder | ||
name | * | ![]() |
Name of the boulder | ||
climbing:rock |
etc. |
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What type of rock is it? |
Related tags
Accepted Map Features are:
- natural=bare_rock
- natural=cliff
- natural=stone
- natural=scree
- natural=glacier
- highway=path
- sac_scale=*
Related
- Waterfalls - do not have a definitive tagging yet but may be usefull
Proposed Features where we could share ideas and maybe re-use common tags:
- via ferrata proposal
- Proposed features/high rope course
- See also the German version of sport=climbing - it contains a JOSM tagging preset and the nucleus of a proposal aiming to map climbing sites like climbing areas, sectors, crags/boulders/... and of course halls