Sharing your knowledge of crags and boulders has never been this easy
Easy topo making with The Topo - Our sustainable payout model rewards you and bolt funds around the world.
Create topos with The Topo app
With The Topo app you can easily create digital climbing topos. Add routes, pictures and draw routes, all in the app! You can use the app even without an Internet connection and sync the changes to the server later.
Publishing rock
climbing topos is 100% free
Get rewarded for the hard work
Everyone who uses your topo creates royalties for you. Cash out the royalties yourself or donate them to access and bolt funds around the world. It’s up to you! Best authors earn over €1000/month by sharing their knowledge to using The Topo.
Supports climbing
area development
Share and track
There are already hundreds of climbers looking forward to seeing your content in The Topo. Increase the awareness of your rock climbing topos by sharing your work with your friends. Track the usage stats from your author dashboard.
Free 7-day trial
for each new climber
Simple features for creating topos
Our app is designed to be as easy as possible. If you are a climber and own an Android or an iPhone, you can make a topo of your home crag easily.
Add crags and boulders
Add GPS locations of crags and boulders on the spot.
Upload topo images
Take a picture of the crag with your phone or camera and upload it.
Draw routes
Draw detailed lines by just tapping the topo image with your finger.
Describe route details
Add additional route information, like steepness and hold types.
Work offline
All the topo work can be done offline and uploaded later.
Team collaboration
Invite friends to join and create topos together.
Get updates from users
Other The Topo users help you to keep topos updated by making suggestions about new routes.
Track topo usage
Your personal dashboard shows the use of your topos and how much income they generate.
Watch
how The Topo app works
Sustainable and fair royalty payment for making rock climbing topos
The Topo pays 50% of all the subscription profit to topo authors. The authors can cash out the royalties to themselves or donate them to access and bolt funds around the world.
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For the best of the climbing community!
It all started with a thought: what if climbers could have a service where they can find topos to all the crags and boulders in the world - next to home or wherever they travel.
Making complete and accurate topos requires commitment from topo authors. The Topo is on a mission to develop an app where climbers can easily share information about rock climbing destinations and get compensated for their efforts or even live off from it.
I welcome you to join us and share your climbing knowledge!
— Ville Muittari, CEO, 27 Crags
Testimonials
"It’s a pleasure for me to collaborate with The Topo and thanks to their involvement, The Topo contributes in a new way to the evolution of one of the most beautiful cliffs in the world."
Laurent Girousse
Céüse, France
"The income is fair compared to work commitment! When making topos in The Topo, it’s really exciting to see a climbing area growing up!"
Nicola Trenti
Arco, Italy
"The best thing about The Topo is the easiness to keep information updated. The collaboration with The Topo works very well. Really nice guys."
Mikael Widerberg
Stockholm, Sweden
“The Topo puts great importance on returning to the local community.”
Georgios Chaziris
Athens, Greece
Frequently asked questions
Do I need some technical skills for making topos?
No. Just download The Topo app on your smartphone to create topos easily. You can also make topos on your laptop through our website.
How much time does it take to make a topo on The Topo?
Logging and creating a bouldering area of 100 problems will take you around 2-3h in the field. Yes, that's right, after 2h you can head home (or start climbing) with a finished topo!
What happens with my topo content rights?
You will always retain all existing ownership rights to your unique data. The Topo will have only a licence to your material. You will always stay in control of your material.
I have made a printed guidebook. Will The Topo affect my guidebook sales?
It will have positive impact. Our authors report that offering both digital and printed guidebooks from climbing area increases the overall sales.
How can I input my printed guidebook information to The Topo?
We have several tools which can speed up the process. Contact us and let us help you with it.
Got a question? Get in touch with us and ask anything.