I'm a new user, happy to see an open platform for crags/routes and decide to add one local crag in France. I create a global area, a sub area When I take the topo & begin bulk adding 31 routes, from left to right, doing that in batches (didn't pay attention to how many routes at a time) Then I look at the list of routes, I can't understand the route order ! And then I have to reorder them manually from left to right one by one (as there's no bulk selection+action). keep it up !

So excited to announce that the OpenBeta mobile app for android is available to download on the google play store! A huge thanks to our many volunteers who worked on this important part of Our project We are still in beta testing mode looking for app feedback- provide any improvements via the play store or DM us! [image: 1737130053550-1000006940.png] [image: 1737130053758-1000006938.png] [image: 1737130053975-1000006937.png] [image: 1737130054088-1000006939.png]

I have started writing a new KaiOS app. With the app you can search for climbing routes and then enter the routes you have made in a logbook. The data comes from https://openbeta.io, a freely available climbing route database with a very active community. A live version of the app -> https://pictick.strukturart.com #KaiOS #climbing

Volunteer Spotlight https://openbeta.substack.com/p/vincent-on-adventurous-multi-pitch

Vichy97 provided this update on the Discord #mobile-dev channel yesterday! Another day, another feature. The main items remaining before release are the profile screen, the about screen (to include open betas mission and the ability to leave feedback or report bugs), the ability to tick climbs and upload images (other editing will come in a future release), and deeplinks. Other than those items, just styling and bug fixes/UI improvements. Getting close to a release! [image: Screenshot_20241026-135825.png?ex=671ffbdb&is=671eaa5b&hm=6b9282b7f352b86464d12be56e7623f74fd921a9f1073759d6e58c3ef30a0cf2&]

OpenBeta is looking for volunteers to help build and run OpenBeta! We're looking for senior level volunteers to help steer and direct certain initiatives in a leadership role. Perks include bragging rights and pro deals (US resident only) Read more about the open positions here - bean

To the climbing community: https://openbeta.substack.com/p/letter-to-the-climbing-community

Just learned about https://openbeta.io/Neat climbing community and map where folks can describe the routes.Even has a fediverse instance https://community.openbeta.io/#climbing #OpenStreetMap #OSM #fediverse

Hello and welcome to the OpenBeta Forums' September update! It's been a pretty wild couple months here as @bean and I try to set things up here. To give you a bit of history, before these forums were re-branded under the OpenBeta banner, it served as a news aggregator for climbing news publications. I was finding that I was missing certain important events (related to the 2024 Olympic qualifier series, mostly) and wanted one single place to check for climbing news. To achieve that, I turned to my old friend RSS (remember that?) in order to proactively pull in content from all sorts of publications, @Gripped, @climbing, @HowNOT2, etc... All of that still remains, and can be viewed in the @news and @videos categories. By August I teamed up with @viet and @bean to re-brand the forums to expand OpenBeta's social reach. The idea of running a forum paired very nicely with OpenBeta's mission to advocate for a free exchange of beta and ideas, as well as an underlying current of maintaining freedom of content ownership. We want the OpenBeta forums to be your one-stop shop for climbing-related news and discussion. Help us make it happen by joining the conversation today! A couple new items this month to introduce: You don't need to actually visit the site to be kept up-to-date. You can register your for push notifications and receive updates straight to your device. This works in-tandem with the in-app notifications, and email notifications/digests. We updated the main homepage to a more "feed-style" concept, which highlights content more than a traditional category/topic layout. There are obviously many opinions on whether this is preferable or not, but in the meantime, the original category listing layout can be found at /categories. N.B. The NodeBB team has generously provided hosting for OpenBeta, and in exchange, we get to test our brand-new functionality before it is released, win-win!

Hello there! At OpenBeta, we love climbing! We assume you do too, which is probably why you're here. We also love the climbing community: the friends you make at the crag or in the gym who point out the best routes, share gear and advice, and support each other on their projects. We think that the connections we make through a shared passion - whether they last a lifetime or just one climbing session - are part of what makes climbing so special, and so fun! We also believe that everyone benefits when information and communication is accessible to everyone. The climbing information in OpenBeta is accessible to everyone via the main website and the free API. While we currently have a Discord server to help facilitate communication and community, Discord servers require a login to join a server and see the discussion, and even then it can be hard to find information if you're looking for a particular discussion thread. That's why we're proud to announce the OpenBeta forums! @julian, on behalf of NodeBB, has generously offered to host these forums, powered of course by their excellent open-source forums software. We're hoping this can be a great resource and a platform for the climbing community. We encourage users to post guides, ask questions and engage in discussion, share recent trips, and maybe even find climbing buddies to meet up with! This is also a great place to discuss OpenBeta itself to suggest features, provide feedback, and ask questions. You can sign up to the forums with your existing OpenBeta or Discord accounts, and then feel free to introduce yourself in General Climbing! Make sure to review the Community Guidelines, but the rules really boil down to "don't be a jerk and have fun." As with the main OpenBeta app, the more people that come here and use the forums, the more useful it is to everyone, so please tell your friends! And thanks for being here! Signed, Your friendly neighborhood Ben

Our wonderful fiscal host, the Open Collective Foundation, has made the difficult decision to cease operations by the end of 2024 (read the official statement). https://openbeta.substack.com/p/fiscal-host-topo-drawing-and-more

How to map climbs and crags on OpenStreetMap https://openbeta.substack.com/p/live-event-622-openstreetmap-for

How OpenBeta plans to collaborate with Local Climbing Organizations https://openbeta.substack.com/p/openbeta-and-lcos

Did you know there’s amazing bouldering in Rocklands, South Africa? https://openbeta.substack.com/p/newsletter-april-2023