Next Ascent8.7.0 - App Store

Next Ascent Guidebooks, rock climbing guidebook app is the most comprehensive rock climbing and bouldering app available. Real-time maps, GPS, and navigation guide you to crags all over the world. Hi-def topos, pictures, and the most detailed route descriptions available are what sets this app apart from the rest. Download complete guidebooks for the most popular climbing destinations. This rock climbing app will get you the most information you can find on local crags, bouldering areas, and climbing destinations. Expect to see arial drone topos, route and area history, first ascent information, and detailed descriptions of every route.

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Version History Climb Comments & User Profiles

- View and create comments on climbs from the Climb Details screen
- View other user's profiles
- Edit your profile's image, display name, home gym and local crag

UI / Bug Fixes

- Fix climb grade filter to prevent dragging sliders from moving the filter screen
- Update "My Guidebooks" screen filter and list UI
- various small bug fixes / performance improvements 8.7.0 Mar 16 Climb Feedback:
Rate climbs and provide grade feedback with the new Climb Feedback section on the Climb Detail screen.
View community star ratings and grade feedback.

Climb Log:
Updates display on Climb Log and Climb Detail screens
Adds climb images to climb log

Visual updates:
New fonts 8.6.4 Jan 9 This release brings initial improvements to the climb logging system including:
- storing logs on the server
- visual updates to log display
- a climb log detail view
- improved climb log creation UX
- ability to view your logs for a climb on the climb detail screen
- support for additional logging features in the future 8.6.3 08/22/2025 We've made behind-the-scenes improvements to better understand what’s working in the app and allow us to create more effective features and promotions 8.6.2 07/23/2025 Updated privacy policy and added links on the sign-in screen 8.6.1 07/18/2025 In this version we've added support for left-to-right and right-to-left areas so that you can swipe through climb photos in same direction as you walk along a wall.

Some smaller changes:
- Added an intro screen for new users
- Added support for more detailed information about guidebooks on the product page
- added support for promo codes
- minor UI fixes 8.6.0 07/14/2025 With this version we've overhauled the maps located within guidebooks to help you quickly find and identify climbs
- View wall sections, boulders, and individual climbs within the currently selected area
- Updated filter behavior for maps and improved map overlays help you find climbs faster
- Increased map interactivity for areas with supporting data
Additional updates:
- Improvements to the home screen map and overlays for consistency with new guidebook maps
- increase text size on the climb detail screen
- various smaller fixes and UI improvements 8.5.0 07/04/2025 - Added User Feedback and Bug Reporting to the FAQ / Support screen 8.4.2 06/17/2025 - Browse, download, and open guidebooks from a new map-based guidebook display
- Press on climb charts to jump to climb lists filtered by climb type
- Various bug fixes and UI improvements 8.4.1 06/11/2025 Fixes a bug which prevented updating a guidebook from the My Guidebooks screen 8.3.1 03/13/2025 New Features:
- Easier access to guidebooks with new in app purchase and subscription system
- Scroll between areas on the interactive top viewer

Various UI/UX improvements:
- New “scroll to section” behavior on main guidebook screen
- “Routes by type” chips now navigate to a filtered list from area cards on the main guidebook screen
- New single-area climbs list provides a more focused view of an area
- New icons, colors, thinner topo lines

Various bug fixes and performance improvements 8.3.0 03/13/2025 Minor bug fixes. 8.2.40 09/05/2024 A complete redesign of the Next Ascent app. More free guidebooks are added, new climbing and bouldering areas. All books have been update or completely re-done, route logging is added, tap topos to highlight routes. Bug fixes, better log in and sign up, Improved maps and navigation through the app. Route and bouldering filters, search for climbs and boulder problems. Leave notes on climbs and dates logged. 3D topos for select bouldering and climbing areas. 8.2.26 08/24/2024 A complete redesign of our app. Easier log in, the ability to page between views, bug fixes, new guidebook topos, descriptions, routes, new areas added, 3D topos for select areas, improved user flow between screens, better navigation, descent data, history info, new added route info, pitch by pitch descriptions, and variations for routes. 6.2.22 02/01/2024 Option to delete account and data. Much easier navigation to find climbs and explore climbing topos. 3D climbing topos for select areas. 5.2.22 09/03/2022 Fixed bug in maps so map zooming is farther out from climbing areas. 5.1.22 05/28/2022 Fixed bug with route logging. 5.1.20 05/12/2022 New mapping features, free guidebooks for instant download, ability to log climbs and boulder problems, bug fixes, more content added, pitch-by-pitch descriptions, variations added, route logs with information on style climbed. 5.1.3 03/22/2022 fixed minor bug in list of climbs, added ability to choose regular and satellite maps. 4.0.0 06/20/2020 Bug fix for images, faster downloading 3.0.0 04/26/2020 minor bug fix with image loading 2.2.10 04/14/2020 Minor bug fixes on loading new guidebooks 2.2.5 04/04/2020 new design, maps added, additional guides added, more information into areas, climbs, route descriptions. 2.1.1 03/19/2020 Minor bug fixes. 1.3.50 03/27/2019 Updated some text and graphics. 1.2.50 12/04/2018