belayMe's aim is to get you climb & boulder outdoors more often
Is this yet another social app?
We are here to get you climbing. Not in the gym, but on real rock. Our focus is on the trip to the crag, and social interaction is designed around that. Of course, you need to know whether someone is the right climbing partner for you, belayMe will let you meet the climbers before you go out with them. Scroll down to learn more...
Safety First
belayMe is an app designed for the experienced climber. Please only use belayMe if you are a confident and capable belayer with plenty of outdoor experience. This is important, please read the full EULA and Privacy Policy before using belayMe.
Check Skill Levels
It is your responsibility to determine whether anyone you meet on belayMe is a capable and safe belayer / climbing partner.
Social Awareness
It is your responsibility to determine whether anyone you meet on belayMe is a safe, respectful and pleasant person to spend time with.
Accept Responsibility
Anything that happens (e.g. injuries to life, limb and health) as a result of you meeting, climbing or doing anything else with another user in the real world does not fall within the liability of the licensor / publisher of belayMe.
How the App Works
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Set Up Your Profile
Completing your profile will make other people understand if you are a good match for their trip. It will help them gain confidence in your belaying skills. Let them know what level you climb at, and what difficulty level you are looking to work on. You can see other's profile by either tapping on a climber on a trip's detail page, or by clicking on the profile icon while chatting. You can only see other profiles through planned trips. We did this on purpose to keep this app strictly about the outdoor climbing.
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Plan a Trip
Tapping the 'Trips Feed' button on the 'Locations' page will give you a list of trips others have already added. Alternatively, you can view each 'Location' on its own. Tapping a 'Trip' will get you to the trips details page. There you can check out climber's profiles and tap the 'Message to Join' to get the ball rolling. Once you started a conversation, you can keep messaging via the 'Messages' tab. Or why not start your own trip? Add a trip by tapping the '+' icon under 'My Trips' or on a 'Location' page. Now sit back and wait for someone to contact you. Don't forget to add someone to your trip, once you are happy for them to come along. You do that by selecting the climber on your trip's detail page. Tap 'Add Climber'. The added climber will now be visible to others and you can use the group chat function in the app.
Our Story
One day in the summer, the weather was great and I finally had some days off work...
I really wanted to go climbing, but all my climbing buddies were away, too busy or lacking psych. The opportunity was lost and the idea for this app was born. I hope that belay me will bring more people climbing together, and help you go climb whenever you want... We also hope that it will enable us to use our local crags more often rather than having to book expensive and environmentally unfriendly trips abroad. Any questions, please get in touch.
Tips for using belayMe
Add a profile pic and pictures of you climbing to your profile. Seeing you on the rock will give others confidence in your climbing skills.
Make sure to discuss safety etiquette before you jump on a route. Take test falls, and check your partners belaying skills.
Be safe. All the social norms about safety when meeting a stranger apply. Leave a review of your climbing partner to help others.