The useful bits
Names, grades, GPS points, parent relationships, and first ascent names or dates.
These are the building blocks of the guide: open to anyone, including commercial projects, with AFRO and contributors credited.
App For Rocks
Climbing knowledge belongs to the community.
AFRO is a community-driven platform for discovering, sharing and enjoying the boulders of Rocklands. We are building the guide we always wanted: useful in the field, shaped by climbers, and free for climbers.
Why AFRO exists
The data is made by climbers. Access to it should be for climbers.
Most climbing information is gathered one session, one correction and one hand-drawn line at a time by people who care about the places they climb. We firmly believe climbers should not have to pay to access that shared knowledge.
AFRO stands for App For Rocks. It is an open-source community effort to make Rocklands easier to explore while keeping the core platform free for climbers, forever.
AFRO Commons Agreement
Version 2026-06-29.v1 · a small promise that travels with your uploads
The best beta is shared.
Rocklands is full of beta passed from person to person: a grade that needed correcting, a topo line drawn in the dust, a photo that finally shows the hold. AFRO treats that knowledge as a commons — easy to use, easy to build on, and connected to the people who gave it. The Commons Agreement is the small bit of grown-up paperwork behind the fun: clear permission, clear credit, no paywall.
The human bits
Photos, topo lines, maps, paths, parking or access notes, and longer descriptions.
The more crafted parts of the guide: shareable and remixable with attribution for non-commercial purposes.
Your name stays in the story
Contributions stay connected to your AFRO account or display name wherever the app can show it.
Every upload has a little passport
The app remembers the agreement version, licence profile and attribution that travelled with it.
No quiet surprises
Older unsynced uploads wait for you to choose — nothing gets swept into the commons without a clear nod.
A note from the future
BetaSnake and other AI features are not covered by extra training or waiver terms in this version. If that ever changes, it gets its own clear agreement.
Help shape what comes next
The Android and iOS apps are ready for testing.
Try the apps in the real world, tell us what works, and help us build the best possible companion for a day on the rock. Email mail@rocklands.app and we’ll be in touch.
Community and data
AFRO is shaped by the climbing community. You retain ownership of the content you submit, and we use it to operate and improve the platform. We aim to be clear about how information is handled and accountable to the people who make this resource possible. Read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for the detail.
Questions, feedback or ideas? Get in touch with the AFRO team.