I usually proceed as follows:
- When I’m directly at the crag where I’m climbing, I usually know which route I’m climbing. Typically, I create a new node directly on https://openclimbing.org using
climbing=route_bottomat the spot where the route is located (long tap on the map and click “add a place”). I try to walk around the whole crag/area to get a sense of the layout. I gradually mark the routes located at the start and end of the crag, and possibly some in between—especially if the crag isn’t in a single line. This gives me a good idea of where to map the remaining routes later when I’m at my computer. - I also take lots of photos, sometimes including the route names on the rock, so I know which routes I’ve photographed.
- At home, I transfer the photos to my computer and drag them into the JOSM editor to see where they were taken (photos usually contain this EXIF data). Then I finish mapping the remaining routes and fix any that have inaccurate coordinates.
- When I map in the Czech Republic, I can use a relief map in JOSM/iD or on https://openclimbing.org to check the accuracy of the route placement
- After that, I upload selected photos to Wikimedia Commons and draw in the routes I can confidently identify. Ideally, I like to revisit the area after mapping the routes to verify the accuracy.
