You can find climbing partners by sharing where you climb, when you’re available and the kind of session you have in mind. Climb On brings those details into your climbing profile so you can meet nearby climbers, compare climbing preferences and plan your next climb.
A shared climbing style is a beginning. A shared Tuesday evening is a plan waiting to happen. Give another climber enough detail to picture the session, and the first message becomes much easier to write.
## Start with the climb you actually want
“Looking for a climbing partner” leaves the whole plan open. “Sport climbing near Bend on Saturday morning” gives a climber a place to begin. A gym session after work is a different invitation from a full day outside; either can be exactly what another climber is looking for.
Your profile can describe the climbing you enjoy generally. Your first message can describe the next climb specifically. That combination gives the other climber both a sense of you and something they can answer.
Availability helps here. Share the evenings or mornings that usually work, then use the conversation to settle the details. The Tuesday you have free is useful information to a climber with the same gap in their week.
Give another climber a useful introduction
A photo, your climbing styles and a general area are a good beginning. Add the gear you bring and the gym you climb at when those details help describe your plans. Each piece answers a question a climber would otherwise ask in a message.
Grades give some context about what you’ve been climbing. The conversation gives you room to explain what you’d like to do next. You might want a relaxed evening, time on a project or a day exploring a crag that’s new to both of you.
Find climbing partners where you climb
Your gym is one place to begin. Local climbing communities, shops and outdoor gathering places offer more ways to meet climbers. When you’re traveling, your next climbing area matters more than the town on your mailing address.
In Climb On, you can choose your climbing area and look through the climbers nearby. Read what they’ve shared. When you’d climb together, choose Climb On! When the connection is mutual, your conversation opens.
Send a message with somewhere to go
A useful first message can be short:
“Hey, you listed Tuesday evenings too. I’m thinking of a gym session around six. Would that work for you?”
There’s an introduction, a shared detail and a question with an easy answer. The other climber can say yes, offer another time or suggest a different place. That is already a conversation about climbing.
Turn the conversation into a plan
Once you have a place and time in mind, put them into a climb plan. Add the meeting spot and any gear details you’ve discussed. Your partner can accept the plan, and the conversation stays alongside it.
Finding a climbing partner is the beginning. Having a climber to message next Tuesday is where it starts becoming part of your routine.
[Download Climb On](/go) and see who’s climbing near you. For the app’s steps, read [How does Climb On work?](/blog/how-does-climb-on-work).
Keep reading
[What should I message a new climbing partner?](/blog/what-should-i-message-a-new-climbing-partner) · [How does the Climb On app work?](/blog/how-does-climb-on-work)