ClimbMax: structured climbing training for your level, goals, and weekly schedule

ClimbMax is a climbing training app that brings real structure to your training. Pick your goal, your level, and how many days you can train, and ClimbMax builds a periodized plan that fits the time you actually have. It is built entirely from public, well-established climbing and training principles, and the plan adapts as you progress.

Everything you need to train smarter

Log your climbs in seconds with V-scale and Font grading for bouldering and Yosemite or French grading for sport climbing. Track strength training and finger loading workouts, from weighted and one-arm pull-ups to max hangs, alongside accessory exercises across eight categories with clear instructions. Volume breakdowns by category - finger strength, power, endurance, and rest - surface imbalances, and overtraining flags help you back off before warning signs turn into injuries. A five-week calendar gives you a weekly overview of your sessions, while gym and crag management lets you set a default place for quick logging and view grade distribution across your history.

How it works

Train and log every session in a few taps so volume, progress, and imbalances surface as you go. A short weekly check-in shares how training has been feeling, and your input shapes how the plan adapts. Your next training block, including its focus and intensity, is adjusted based on what you have logged, so each block is more relevant to you than the last. Train, log, adapt, repeat.

Training without the high costs

The core of ClimbMax is free forever: the climbing log, strength training, finger loading workouts, the session calendar, progress charts, overtraining flags, and gym and crag management. The only paid feature is the structured training plan that adapts to your level, progress, and weekly schedule, available from $6 per month billed annually. A climbing coach typically costs $100 to $500 per month, so ClimbMax delivers the same established training principles for a fraction of the price. You can read the story behind ClimbMax, review our privacy policy and terms of service, or get in touch with any questions.

Common questions

What data is the training built on?

ClimbMax is built on public, online libraries, research, and content from established sources such as Hooper's Beta by Dr. Jason Hooper and Camp 4 Human Performance by Dr. Tyler Nelson, as well as Catalyst Climbing and ROAP Coaching. The plans apply periodization, progressive overload, and a category split across finger strength, power, power-endurance, endurance, technique, and rest.

Is ClimbMax built by a certified climbing coach?

No. The app is built by a climber, not a certified coach or trainer. The methods come from established professional sources, but the synthesis and the app itself are built independently. If you need certified one-to-one programming, working with a real coach is the right call.

What's free, and what's paid?

The climbing log, strength training, finger loading workouts, session calendar, progress charts, overtraining flags, and gym and crag management are free forever. The only paid feature is the training plan functionality, the structure that adapts to your level, progress, and weekly schedule.

Does it work for bouldering, sport, and trad?

The app caters for whichever discipline you pick. With bouldering the focus is more towards power and finger strength, while sport climbing prioritizes building up your endurance. Trad is not a separate option yet, but the training overlaps heavily with sport climbing.

ClimbMax is available globally on the App Store, with Android coming soon. Start for free, no credit card required.