# Mountain Project Climbing Route Scraper (`lulzasaur/mountainproject-scraper`) Actor

Scrape climbing routes from Mountain Project. Search by area, difficulty, and type. Extract grades, ratings, descriptions, GPS coordinates, and route details.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/mountainproject-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Mountain Project Climbing Route Scraper

Scrape climbing routes from [Mountain Project](https://www.mountainproject.com), the largest rock climbing route database. Extract grades, ratings, descriptions, GPS coordinates, and detailed route information.

### Features

- **Search** for routes by difficulty, type, and area using the route finder
- **Direct scraping** of specific route URLs
- **Rich route data**: grade, type, pitches, length, elevation, first ascent
- **Star ratings** and vote counts
- **GPS coordinates** for each route
- **Location breadcrumbs** from area hierarchy
- **Description and protection** notes

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `mode` | string | `search` | `search` to use route finder, `route` to scrape specific URLs |
| `area` | string | `""` | Area or state to search (e.g. "colorado"). Search mode only. |
| `routeType` | string | `rock` | Route type: rock, ice, mixed, boulder, aid |
| `difficultyMin` | string | `800` | Min difficulty value (800=5.0, 1000=5.4, 5500=5.10a) |
| `difficultyMax` | string | `12400` | Max difficulty value (12400=5.15d) |
| `startUrls` | array | `[]` | Direct route URLs to scrape. Route mode only. |
| `limit` | integer | `50` | Maximum number of routes to scrape |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | - | Optional proxy settings |

### Output

Each result includes:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Route name |
| `grade` | Difficulty grade (YDS system, e.g. "5.10a") |
| `type` | Climbing type (Trad, Sport, Boulder, Aid, etc.) |
| `rating` | Average star rating (0-4 scale) |
| `votes` | Number of rating votes |
| `pitches` | Number of pitches |
| `length` | Route length (e.g. "3000 ft") |
| `elevation` | Commitment grade (e.g. "Grade VI") |
| `location` | Location breadcrumb array |
| `fa` | First ascent info |
| `description` | Full route description |
| `protection` | Protection/gear notes |
| `imageUrl` | Route photo URL |
| `latitude` | GPS latitude |
| `longitude` | GPS longitude |
| `sourceUrl` | Full route URL on Mountain Project |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

### Usage Examples

#### Search for rock routes in difficulty range

```json
{
    "mode": "search",
    "routeType": "rock",
    "difficultyMin": "1000",
    "difficultyMax": "5500",
    "limit": 100
}
```

#### Scrape specific routes

```json
{
    "mode": "route",
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105924807/the-nose" },
        { "url": "https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105833381/midnight-lightning" }
    ]
}
```

#### Search for boulder problems

```json
{
    "mode": "search",
    "routeType": "boulder",
    "difficultyMin": "800",
    "difficultyMax": "5500",
    "limit": 50
}
```

### How It Works

1. **Search mode**: Queries Mountain Project's route finder with difficulty, type, and sort parameters. Parses result pages for route links, then visits each route page for full data. Follows pagination automatically.

2. **Route mode**: Directly visits provided route URLs and extracts all available data from the SSR HTML.

3. **Data extraction**: On each route page, parses the server-rendered HTML for route details, star ratings, GPS coordinates, location breadcrumbs, description, and protection notes.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Search for routes via route finder, or scrape specific route URLs directly.

## `area` (type: `string`):

Area or state to search in (e.g. 'colorado', 'yosemite'). Used in search mode.

## `routeType` (type: `string`):

Type of climbing route to search for.

## `difficultyMin` (type: `string`):

Minimum difficulty value for route finder (e.g. '800' for 5.0, '1000' for 5.4, '5500' for 5.10a). See Mountain Project URL params.

## `difficultyMax` (type: `string`):

Maximum difficulty value for route finder (e.g. '5500' for 5.10a, '12400' for 5.15d).

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Direct route URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105924807/the-nose). Used in route mode.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of routes to scrape.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy configuration.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "area": "colorado",
  "routeType": "rock",
  "difficultyMin": "800",
  "difficultyMax": "12400",
  "limit": 50
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "area": "colorado",
    "difficultyMin": "800",
    "difficultyMax": "12400"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/mountainproject-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "area": "colorado",
    "difficultyMin": "800",
    "difficultyMax": "12400",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/mountainproject-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "area": "colorado",
  "difficultyMin": "800",
  "difficultyMax": "12400"
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/mountainproject-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/mountainproject-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/4lJ1gseUjfe08xLfR/builds/3gz3qmFV00CaS0TzO/openapi.json