# Mountain Project

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{{Short description|Online database of climbing routes}}
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'''Mountain Project''' is a website that serves as a [guidebook](/source/climbing_guidebook) to more than 300,000 [climbing routes](/source/climbing_routes) across the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Route Guide|url=https://www.mountainproject.com/route-guide|website=mountainproject.com|accessdate=22 March 2024}}</ref> The website is operated by '''Adventure Projects Inc.''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adventureprojects.net/|website=adventureprojects.net|accessdate=17 February 2016|title=Adventure Projects Inc.}}</ref> a [Boulder, Colorado](/source/Boulder%2C_Colorado)-based company, founded by Nick Wilder and Andy Laakmann in 2005 and purchased on June 11, 2015 by [REI](/source/Recreational_Equipment%2C_Inc.).<ref name="TC">{{cite news|last1=Winkel|first1=Vince|title=REI buys Boulder-based outdoor adventure trail company|url=http://www.timescall.com/business/ci_28342443/rei-buys-boulder-based-outdoor-adventure-trail-company|accessdate=18 February 2016|publisher=Times-Call|date=June 19, 2015}}</ref><ref name=snews>{{cite news|last1=Clucas|first1=David|title=REI acquires Adventure Projects network of sites|url=http://www.snewsnet.com/news/rei-acquires-adventure-projects-network-of-sites/|accessdate=17 February 2016|publisher=SNEWS|date=June 11, 2015}}</ref> Adventure Projects, Inc. subsequently became independent<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-25 |title=Mountain Project and REI Split, New MP Partnership To Be Announced Soon |url=https://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/mountain-project-and-rei-split-new-mp-partnership-to-be-announced-soon/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Rock and Ice Magazine |language=en}}</ref> and has since been acquired by [onX](/source/OnX_Maps).<ref>{{Cite press release |last=onX |title=onX Acquires Adventure Projects, Inc. |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/onx-acquires-adventure-projects-inc-301199400.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>

Adventure Projects Inc. has expanded from its initial focus by creating ''MTBProject.com'', a website for [mountain bike](/source/mountain_bike) trail maps, ''HikingProject.com'' for hiking trails, ''PowderProject.com'' for [backcountry skiing](/source/backcountry_skiing) trails and ''TrailRunProject.com'' for [cross-country running](/source/cross-country_running) trails.

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Category:Climbing and mountaineering equipment companies
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