Modern Route Setting

Route Manager is a browser-based tool built for bigger screens — perfect for head setters and managers who want to see the whole gym at once, spot patterns quickly, and manage routes in bulk.

Full gym, at a glance

View your entire route inventory on a single page

See every route on your wall in one place — grade, colour, setter, age and activity data all visible at a glance. No more spreadsheets, no more guesswork.

Key benefits

  • Full wall visibility across all sectors and grades
  • Filter and sort by age, popularity or setter
  • Instant overview for head setters and managers
  • Live sync across your whole team
  • Manage past, present and future sets
Route Manager showing a full gym inventory screen

Analytics

Set routes with feedback and insight

Routes sit at the heart of your customer experience. Route Manager turns route data into decisions.

A powerful analytics engine lets you slice and dice your data to answer real operational questions — not just what's set, but how it's actually performing.

Gym setting team using Route Manager on a wall with task overlays

Route popularity

Customer attempts, grade votes and feedback; counted and graphed

Grade spread balance

Tailor each zone, sector or by type (top-rope, auto belay).

Style distribution

View the difference between aspirational and reality, quickly and easily.

Historical Data

Every stripped route is still valuable

When a route comes down, the data stays. Track historical performance, understand trends over time, and use past setting data to inform future decisions.

Use the archive to:

  • Review how long routes stayed on the wall
  • Track setter attribution across your history
  • Identify long-term trends in grade spread and style
  • Benchmark new sets against previous performance
Setting team on ladders

Plan future sets.
Clearly and collaboratively.

Route Manager includes a purpose-built planning workflow. Select a zone or circuit, define what's being stripped, and plan what replaces it. Customise details like holds, skills, angles and styles before a single bolt is touched.

Printed route maps being reviewed

Automatically communicated to

  • Customers (via TV displays and notifications)
  • Setters and staff involved in the work
  • Auto generated printables
Setting team collaborating with a laptop

Turn plans into action

  • Assign routes and housekeeping tasks
  • Visualise work clearly on a calendar
  • Catch clashes with events and bookings
  • Balance stripping across zones and grades
  • Trigger 'last chance to climb' messages

Smart Alerts

Set targets. Get alerts.
Stay ahead of staleness.

Setters juggle a lot. Targets act as your safety rail.

Define what "good" looks like and Route Manager flags when planned or existing sets drift off course — before problems start to show on the mats.

Setter working with holds for route planning

Route turnover frequency

By line, zone, circuit or grade band

Grade spread expectations

Lead, top-rope, auto-belay, sector or zone

Two people reviewing grade spread data on a phone

Colour-coded charts

Make misses obvious — stop wrestling spreadsheets

Two people discussing route colour-coded charts

Resources

FAQs

Can I get the data for my own analysis?

Yes. The Route Manager allows you to export all historical data for use in external software like Microsoft PowerBI or Excel.

Can I view historic routes?

Yes, stripped routes are stored in an Archive, giving you valuable insights into previous sets and setting performance over time.

Does it work on an iPad?

Yes! Route Manager is optimized for off-the-mat use on tablets and laptops via a web browser.

Can you assign setting tasks?

Yes, you can allocate stripping and setting tasks directly to staff members, which appear as to-do lists in their app.

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Jerome Mayer IFSC Level 3 Route Setter @ Circle Climbing