Climber usage growth and environmental impact

Map 1. Sport climbing 1996-2021

global map of sport climbing(Interactive)

a) 1 frame ≈ 1 month
b) low resolution due to maximum reached at later dates.
c) >90% of data is rendered
d) image is not comparablable to bouldering map below. > 1million data points
* tip set slider to 10 fps at bottom of map to increase timelapse speed

Map 2. Bouldering 1996-2021

global map of bouldering (Interactive)

a) 1 frame ≈ 1 month
b) low resolution due to maximum reached at later dates.
c) only 42% of data is being rendered due to naming inconsistent naming conventions (SDS, low, sit), private areas, etc
d) Image in not comparable to sport climbing map. Approximately 350k data points.
e) potientially use fuzzy wuzzy module to address naming if time permits.

Map 3. Combined rope climbing and bouldering 1996-2021

global map combined climbing (Interactive)
a) 1 frame ≈ 1 month
b) low resolution due to maximum reached at later dates.

Map 4. Combined rope climbing and bouldering 1996-2021 Higher resolving power

global map combined climbing higher resolution (Interactive)
a) 1 frame ≈ 1 month
b) higher resolution to see hotspots clearly