r/climbing • u/2711383 • 13d ago

KAYA app accused of plagiarizing print guidebooks

https://lloydclimbingblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-trouble-with-kaya.html?m=1&fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMKDSJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp2Gs8lK3A9D6ycmqCufoK74NCgn3QAwJdtJutrPS21pP1ZN3aALyujEfOd1h_aem_AzK77nZluaJMaNXym5StUQ
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u/Monguuse 12d ago

Lloyd seems to think that being the first to publish a guide for an area means no one else allowed to make a better one.

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u/donotrobot 12d ago

Was he the main developer of these areas? or just the first to publish?

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u/cwsReddy 12d ago

Lloyd's guide had like 140ish climbs, Matt's has 250+. David developed with a group of folks, one of whom is involved in the new guide. Numbers are rough and from memory, but you get the idea.