I’m a huge fan of Google maps. I’ve spent a good bit of time scouring the satellite images of our area, looking for potential new crags. Sometimes you can actually get some pretty good leads too! Lots of people have come up with customized applications, but Gmap Pedometer is one of the coolest I’ve seen. It lets you plot points on the map and find out the distance, elevation change, and even how many calories you would burn! It’s definitely worth checking out, who knows, maybe people will start using it to plan trips into the backcountry!