The preparation desk

Once you know where you’re going, these are the tools that get you ready: the honest, sourced arithmetic behind a safe day, each one showing its working rather than a bare number. Pick one.

Can I do this hike?

The flagship planner. A route plus your fitness, pack and the daylight, returning a plain go or no-go with the time it will really take and a safe turnaround.

Lac Blanc, 09:00 start → there’s time for this, 3 h 12 m

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Hike Time calculator

Naismith's Rule plus the corrections a real day adds, each one shown.

7 km · 500 m ↗ → 3 h 12 m

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Turnaround & Daylight

Real sunrise and sunset for the place and date, then a safe turnaround.

Chamonix · 15 Jul → sunset 21:19

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Trail Difficulty Grader

Grade any route on the five axes for a composite, honest read of who it suits.

In construction

Read the method

The tools are the prepare half of the job. To scout a route first, browse the route guides or the skills.