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Digital alpine logbook & topo guide

Every line you've climbed, in one place.

A quiet, reliable companion for mountaineers and rock climbers. Log ascents from high alpine bivouacs to local granite spires, sketch topos directly on face photos, and keep your field notes private.

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  • No algorithms or feeds
  • Photo location data stripped
  • GPX export
  • Six grading systems
Example topoDrawn in Cliffnote
North Couloir DirectTD+ · 750 m · M5 WI4+ · 6 h 40 minP1–P8
Photo topo · belays · pitch grades

Crafted for the mountains

Calm, precise alpine documentation

No vanity metrics, activity feeds or engagement traps. Designed to work in cold bivouacs, bright sun and on a phone with one bar of signal.

  • Log every route

    Grades across alpine, UIAA, French, YDS, ice and mixed scales. Pitch-by-pitch breakdowns, approach times and hazards.

    TD+ / ED16b+ FrWI4+ M5Rockfall hazard

  • Photos that stay private

    Upload face photos from your phone. Location data is stripped and images are resized before they leave it.

    No trackingEXIF strippedPrivate by default

  • Sketches & topos

    Trace the line, mark belays, rappel anchors and hazards, and tag pitches directly on a photo of the face.

    Pitch tagsBelay anchorsDescent line

  • Maps & traces

    Pin routes on topographic maps, trace the approach and download it as GPX for your GPS watch.

    OpenTopoMapApproach tracesGPX export

The Cliffnote route card

Structured for the belay stance

Hanging off an anchor 400 metres above the glacier, you need to read things at a glance. No decoration, no autoplay: grades, the rack, crux notes and the way down.

Rack and gear checklist

Note cam sizes, nuts, ice screws and bivy gear with each route, so nothing important stays at the hut.

Draft a route logGrade systems

Mont Blanc Massif45.8672° N, 6.8924° E

Grand Capucin, Swiss Route

TD+6b+ (6a obl)300 m · 10 pitches
Approach
1 h 45 min
Climbing time
5 h 30 min
Aspect
East
Descent
Rappel the route

Pitches (first four)

  1. P135 mSlab dihedral to a small ledge
    5c

    2 bolts + small cams

  2. P240 mSteep finger crack in red granite
    6a

    Cams 0.3–0.75

  3. P330 mOverhanging dihedral and roof
    Crux6b+

    Belay: Gear stance

  4. P425 mTraverse right below the yellow shields
    6a+

    Micro-nuts

Rack

Double set of cams 0.3–2, single 3, micro-nuts, 2 × 60 m half ropes, 12 alpine draws.

The alpine creed

Built for climbers who value memory over metrics. No likes, no follower counts, no badges and no leaderboards. Just your lines, honest grades, documented anchors and real field conditions.

  • No social feeds
  • Traces export as GPX
  • Open map data
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