A personal alpine command center for Lake Como, Blanca, Ellingwood and Mount Lindsey — live summit forecasts, first-light intelligence, formation and a long-term path toward fifty-plus summits.
August 19–24, with August 25 reserved for weather or recovery.
Checkmarks are stored on each device separately. Your iPhone and Mac will show different percentages unless you export a backup from one and import it on the other.
Use the Companion to give another climber the shared expedition plan, decision prompts, emergency information, communication milestones, and offline field guide without sharing the owner's private Mountain Guide data.
Open, scan, or send the public Companion. Then help the friend install and test it on that phone.
Public link only. These actions do not include Mountain Guide trips, contacts, actual-start values, milestones, notes, gear, location, or other device-local state.
EACH PHONE must complete its own installation and Offline Check.
Mountain Guide cannot remotely verify another phone's installation or offline resources.
Resource check only. Installation and Offline Check confirm device resource availability. Physical conditions, group judgment, and the standing Mountain Guide doctrine still govern decisions.
Load a standard route, create the trip context, and preserve dates, partners, transportation, lodging, weather points, route-file preparation, and field timing in one reusable record.
Choose a mountain and climb date. The app will assemble a conservative first draft from the verified route database, future weather points, Trip Builder, and Gear Advisor. Review every generated field before saving.
This app tracks whether route files and offline media have been prepared. It does not redistribute third-party GPX files or provide turn-by-turn navigation.
This brief is a planning draft. It does not verify current route conditions, access, permits, weather, group ability, or safe passage.
Reduce the app to the few facts that matter before moving: light, weather, start, turnaround, route and communication.
Choose the Lake Como approach, Blanca–Ellingwood or Mount Lindsey. The field sheet combines the saved forecast, first light, key timeline and authoritative route links.
Calculating Mountain Time for the objective location.
Flat-horizon calculation. Nearby ridges can delay direct sunlight at camp, while summit elevation can make the sun appear earlier. Keep headlamps on until the terrain is clearly visible.
Live NOAA weather updates automatically. Current 14ers.com condition and trailhead pages open from the exact authoritative links, then you record when each was reviewed.
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A permanent record of completed summits, transcript-verified partners, climb memories, gear notes, and remaining mountains toward 50-plus.
These three objectives are marked planned, not completed. Their status changes only after an actual summit.
Loading Road to 50 progress… The complete summit ledger remains available; this view highlights the mountains intentionally retained in your personal plan.
Showing My 50
Tap a group header to open it; tap again to collapse. Searching opens every matching group automatically.
Showing 50 summits — My 50
Open a day for its operating timeline, then begin and close it with a brief Scripture, reflection, and question.
“The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.” — Psalm 118:24
The expedition begins before the trailhead. Attention to Vonda and gratitude for an ordinary beginning are already part of the formation.
“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.” — Psalm 4:8
The first day does not have to end with one more round of planning. Receive the miles, conversation, and safe arrival as gifts, then release tomorrow.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
Stillness does not have to be empty. It can become a place to notice God and receive one another without the pressure to produce a memorable day.
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” — Psalm 107:1
A quiet day may not produce a dramatic story. Its gift may be renewed attention, a shared meal, honest conversation, and the grace of having time together.
“The heavens declare the glory of God.” — Psalm 19:1
The dunes and falls are not merely stops before the climb. They are a day to receive creation with Marin, LinZhi, Sam, and Vonda.
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” — Proverbs 3:24
Once the equipment is charged, the pack is closed, and the plan is shared, another anxious inspection adds less than sleep.
“The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” — Psalm 121:8
The heavy pack exposes pace, patience, and pride. Let strength become service rather than self-display.
“He grants sleep to those he loves.” — Psalm 127:2
The mountain will still be there in the morning. Rest is not lost time; it is part of faithful preparation for what comes next.
Arrival requirement: the property does not offer after-hours check-in. Complete the secure online registration, save the access code offline, and plan to arrive before 9:00 PM.
“LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” — Psalm 8:9
The summit does not confer worth. It can clarify gratitude: breath, friendship, restraint, wise judgment, and the Creator’s generosity.
“It is good to praise the LORD … proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night.” — Psalm 92:1–2
Review the day without exaggerating either triumph or disappointment. Name the quiet provisions: judgment, companionship, weather windows, strength, and safe descent.
SpotDraft email: “Contract Executed — Waiver Form — Adults,” dated July 24, 2026. Keep the signed PDF private and save a copy in iPhone Files for offline access before departure.
“Whatever you do … do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” — Colossians 3:17
The climb is completed in the return: patience in the vehicle, gratitude at home, and humility in ordinary service.
“Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.” — Psalm 116:7
Homecoming completes the expedition. Let gratitude settle before evaluation, and let the people at home receive more than a tired report.
Use only as a weather/recovery buffer. Do not compress a delayed plan to preserve the calendar.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
A contingency or recovery day is not a failed day. It may be the place where wisdom, limits, and gratitude become clearest.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28
Whether the plan changed or the body simply needs recovery, the day can end without justification. Rest is part of returning well.
Planning summaries do not replace downloaded 14ers.com route text, photographs, GPX files and current condition reports.
Let road clearance determine the starting point; preserve enough margin to arrive, recover, filter water and sleep.
The traverse remains optional. Weather, rock, time and every climber’s comfort decide the sequence.
Access and the signed ranch waiver are part of the route, not administrative afterthoughts.
Operate from an 8,000–8,800 ft parking assumption. Do not force the approach vehicle higher than clearance and conditions support.
About 7 miles and roughly 3,000 ft from camp. Traverse only if weather, rock and every climber support it.
About 8.25 miles and 3,500 ft. Reconfirm current access, waiver and private-property rules.
Your gear is stored once, then reused across trip presets. Lake Como is the first complete trip profile rather than a one-off checklist.
Local Data
Readiness, gear status, pack checkmarks, weather snapshots, and app preferences live only in this browser/app installation. Your iPhone app and this webpage can differ unless you export from one and import into the other.
For the Lake Como trip, use the iPhone as the field source of truth. Export/import is a manual transfer; this app has no server-side cloud sync.
Readiness sources
The dashboard readiness percentage is calculated from the active pack confirmations plus the saved inReach / communication checkmarks on this device.
Plan-based recommendations
This advisor reads the active pack preset, route context, saved forecast flags, and unchecked items. It recommends margin; it does not certify that the climb or gear system is safe.
Curated standard-route data
Select a route to load its published distance, gain, class, and risk factors. These figures feed the Gear Advisor and pre-fill the conditions below. They describe the route on a normal day; they say nothing about the day you are actually on.
Manual route judgment
Use this when planning a future climb whose conditions differ from the current Lake Como packing plan. It raises considerations and reasons; it never declares your pack complete or the climb safe.
Choose a preset, confirm the items assigned to each stage, and refine weights or ownership over time. Checkmarks and gear details remain on this device and are included in exported backups.
These are reusable records, not a packing list. Update ownership and weights once; future presets inherit the information.
Vehicle and rooftop-tent note: the Audi Q5 is recorded as the default travel vehicle, and the Tepui two-person rooftop tent is available for vehicle camping. The exact tent model and roof-system ratings are not recorded; verify the vehicle, crossbar, mounting-hardware, and tent limits before use. The rooftop tent is not a substitute for the backpacking shelter carried to Lake Como.
Replace planning values with live forecasts at seven days, 72 hours and the evening before each objective.
May feel near 30°F in breeze. Start with insulation, beanie and gloves.
Wind chill may approach freezing. Carry insulation and shell.
Cloud growth, thunder, wind and team condition outrank the summit schedule.
NWS remains the automated source. Other forecasts open externally. Record only the degree of agreement you observe between published forecasts; the app does not decide which source is correct.
Agreement means only that the reviewed sources are similar. It does not establish forecast accuracy or safe conditions.
A one-screen operational view for the active trip. It organizes your own timing, saved forecast, route preparation, communication, nutrition, notes, and decision questions. It does not track your location or decide whether to continue.
Load or create a trip before starting field mode.
Leave exposed summits, ridges, and isolated high points. Do not rely on the app for real-time lightning clearance.
Stop, preserve battery, compare offline map/GPX, retrace only when the route is understood, and communicate early.
Protect the person from further harm and exposure, assess communication and evacuation options, and escalate promptly when self-evacuation is unsafe.
Worsening headache, vomiting, confusion, ataxia, severe breathlessness, or reduced responsiveness require descent and urgent escalation.
Use the inReach or emergency services when the situation warrants it. Provide location, problem, number of people, hazards, and resources available.
This is a compact field reference, not medical, rescue, or navigation certification.
Preserve completed trips as searchable expedition records with actual timing, partners, route, field journal, weather observations, gear and nutrition reflections, photographs, lessons learned, favorite memory, and Scripture or prayer.
Archive an ended Command Center session or select a saved expedition record.
Connect archived expeditions, partner history, gear reflections, route observations, and mountain records into evidence-based patterns from your own data. No invented conclusions and no safety clearance.
This percentage reflects recorded planning fields and confirmed checks only. It does not determine whether conditions are safe or whether an objective should be attempted.
Search all 58 Colorado 14ers and open a mountain page built from the summit ledger, route profiles, weather points, climb history, archives, and personal photographs. Former names such as Mount Evans are searchable aliases.
Open a mountain page to review route, weather, history, partners, photographs, and planning gaps.
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Formation is the purpose. Brief prompts preserve the expedition guide rather than turning it into a separate devotional book.
Do not rush toward the mountain and miss the person beside you.
Carrying weight reveals whether strength becomes service or self-display.
The summit matters most when gratitude, restraint and patience come home.
Notes remain only in this browser’s local storage. Export a backup after the trip.
The app supports decisions; it does not replace the inReach, downloaded navigation, paper guide or group judgment.
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The app creates a draft containing the selected objective, date, start, turnaround, location-aware public emergency contacts, and saved forecast timestamp. Review the draft before sending.
The phone number and email are saved only in this browser. They are not included in the public app files.
Open this address in Safari, choose Share → Add to Home Screen, launch it once online and test in Airplane Mode.
Safari provides the iPhone Home Screen installation path.
The app alerts you when a new version has finished downloading.
Store the PDF in Files and carry the printed three-page field guide.
See the version on this device and check the real service-worker update state.
Back up this device’s data, then install Mountain Guide again from mountainguide.vondadowns.com.
Swipe the photograph or use the arrows to move chronologically through the climb.
