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Navigation and Trip Planning

Easily the best GPS navigation app for iOS (and available for Android), GaiaGPS is also a fantastic trip planning tool, especially for on-trail adventures.

The popular trip planning tool is a powerhouse when it comes to printing maps and has a host of advanced features that make is especially useful for off-trail and winter trip planning. A companion app also exists for iOS and Android.

If you love to geek out in 3D, or just really love skiing, FatMap may be your dream come true. The rapidly innovating platform is useful for viewing your trip plans in 3D splendor and can be fantastic.

Weather

With stunningly beautiful and communicative visualizations, Windy is an excellent platform for planning your outdoor excursions around the caprice of Mother Nature.

Offers custom mountain forecasts for various peaks around the world. The coolest part is that it has forecasts for various elevation bands.

Conditioning

While this platform is primarily designed for runners, cyclists and swimmers, it is still the best app I’ve found for tracking my conditioning hikes.

Offers high quality GPS watches and compatible chest strap heart-rate monitors, a valuable combination for any alpine conditioning routine.

Mountaineering

The organization that literally wrote the book on mountaineering! A fantastic community of outdoor enthusiasts, stewards and instructors.

A fantastic website by Mazamas and Mountaineers member John Godino, this site is packed with valuable information on mountaineering and trip planning.

A website and iOS/Android companion app for tracking your summit goals and completions.