For Mountain Guides & Operators

Your reputation rides on who shows up ready.

Train to Mountain gives your clients a science-backed readiness check before they book. You see the score weeks before summit day. No more day-one surprises. No more reviews you did not deserve.

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Free during beta · No contracts · Founder-led

What you already know

The client who shows up unfit costs you the trip.

One underprepared climber slows the rope, breaks the plan, and writes the review. You cannot outguide unfitness. And you should not have to.

1
Missed summits become your reviews Reputation
The client who did not train climbs 60% of the way. They rate the trip on the goal they missed. You get one star for a mountain that did not fail them.
2
Refund conversations you shouldn't be having Cost
Three weeks out, the client admits they cannot do the training. Now you are moving dates, rebooking huts, and hoping the deposit rules save you. Your evenings, not the mountain's.
3
"Am I fit enough?" a hundred times a season Inbox
Every enquiry starts here. You answer with vague honesty because you have no objective baseline. It burns your inbox and it still does not give the client a plan.
Why guides use TTM

One partner for the training layer.

You know the mountain, the route, the rope. What you cannot control is the twelve weeks before the client shows up. That's ours.

1
Peace of mind Day one
Your clients arrive ready. You see the number weeks before summit day. If it is under threshold, you know early enough to move dates, add prep, or reset the objective. No more day-one surprises.
2
Reputation that compounds Word of mouth
Every trip that finishes is a review that lands. Every summit reached becomes the story they tell three friends. Prepared clients are your best marketing budget.
3
A real program, not a workout list Banister
Adaptive training on the Banister fitness-fatigue model. Recalibrated every Sunday from your client's actual data. Not YouTube. Not templates. Structured, tailored, and honest.
4
Someone in your corner Founder-led
You handle the mountain. We handle the training layer. IFMGA-friendly, one contact you can email or call. Not a support portal, not a ticket queue.
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The awkward conversation moves off your desk Trust intact
"You are not ready" is easier when it comes from a score, not from you. The tool shows the gap. You still guide, with the trust intact.
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Every client, every trip One link
One link. Every enquiry. Every trip. Every season. No per-client admin on your side. Send the link. The client does the rest. You get the result before you commit.
What every shared report gives you
Summit Readiness Score
72 /100
Above 70 is the confidence threshold. Below is a "stretch" flag.
Weeks to Summit
14
You see the window and whether the ramp is realistic.
Weekly Training Load
8-12 hrs
Progressive, building to a back-to-back heavy day near the trip.
Where the gap is
Altitude & long-day capacity
Component breakdown surfaces the weakest inputs. You know what to coach around.
How the readiness test works

A real projection, not a personality quiz.

The test uses the same Banister fitness-fatigue model and polarised 80/20 framework behind the Train to Mountain training algorithm. Your client answers 8 to 12 questions about their fitness rhythm, longest day, terrain, recovery, altitude, and target peak. Out comes a Summit Readiness Score with a breakdown of where the gap is.

There's one number that answers the question.

Above 70: your client is ready. Below: they're not, and the report shows where the gap is and how much time it would take to close. Not "your fitness is trending up." On track. Building. Behind.

A band, a colour, a plain-English verdict. You open the link, you know.

See a real report →
TTM app: Summit Readiness Score 85, Mountain Fitness at summit requirement, projected vs target chart
Status: beta. In early conversations with European alpine operators and independent IFMGA guides. If you want a self-serve dashboard on day one we are not there yet. If you want a founder-led conversation and first-mover terms, this is the moment.
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Questions guides ask

FAQ.

Is this free?

Yes. The readiness test is free for your clients to take, and free for you to offer, during our beta. We have not decided on a paid tier yet; when we do, early operators keep grandfathered terms.

Do my clients see the TTM brand or mine?

During beta, the test is TTM-branded. Your unique referral link tracks that they came from you. Deeper white-label (your logo, your domain) is on the roadmap once we have enough operator partners to justify the build.

What happens after a client takes the test?

They get an honest Summit Readiness Score with a component breakdown and a plain-language verdict. They can share the full report with you in one click. If they want a personalised training plan, they can join our waitlist. No dark patterns.

Do you compete with what I offer as a guide?

No. We do not guide trips, and we do not sell coaching. We build training plans for the weeks between the enquiry and the trip. Where your job starts, ours ends.

What if my client's score is bad?

You know before you commit. That is the whole value. The test does not tell them not to book. It shows the gap and how much time it would take to close. You get a calmer conversation about dates.

What data do you keep about my clients?

The test does not require an email. Answers are aggregated, not attributed. If a client chooses to share their result with you, they do that themselves via a link. Full policy at privacy_policy.html.

How is this different from a fitness questionnaire on my booking form?

A checkbox that says "I run 3 times a week" is not a projection. Our test uses the Banister fitness-fatigue model, a peak-specific demand curve, and 9 sub-scores that combine into a single Summit Readiness Score. It shows what training load a real preparation actually looks like and where the client's gap is.

The trip that finishes is the trip they tell friends about.

Talk to us. Free during beta. No contract. Founder-led conversations.

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