---
title: "README 247"
description: "<h1 align=\"center\">Mountaineering Skills for Claude Code</h1>"
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readme-247
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:36:17.185Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "README 247 — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readme-247)"
---

# README 247
<h1 align="center">Mountaineering Skills for Claude Code</h1>

## Overview

<h1 align="center">Mountaineering Skills for Claude Code</h1>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://github.com/hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code">
    <img src="https://awesome.re/mentioned-badge-flat.svg" alt="Mentioned in Awesome Claude Code">
  </a>
  <a href="https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview">
    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude%20Code-Plugin-purple.svg" alt="Claude Code Plugin">
  </a>
</p>

<h4 align="center">Automated mountain route research for North American peaks, built for <a href="https://claude.com/claude-code" target="_blank">Claude Code</a>.</h4>

<p align="center">
  <a href="#quick-start">Quick Start</a> •
  <a href="#how-it-works">How It Works</a> •
  <a href="#features">Features</a> •
  <a href="#installation">Installation</a> •
  <a href="#support">Support</a>
</p>

Ask Claude to research any mountain. The route-researcher skill pulls from 10+ mountaineering sources and compiles a detailed Markdown report with current weather, avalanche conditions, daylight windows, trip reports, and route beta. What used to take 3-5 hours of tab-hopping now takes 3-5 minutes.

<p align="center">
  <img src="skills/route-researcher/assets/demo.gif" alt="Route Researcher Demo">
</p>

**See it in action:**

| Peak | Elevation | What it shows |
|------|-----------|---------------|
| [Mount Si](skills/route-researcher/examples/2025-10-23-mount-si.md) | 4,167 ft | High-traffic trail with abundant trip reports |
| [Mount Adams](skills/route-researcher/examples/2025-11-06-mount-adams.md) | 12,280 ft | Glaciated volcano with weather/avy conditions |
| [Wolf Peak](skills/route-researcher/examples/2025-11-06-wolf-peak.md) | 5,813 ft | Technical scramble with sparse beta |
| [Mount Shuksan](skills/route-researcher/examples/2026-01-29-mount-shuksan.md) | 9,129 ft | Glacier climb requiring crevasse rescue skills |
| [Tinkham Peak](skills/route-researcher/examples/2026-01-29-tinkham-peak.md) | 5,398 ft | Accessible Class 2-3 scramble near Snoqualmie Pass |

---

## Quick Start

```
/plugin marketplace add dreamiurg/claude-mountaineering-skills
/plugin install mountaineering@mountaineering-marketplace
```

Then reload and try:

```
/reload-plugins
/mountaineering:research Mount Rainier
```

Or just ask naturally: `"Research Mount Rainier"`. Claude generates a route beta report in your current directory.

---

## How It Works

The skill uses a hybrid architecture: Python scripts for deterministic API calls, LLM agents for tasks requiring judgment.

```mermaid
graph TB
    Start([User asks Claude to<br/>research a peak]) --> Search[Phase 1-2: Peak Identification<br/>Search PeakBagger, fetch details]

    Search --> Parallel[Phase 3: Parallel Data Gathering]

    Parallel --> Python[Python Script<br/>Weather, daylight,<br/>avalanche, air quality]
    Parallel --> Agent1[Researcher Agent 1<br/>PeakBagger + SummitPost]
    Parallel --> Agent2[Researcher Agent 2<br/>WTA + Mountaineers]
    Parallel --> Agent3[Researcher Agent 3<br/>AllTrails]

    Python --> Analyze
    Agent1 --> Analyze
    Agent2 --> Analyze
    Agent3 --> Analyze

    Analyze[Phase 4: Route Analysis<br/>Synthesize data, identify hazards]

    Analyze --> Writer[Phase 5: Report Writer Agent<br/>Generate markdown report]

    Writer --> Reviewer[Phase 6: Report Reviewer Agent<br/>Validate accuracy, fix issues]

    Reviewer --> End([Phase 7: User receives<br/>route beta report])

    style Start fill:#e1f5ff
    style End fill:#e1f5ff
    style Parallel fill:#fff4e1
    style Python fill:#e8f5e9
    style Agent1 fill:#f0f0f0
    style Agent2 fill:#f0f0f0
    style Agent3 fill:#f0f0f0
    style Writer fill:#fff3e0
    style Reviewer fill:#fff3e0
```

Three researcher agents gather data in parallel while a Python script fetches conditions. Dedicated agents write and review the final report. If a source fails, the skill documents the gap and continues.

---

## Features

### Data Sources

The skill aggregates from specialized mountaineering sites:

| Category | Sources |
|----------|---------|
| Peak info | [PeakBagger](https://www.peakbagger.com) |
| Routes | [SummitPost](https://www.summitpost.org), [WTA](https://www.wta.org), [AllTrails](https://www.alltrails.com), [The Mountaineers](https://www.mountaineers.org) |
| Weather | [Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com), [NOAA/NWS](https://www.weather.gov) |
| Avalanche | [NWAC](https://nwac.us), regional centers |
| Trip reports | [PeakBagger](https://www.peakbagger.com), [WTA](https://www.wta.org), [The Mountaineers](https://www.mountaineers.org) |

**Coverage note:** Report quality depends on how well-documented your peak is across these sources. Works best for popular North American peaks.

### Graceful Degradation

Missing data? The skill notes what's unavailable in an "Information Gaps" section and provides manual lookup links. You always get a report, even if some sources are down.

---

## Installation

**Prerequisites:** [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview), optionally [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) for Python tools.

```
/plugin marketplace add dreamiurg/claude-mountaineering-skills
/plugin install mountaineering@mountaineering-marketplace
/reload-plugins
```

Python dependencies install automatically if `uv` is available. No restart needed -- `/reload-plugins` activates the plugin in the current session.

---

## Usage

### Commands

| Command | What it does | Time |
|---------|-------------|------|
| `/mountaineering:research <peak>` | Full route research report | 3-5 min |
| `/mountaineering:conditions <peak>` | Weather, avalanche, air quality, daylight | ~30 sec |
| `/mountaineering:trip-reports <peak>` | Recent trip reports from PeakBagger and WTA | 1-2 min |

### Natural Language

You can also just ask naturally:

```
"Research Mt Baker"
"Get route beta for Forbidden Peak"
"I'm planning to climb Sahale Peak, can you research it?"
```

Reports save to your current directory as `YYYY-MM-DD-peak-name.md`.

---

## Migration from v4.x

If you previously installed the plugin as `mountaineering-skills`, reinstall with the new name:

```
/plugin uninstall mountaineering-skills
/plugin install mountaineering@mountaineering-marketplace
```

---

## Dependencies

- [peakbagger-cli](https://github.com/dreamiurg/peakbagger-cli) v1.7.0 - peak data and trip reports
- [Python tools](skills/route-researcher/tools/README.md) - weather, avalanche, and daylight calculations

---

## Updates

```
/plugin list                          # check current version
/plugin update mountaineering  # update to latest
```

---

## Contributing

Pull requests welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).

---

## Support

[Open an issue](https://github.com/dreamiurg/claude-mountaineering-skills/issues) or [start a discussion](https://github.com/dreamiurg/claude-mountaineering-skills/discussions).

---

## Other Mountaineering & Outdoors Tools

I climb, scramble, and hike a lot, and I keep building tools around it. If this one's useful to you, the others might be too:

- **[mountaineers-mcp](https://github.com/dreamiurg/mountaineers-mcp)** -- MCP server that lets AI assistants search and browse mountaineers.org. Activities, courses, trip reports, your account data. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Codex CLI.
- **[mountaineers-assistant](https://github.com/dreamiurg/mountaineers-assistant)** -- Chrome extension that syncs your mountaineers.org activity history and shows you stats, trends, and climbing partners you can't see on the site.
- **[peakbagger-cli](https://github.com/dreamiurg/peakbagger-cli)** -- Command-line access to PeakBagger.com. Search peaks, check elevation and prominence, browse ascent stats. Outputs JSON for piping into other tools.

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)

---

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