Arête is a personalised training platform for mountaineering and alpinism. We help climbers prepare for their summit with plans that adapt, so they arrive at the mountain fit, skilled and ready.
An arête
is the sharp ridge between two glacial valleys, the line climbers follow to the top. In Greek, aretê
means excellence: reaching your full potential.
A trusted path to the top
Climbers lack a clear, trusted training path from their current ability to their mountain goal.
Gym programmes don’t prepare you for long days under a pack, steep snow or thin air. Guided trips assume you arrive ready. Too many climbers piece a plan together from forums and guesswork.
Arête gives you one structured path, built around one objective: yours.
Your summit. Your plan. Your pace.
A personalised plan for a specific peak, adapted to your feedback and results, so every week moves you closer to the top.
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How it works
Four steps from where you are today to the summit you’re aiming for.
01
Set your summit goal
Choose the peak and the date. Arête works back from summit day to today.
02
Build your training plan
Strength, endurance and skills sessions fitted to the days you have, each with a reason behind it.
03
Train and record progress
Log your sessions and fitness tests, and watch your marker climb towards the top.
04
Adapt as you improve
Your plan adjusts to your results, so you arrive at the mountain fit, skilled and ready.
What Arête gives you
Everything you need to get from where you are to where you want to stand.
Training tailored to your mountain goal
Every plan is built for a specific peak or objective, from a first glacier summit to a technical alpine route.
Plans that adapt to your progress
Your plan responds to your feedback and results. Miss a week or beat a test, and it adjusts with you.
Mountain fitness and skills
Strength, endurance and technical progression, in the balance the route asks for.
Progress you can see
A marker climbs the ridge with every session, so you always know how close the top is.
A climbing passport
A record of your training and readiness to share with guides and expedition organisers.
A community of climbers
Share your progress and connect with climbers training for the same mountains.
Wherever you’re starting from
Hikers and trekkers
You’ve walked the high trails and now the glaciers are calling. Arête builds the pack-carrying endurance and first alpine skills you need for a real summit.
Rock and gym climbers
You have the strength and the movement. Arête adds the endurance, altitude preparation and mountain craft that turn crag fitness into summit fitness.
Experienced alpinists
You’re chasing harder objectives. Arête structures the build so you peak at the right time for the route, not three weeks before it.
Clients who arrive ready
For guiding and expedition companies.
Arête clients train for the route they have booked, so they turn up fitter, more skilled and easier to lead. Their climbing passport shows the training behind them before the trip begins, alongside your own assessment, never instead of it.
is the sharp ridge between two glacial valleys, the line climbers follow to the top.
means excellence: reaching your full potential.
