We’re building something. It involves the wilderness, artificial intelligence, meal plans, spreadsheets, questionable data sources, and an ever-growing pile of dehydrated lentils.

It’s called Shorter on Map.

This summer, we’ll be releasing a handful of mildly useful tools that help people plan backcountry trips with the illusion of professionalism. Stuff like:

• A gear list generator that won’t judge your extra socks

• A meal planner that might accidentally make you gourmet

• A PDF creator that pretends you’re the organized one in your group

We’re testing them ourselves. On actual trips. With actual granola. Some of them already work. Others are... in beta. (Which is tech-speak for “it works unless it doesn’t.”)

So stay tuned. Check back soon. Subscribe, if that’s a thing here. And remember: it looked shorter on the map.

—The Team
(We pack light, but carry emotional baggage.)