Expedition Operations Platform

Run the expedition.
Not the email chain.

Permits, team accreditation, resupply manifests, weather windows, and safety incident records — unified in one auditable platform, built for the demands of professional mountaineering operations.

Used by guiding companies operating in Himalayan, Alaskan, and Andean ranges
Permit Register — Spring 2025
Last sync: 08 Mar 2025 · UTC
Mountain / Route Authority Season Deadline Status
Everest — South Col
Nepal Himalaya · 8,849 m
Nepal MoT
Spring
15 Feb
IN REVIEW
Denali — West Buttress
Alaska Range · 6,190 m
SPCC / NPS
Spring
Mar 15
APPROVED
Aconcagua — Normal
Southern Andes · 6,961 m
DPMA Mendoza
Summer
Apr 10
PENDING
Cho Oyu — NW Ridge
Nepal Himalaya · 8,188 m
Nepal MoT
Autumn
Jun 30
APPROVED
Vinson — Normal
Ellsworth Mountains · 4,892 m
DCSA
Summer
Feb 01
OVERDUE
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Platform

Built for the full
expedition lifecycle

01
Permit Lifecycle Management

Submit and track permit applications across Nepal Ministry of Tourism, SPCC, DCSA, and 22 other issuing authorities from one interface. Automated deadline alerts fire 60 and 30 days before submission closes — before email threads exist to miss them.

Submission requirements Nepal MoT · Spring
Application windowSep 1 – Feb 15
Team size limitUp to 14 climbers
Fee (8,000 m+)USD $11,000
Required documents7 items
Liaison officer requiredYes — assigned
Garbage depositUSD $4,000 pending
02
Team Accreditation Hub

Every guide's IFMGA certification, Wilderness First Responder qualification, medical clearance, and helicopter evacuation insurance — stored, version-tracked, and verified from one place. The dashboard shows exactly who is ready and what's expiring.

Team member status Everest Spring team
Medical clearances9 / 12 complete
Heli-evac insurance12 / 12 verified
IFMGA certification7 guides · all current
WFR / WEMT5 qualified
Expiring in 30d2 certifications
03
Resupply Manifest Builder

Plan high-camp cache placements, assign helicopter sling loads, and track manifest completion in real time. Multiple versions off the same master — no conflicting spreadsheet copies circulating across logistics coordinators, helicopter operators, and base camp managers.

Camp IV cache · Everest South Col Manifest v3 · Mar 2025
O₂ cylinders (4L)80 units · 320 kg
High-altitude food (7d)14 person-sets · 84 kg
Fixed rope (7mm)1,800 m · 63 kg
Heli loads required3 × Eurocopter AS350
Total payload680 kg / 780 kg max
Manifest statusConfirmed by operator
04
Safety Incident Records

Capture incidents in the field with structured data — location, altitude, personnel involved, treatment provided, evacuation method. Generate UIAGM-compliant incident reports for insurers, regulatory submissions, and national mountaineering authority review in seconds, not days.

Incident report IR-2024-CHO-003
Date / location12 Oct · 7,200 m NW Ridge
CategoryAltitude illness (HACE)
Personnel1 client, 2 guides
TreatmentDexamethasone · descent
EvacuationHeli extraction · BC 14:42
Report statusSubmitted · Nepal MoT
Operations overview

Every active expedition.
One command view.

14 active
Expeditions
6 ranges
Operating zones
3 critical
Permit actions
Expedition Mountain Season Permit authority Team size Permit deadline Status
Everest Spring'25 A
EXP-2025-EVE-001
Everest 8,849 m
Spring
Nepal MoT
12 members
Feb 15 · 7d
IN REVIEW
Denali West Buttress
EXP-2025-DEN-001
Denali 6,190 m
Spring
SPCC / NPS
8 members
Mar 15
APPROVED
Vinson Normal Route
EXP-2025-VIN-001
Vinson 4,892 m
Summer
DCSA
6 members
Feb 01 · OVERDUE
ACTION REQ.
Aconcagua Normal
EXP-2025-ACO-001
Aconcagua 6,961 m
Summer
DPMA Mendoza
9 members
Apr 10
PENDING
K2 Abruzzi Spur
EXP-2025-K2-001
K2 8,611 m
Summer
Pakistan Alpine Club
7 members
Apr 30
PENDING
Cho Oyu NW Ridge
EXP-2025-CHO-001
Cho Oyu 8,188 m
Autumn
Nepal MoT
10 members
Jun 30
APPROVED
Safety Records

An audit trail that holds
up under scrutiny

Every incident, decision, and document change is timestamped and immutable. When it matters — whether for a regulatory submission, an insurance claim, or a national authority review — your records are already there.

Report standard UIAGM / IFMGA compliant
Record immutability Cryptographic hash chain
Export format PDF, JSON, CSV
Submitted-to authorities Nepal MoT, SPCC, DCSA, PAC
Retention period Indefinite · full backup
Insurance submission One-click PDF package
Audit trail · IR-2024-CHO-003 CLOSED
2024-10-12 · 11:07
Incident report created
by J. Eriksson (Lead Guide) · field entry
2024-10-12 · 14:42
Helicopter evacuation confirmed
Patient delivered to base camp · Fishtail Air AS350
2024-10-13 · 09:15
Medical outcome documented
Patient stable · airlifted to Kathmandu · full recovery
2024-10-15 · 08:30
Report submitted to Nepal MoT
Reference: NMoT-INC-24-0784 · acknowledgement received
2024-10-18 · 11:00
Insurance package sent
CTIF claim lodged · documents exported · case closed
2024-10-22 · 16:20
Record sealed
Hash: 8f3a2c1d · immutable · retained indefinitely
Evidence

Outcomes from operators
who use it in the field

−60% permit admin time 15 expeditions · 6 ranges

"We run fifteen expeditions a season across the Himalaya, Alaska, and Patagonia. Before Waypoint, the permits coordinator was managing seven email chains per expedition — and still missing things. Now she has one dashboard. Deadline alerts mean nothing slips through. The time saving alone paid for the first year's subscription inside a week."

Marcus Holden
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR · APEX EXPEDITIONS
Heli-evac docs in < 5 min Medical claim · Cho Oyu · Oct 2024

"We had a HACE case at 7,200 metres on Cho Oyu. The patient was off the mountain before I even thought about the paperwork. When our insurer called three days later asking for the incident report, I had the full PDF package — treatment record, guide certifications, evacuation log, insurance policy — ready in under 5 minutes. With our old system that would have taken two days."

Sian Roberts
LEAD GUIDE · NORTH SUMMIT CO.
Zero manifest version conflicts 3 operators · 4 camps · 1 manifest

"The resupply manifest was the thing that sold me. Everest logistics involve three helicopter operators, a base camp manager, and two logistics coordinators in different time zones. We used to have four versions of the same spreadsheet. The day one of them called to say their copy didn't match mine was the day I signed up for Waypoint. Not a single conflict since."

Kenji Takeda
EXPEDITION COORDINATOR · SUMMITPATH JAPAN
Pricing

Designed for expedition companies,
not consumer apps

Independent
$0 / mo
For independent guides running 1–2 expeditions a year.
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Operator
$179 / mo
For commercial guiding companies running multiple seasons.
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Programme
Custom
For national programmes, agencies, and multi-operator use.
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Permits
Permit register 3 expeditions Unlimited Unlimited
Authority integrations 25+ authorities Custom + private
Deadline alerts
Team & Logistics
Team members 5 members 25 members Unlimited
Resupply manifest builder
Weather window logging
Safety & Compliance
Incident reporting
Audit trail
UIAGM report export
Dedicated SLA
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Stop managing permits
in email chains.

Waypoint is built specifically for commercial expedition operators — not adapted from generic project management tools. Request access and see how it fits your operation.

Currently onboarding operators in the Himalayan, Alaskan, Andean, and Polar regions