Example objectiveML-104
Mt Aspiring
Northwest Ridge
- Window
- 12–16 Jan
- Party
- 2 climbers
- Flexibility
- ± 2 days
New Zealand pilot
Qualified local guides. Dates that align.
Post your objective.
Link up with the right guide.
One considered request reaches qualified local guides who are actually free—without the cold-message spiral.
Qualifications shown clearlyGuide receives 100% of their priceNo public bidding
Aoraki / Mount Cook · Esther Grosscurt / Unsplash
Example guide request board
Objectives looking for the right guide.
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Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki skills & summit progression
4–9 December 20261 climberExact datesCrampon experience10h days
Looking for a guide-selected objective that develops steep snow and glacier skills. Not fixed on a summit.
Wānaka · Southern Alps
Mt Aspiring · Northwest Ridge
12–16 January 20272 climbers± 2 daysTrad 18Glacier travel
Both climb trad to grade 18 and have recent glacier travel experience. Flexible by two days for weather.
Fiordland · Darran Mountains
Darrans alpine rock objective
18–23 February 20272 climbers± 1 weekFollows grade 20Multi-pitch
Comfortable seconding grade 20 and long multi-pitch days. Route choice open to local conditions.
Four simple steps
How does Mountain Linkup work?
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Four simple steps
How does Mountain Linkup work?
One request. No chasing guides.
A simple way to find an available guide.
Tell us what you want to do and when. Free guides can come to you with a plan and price.
- 01
Pick your dates
See how many guides have the full date range free.
- 02
Tell us the climb
Send one request with your goal, experience and group size.
- 03
Guides reply
Available guides send you a private plan and price.
- 04
Choose your guide
Ask questions and choose who you want to climb with. Nothing is booked until the plan, cancellation terms and payment are confirmed.
Our booking model
Guides keep their price.
We give away one-sixth of ours.
Guides set their own price and receive 100% of it. Mountain Linkup adds a clearly shown 12% booking fee for the traveller.
One-sixth of that fee is donated to mountain and conservation organisations. That is equal to 2% of the guide's price.
The request pilot is free. This model begins when paid bookings open.Read the cancellation & weather policy →An example booking
Every dollar, shown clearly.
- 01 Guide receives
- NZ$1,500 100% of their price
- 02 Mountain Linkup booking fee
- NZ$180 12% added for the traveller
- 03 Donated from our fee
- NZ$30 One-sixth of our fee
- Traveller pays
- NZ$1,680
Founding pilot ledger
The public total starts at zero.
No inflated promises. The ledger moves when a trip is completed and money is actually transferred.
Open booksSee the full financial allocation+
Money in and out
Guide payments, booking fees, refunds, payment processing, tax, insurance, legal and compliance, technology, administration and marketing.
How people are paid
Every founder and director salary, total employee wages with headcount and pay range, and all contractor spending.
What is given back
Donations committed and transferred, each recipient and payment date, the operating reserve, distributable profit and any additional profit donation.
Last updated 25 August 2026 · Quarterly updates begin with the first paid booking.
Built around guide judgement
Free days become visible without discounting your work.
You decide which requests you see, what you charge and whether the objective is appropriate. When paid bookings open, you receive the full price you set; our fee is added separately for the traveller.
100% of your price
Mountain Linkup never takes its booking fee out of the price you set.
No public bidding
Your quote and proposed plan remain private.
Calendar-aware
Block dates manually or connect Google Calendar so obvious clashes are filtered automatically.