SendLog — Climbing Notes User Manual

Version 3.7.0

1. Introduction

SendLog is an iOS app designed specifically for climbers to log, track, and analyze their climbing achievements. Whether you're documenting sent routes, working on projects, or tracking your progress over time, SendLog provides all the tools you need to enhance your climbing journey.

Version 3.7.0 introduces optional Cloud Sync powered by Firebase, photo attachments for climbs, a companion Web Dashboard at sendlog.at/app, expanded grade ranges, and the ability to quickly duplicate a send.

2. Main Features

1. Climbing Log Management: Record details of routes you've successfully climbed
2. Repeat Ascent Tracking: Log and manage multiple ascents of the same route with full history
3. Duplicate Send: Copy icon (⧉) instantly pre-fills a new send with the same area, crag, grade and type
4. Project Tracking: Track progress on routes you're working on across Active, Completed and Abandoned categories
5. Statistics and Analytics: Visualize progress with Unique Routes vs All Climbs modes, grade distribution, calendar heatmap and time-period filtering
6. Photos: Attach photos to any climb — stored locally and synced to the cloud
7. Voice Notes: Use speech recognition to record notes hands-free
8. Sharing Features: Generate custom share cards for social media
9. Grade System Support: French (3b–10b, 36 grades), UIAA (3–15−), YDS (5.3–5.16c) — full picker range in the app
10. Cloud Sync: Optional Firebase sync across devices; sign in with Apple
11. Web Dashboard: Access your logbook at sendlog.at/app
12. Enhanced Data Import/Export: Full backup and restore including repeat ascent data
13. Personalized Settings: Grade system, appearance, speech language and more

3. Getting Started

Interface Overview

1. When you first open SendLog, you'll land on the main tab interface
2. The app has five main tabs:
   • SendLogs: View your completed climbs
   • Projects: Track routes you're working on
   • Training: Log gym and training sessions
   • Statistics: Analyze your climbing data
   • Settings: Customize your preferences
3. To start logging, navigate to the SendLogs tab and tap the "+" button

Creating Your First Entry

1. Tap the "+" button in the SendLogs tab
2. Fill in the route details:
   • Climbing area and crag
   • Route name
   • Difficulty grade (based on your chosen grade system)
   • Send type (onsight, flash, redpoint, etc.)
   • Route type (Sport, Boulder, Multi-Pitch)
   • Personal rating (1–5 stars)
   • Date and notes
3. Tap Save to add the climb, or tap X to cancel

4. Logging Climbs

Recording a Send

1. From the SendLogs tab, tap the "+" button to open the new-entry overlay
2. Fill in the route details:
   • Area: General climbing location (e.g., "Yosemite")
   • Crag: Specific wall or sector (e.g., "El Capitan")
   • Route: Name of the climb
   • Grade: Select difficulty from the full-range grade picker
   • Send Type: Onsight, flash, redpoint, etc.
   • Route Type: Sport, Boulder, or Multi-Pitch
   • Rating: 1–5 stars personal rating
   • Date: When you completed the climb
   • Notes: Any additional details
3. Tap Save to add the climb

Viewing and Editing Logs

1. All sends appear chronologically in the SendLogs tab
2. Tap any entry to open the full detail view
3. In the detail view you can:
   • Edit any field by tapping Edit (opens the same overlay interface)
   • Duplicate the send by tapping the copy icon (⧉) — a new entry form opens pre-filled with the same area, crag, grade, route type, send type, rating and notes. Route name is left blank and auto-focused for quick entry; date defaults to today.
   • Delete the log (with confirmation prompt)

Managing Repeat Ascents

Log every time you climb a route again, with its own date, send type and notes.

Viewing Ascent History

1. From the route detail view, scroll down to the Ascent History section
2. Ascents are listed in reverse chronological order
3. The original send is marked (First Send); repeats are marked (Repeat)

Adding a Repeat Ascent

1. In the route detail view, tap Add Repeat Ascent
2. Fill in the overlay form:
   • Date: When you repeated the route
   • Send Type: May differ from your first send
   • Notes: Details specific to this ascent
3. Tap Save. You remain in the detail view so you can add further ascents immediately

Editing and Deleting Ascents

1. Tap any ascent to edit its details in the overlay
2. Swipe left on an ascent entry to delete it

Statistics Integration

• Repeat ascents are counted in All Climbs (Including Repeats) mode in the Statistics tab
• Climbing days include any day you had at least one ascent (first send or repeat)

Filtering and Searching

• Use the search field at the top of the SendLogs tab to find entries by name, area, or crag
• Area Filter: Tap "Filter by Area" to select a specific location
• Route Type Filter: Tap "Filter by Route Type" to show only Sport, Boulder, or Multi-Pitch routes
• Interactive Filtering: Filters update each other — selecting a route type narrows the area list, and vice versa
• Clear Filters: Select "All Areas" or "All Route Types" to reset

5. Project Tracking

Adding a New Project

1. Navigate to the Projects tab
2. Tap the "+" button to open the new-project overlay
3. Fill in route details (same form layout as a regular send)
4. The project is automatically set to Active status
5. Tap Save to create the project, or X to cancel

Logging Attempts

1. Select a project from the Projects tab
2. Tap Log Attempt
3. Record the attempt details:
   • Date of the attempt
   • High point reached
   • Notes about what worked or what to try next
   • Whether you completed the route (Was Successful)

Project Categories

Projects are organized into three sections:

1. Active: Routes you're currently working on
2. Completed: Projects you've successfully sent
3. Abandoned: Projects you've set aside

When you complete a project:

1. Log your final attempt and check Was Successful
2. The project automatically moves to Completed and a matching SendLog entry is created

Deleting Projects

• Deleting a completed project also deletes its send log and all ascent history. The app shows a warning before proceeding.
• Deleting an active or abandoned project removes only the project; no send logs are affected.

6. Route Types

Supported Types

1. Sport: Single-pitch routes with bolted protection (default)
2. Boulder: Problems climbed without a rope
3. Multi-Pitch: Routes spanning multiple pitches

Color Coding

Route types are color-coded throughout the app:

• Sport — Blue
• Boulder — Orange
• Multi-Pitch — Purple

These indicators appear in send lists, project lists, detail views, statistics charts and share cards.

Setting a Route Type

1. In any send or project form, locate the Route Type picker
2. Select Sport, Boulder, or Multi-Pitch
3. New entries default to Sport

7. Statistics and Progress Analysis

The Statistics tab provides comprehensive insights into your climbing journey.

Viewing Modes

A toggle at the top of the Statistics tab switches between two modes:

• Unique Routes Only: Counts each route once (first send). Best for tracking personal bests and grade progression.
• All Climbs (Including Repeats): Counts every ascent. Best for tracking volume and training consistency.

Key Statistics

• Unique Routes: Number of distinct routes climbed
• Total Climbs: All ascents including repeats
• Repeat Rate: Percentage of climbs that are repeats
• Highest Grade Achieved: Your personal best
• Average Route Rating: Mean of your star ratings
• Top Climbing Area: Most visited location
• Unique Climbing Days: Days with at least one ascent
• Average Climbs per Day: Total climbs ÷ climbing days

Charts

• Grade Distribution: Bar chart across the full grade range (French 3b–10b, UIAA 3–15−, YDS 5.3–5.16c), updated for the selected viewing mode
• Route Type Distribution: Sport / Boulder / Multi-Pitch breakdown
• Calendar Heatmap: Daily climbing activity; darker cells = more climbs on that day

Time Period Filtering

1. At the top of the Statistics tab, select a time period: Week, Month, Year, Custom, or All Time
2. All statistics and charts update to reflect only that period
3. Works with both viewing modes

Help

Tap the ? button in the Statistics tab for explanations of each metric and the difference between viewing modes.

8. Photos NEW in 3.7

Attaching Photos to a Climb

1. Open the detail view of any climb in your SendLogs
2. Tap the camera icon to attach a photo from your photo library or take a new one
3. Photos are stored on-device and displayed in the climb's detail view

Viewing Photos

• Scroll down in the climb detail view to see all attached photos
• Tap any photo to view it full-screen

Photo Sync

• If Cloud Sync is enabled, photos are automatically uploaded alongside your climb data
• Photos are available in the Web Dashboard at sendlog.at/app
• All photo data is encrypted in transit

Deleting Photos

• In the detail view, swipe on a photo thumbnail or use the delete icon to remove it
• The photo is deleted both from the device and from the cloud (if sync is enabled)

9. Voice Notes

Recording a Voice Note

1. When adding or editing a climb in the overlay form, tap the microphone icon in the Notes field
2. Speak your notes — the speech recognition engine converts speech to text in real time
3. Review and edit the transcribed text before saving

Language Support

Set your preferred speech recognition language in Settings → Speech Recognition:

• English
• German
• French
• Spanish

10. Sharing Your Achievements

Creating a Share Card

1. Navigate to any climb in your SendLog list
2. Tap the Share button
3. The app generates a share card showing:
   • Route name and grade
   • Climbing area
   • Send type with icon
   • Route type (Sport, Boulder, or Multi-Pitch)
   • Date of completion
   • Your personal star rating

Sharing Options

1. Save the card image to your photo library
2. Share directly to social media
3. Send via any messaging app using the iOS share sheet

11. Cloud Sync & Web App NEW in 3.7

Cloud Sync is an optional feature available exclusively to iOS users. The app works fully offline without it — all your climbs, projects and statistics are always stored locally on your device. Cloud Sync uploads your data in the background whenever a connection is available, and unlocks the SendLog Web App.

Requirements

• SendLog for iOS (iPhone or iPad), version 3.7.0 or later
• An Apple ID with Sign in with Apple enabled
• An internet connection for initial setup and syncing

Enabling Cloud Sync

1. Open the app and go to Settings → Cloud Sync
2. Tap Enable Cloud Sync
3. Tap Sign in with Apple and authenticate
4. Once signed in, all your climbs, projects, ascents and photos start syncing automatically

What Syncs

• All send logs including repeat ascents
• Projects and attempt history
• Training sessions
• Attached photos

All data is encrypted in transit.

Multi-Device Support

1. Install SendLog on another iPhone or iPad
2. Go to Settings → Cloud Sync and sign in with the same Apple ID
3. Your full logbook syncs to the new device automatically

The SendLog Web App

Once Cloud Sync is enabled, your logbook is accessible from any browser at sendlog.at/app. This is a full web application — not just a read-only view. You can manage your entire climbing log from a desktop or laptop.

Getting Started

1. Go to https://sendlog.at/app in any modern browser
2. Sign in with the same Apple ID you use in the iOS app
3. Your logbook loads automatically

What You Can Do in the Web App

• Logbook — Browse all your sends, filter by area, year and route type, sort by date or grade
• Add & edit sends — Log new climbs and edit existing entries including ascent history
• Projects — View, add and edit your active projects; mark a project as sent directly from the web
• Training log — View, add and edit training sessions (hangboard, gym, campus board, etc.)
• Photos — View photos attached to climbs (photo upload is iOS only)
• Export CSV — Download your full logbook as a CSV file from the My Account page
• Account management — Change your grade system preference, delete your account

Limitations Compared to the iOS App

The Web App covers the core logbook features but does not yet include everything available on iOS:

• No photo upload — Photos can only be added from the iOS app; the web app displays them read-only
• No statistics view — Grade distribution charts, calendar heatmap, and streak tracking are iOS only
• No voice notes — Speech-to-text note entry is not available in the browser
• No share cards — Generating visual achievement cards for social media is iOS only
• No offline support — The web app requires an active internet connection

Account Deletion

You can permanently delete your cloud account and all associated data in two ways:

• Web App: Go to My Account → Danger Zone → Delete Account
• iOS App: Go to Settings → Cloud Sync → Delete Account

This action is irreversible and removes all cloud-stored data. Your locally stored data on the iOS device is not affected.

12. Data Management

Exporting Your Data

1. Go to Settings → Export SendLogs
2. The app creates a ZIP archive with all climbing data in enhanced CSV format:
   • Complete data: All route details, repeat ascents, and climbing history
   • Enhanced format: Columns for ascent type (FirstSend vs Repeat), ascent date, and ascent notes
   • Backward compatible: Can be imported by older versions of the app
3. Choose where to save or share the ZIP file
4. A progress indicator shows export status

You can also export CSV directly from the Web Dashboard at sendlog.at/app → Account.

Importing Data

1. Go to Settings → Import SendLogs
2. Select a previously exported ZIP file
3. The app automatically detects the format:
   • Legacy format (14 columns): Imports seamlessly from any older version
   • Enhanced format (18+ columns): Fully restores repeat ascents and all history
4. The app validates the file and shows import progress (routes and ascents imported)

Backward Compatibility

• CSV files from any previous version of SendLog import without data loss
• Enhanced exports can be re-imported by newer versions for full feature access

13. Settings and Preferences

Grade System

Choose your preferred climbing grade system:

1. French — 3b to 10b (36 grades), including intermediate grades like 5b+, 5c+
2. UIAA — 3 to 15− with proper international alignment
3. YDS — 5.3 to 5.16c, including 5.9+ and 5.10a+

The grade picker in the app covers the full range for all three systems.

Appearance

• Light mode
• Dark mode
• Follow system setting

Speech Recognition

Select your language for voice notes: English, German, French, or Spanish.

Cloud Sync

Enable or disable Firebase-based cloud sync, manage your signed-in Apple ID, or delete your cloud account. See section 11 for details.

Data Management

Access export and import options for your climbing logs. See section 12 for details.

14. App Performance

v3.7.0 Improvements

• Cloud Sync engine: Firebase integration with efficient delta syncing
• Photo pipeline: Optimized on-device storage and cloud upload queue
• Grade picker: Rebuilt to handle the expanded ranges across all three systems without performance degradation
• Duplicate Send: Instant pre-fill with zero UI lag
• Memory management: Reduced peak memory usage during statistics calculation
• Stability: Resolved all known crash scenarios; improved error recovery throughout the app

Offline First

SendLog works fully offline. All climbs, statistics and project data are stored locally on your device. Cloud Sync uploads changes in the background when a connection is available.

Contact & Support

For questions or feedback, contact support@sendlog.at or reach out to Robert Ruzitschka via the App Store page.