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Information, advice, recommendations and lots of articles to help you get to know Whympr and the mountain world better.

AI: Can You Really Trust It to Plan Your Outdoor Outing?

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AI: Can You Really Trust It to Plan Your Outdoor Outing?

08

September

2026

Can artificial intelligence really help you prepare for an outdoor adventure? From inaccurate routes and outdated information to overconfidence in AI-generated answers, we take a closer look at the limitations of AI when it comes to the outdoors - and why reliable, up-to-date data grounded in real-world experience matters.

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Avalanche bulletins: available worldwide (or almost 🙂) on Whympr

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Avalanche bulletins: available worldwide (or almost 🙂) on Whympr

23

February

2026

Find all avalanche reports pretty anywhere in the world with Whympr.

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Prepare your outings with all the avalanche risk data at your fingertips!

Prepare your outings with all the avalanche risk data at your fingertips!

20

February

2026

Whympr centralizes key avalanche risk data to help you plan your mountain outings safely. Learn more in this article.

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Is Whympr free?

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Hiking

Climbing

Ski touring

Is Whympr free?

26

January

2026

Are you wondering if the Whympr mobile app is free? This is what we will see in this article.

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Whympr Slope Gradient Layer: The Key Tool to Read Mountain Terrain

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Ski touring

Whympr Slope Gradient Layer: The Key Tool to Read Mountain Terrain

22

January

2026

What is a slope gradient layer? Why is it important for planning your mountain trips? How do you read it correctly? We cover everything you need to know in this article.

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Legend: Resolution of the world slope gradient layer on Whympr

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Legend: Resolution of the world slope gradient layer on Whympr

12

January

2026

Check out the resolution of Whympr’s world slope gradient layer legend in this article.

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Understanding slope gradient layers in Whympr

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Understanding slope gradient layers in Whympr

07

January

2026

This article helps you understand slope gradient layers in Whympr

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FAT NEWS : The FATMAP app has shut down

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FAT NEWS : The FATMAP app has shut down

06

January

2026

FATMAP has shut down on October 1st 2024. Which mountain app should you choose to prepare for your outdoor outings?

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Transform Your Winter: New Winter Satellite Map + 3D LiDAR

Ski touring

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Transform Your Winter: New Winter Satellite Map + 3D LiDAR

04

December

2025

Take your outdoor adventures to the next level this winter with our brand-new winter map featuring 3D LiDAR.

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Off-piste skiing in the Mont Blanc massif: 102 detailed routes to discover

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Ski touring

Off-piste skiing in the Mont Blanc massif: 102 detailed routes to discover

30

October

2025

Discover the most beautiful off-piste routes in the Mont Blanc massif

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More than 23,000 Outdoor Webcams Now on Whympr!

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More than 23,000 Outdoor Webcams Now on Whympr!

Big news! You can now access thousands of webcams on Whympr to check real-time conditions before heading out.

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Tour du Mont-Blanc: Find the Best Routes on Whympr

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Whympr

Tour du Mont-Blanc: Find the Best Routes on Whympr

Find all the Tour du Mont-Blanc route guides on Whympr with GPX tracks and expert topos from Andapura

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Craving freedom and fresh pow? Grab your gear and hit the Mont-Blanc backcountry with Vamos Editions’ guides!

Ski touring

Ski

Whympr

Craving freedom and fresh pow? Grab your gear and hit the Mont-Blanc backcountry with Vamos Editions’ guides!

Check out the Vamos off-piste guides for Chamonix, Courmayeur, and Les Contamines!

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OCTOPUS: Pica Herry's New Film Is Out Now!

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Whympr

OCTOPUS: Pica Herry's New Film Is Out Now!

Here’s OCTOPUS, the latest film by Julien Herry, aka Pica, featuring a stunning adventure made in Chamonix.

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Find all the routes of the "Trace Des Grands" on Whympr!

Ski touring

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Find all the routes of the "Trace Des Grands" on Whympr!

La Trace Des Grands is the event you can’t miss for all the ski touring fans in France. We're sharing the event routes in this article.

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Whympr: Léo Slemett's go-to alternative to FATMAP

Ski touring

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Whympr: Léo Slemett's go-to alternative to FATMAP

If, like Léo Slemett, you’re feeling lost without FATMAP for planning your ski touring adventures, you’re probably wondering: which app should I use now?

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