We understand climbing because we are climbers. We actively work to support existing authors as a digital publishing platform. Unlike other digital platforms, we work hard to establish relationships with existing authors and local climbers who have a real connection to the areas they represent.

Our aim as a small team of core climbers is to make climbing more accessible in a responsible way. We believe that a combination of access to accurate information, stewarding and protecting climbing areas, and preserving and documenting climbing history by working with the right authors are pivotal to the brand we are working so hard to create. Here are a few ways we are achieving the above:

1. For each guide, KAYA donates 2.5% and our author donates 2.5% for a total of 5% to the local climbing organization in the region.

2. KAYA partners with national non profits like Access Fund and the Amercan Alpine Club to organize fundraisers, match campaigns, and help facilitate in-person events.

3. Access sensitive and closed areas/climbs are clearly marked in KAYA so that climbers are well educated before they even step foot outside.

4. We’ve created a simple reporting feature for climbers to help us stay on top of common issues like old anchors/bolts, seasonal closures, hold breakage, and more.

5. We provide a collaborative space where climbers, authors, and climbing non-profits can work together to collectively support KAYA’s collection of high quality climbing data and beta videos.

KAYA will always make a best-faith effort to partner with existing print guidebook authors first. The effort of publishing a print guidebook is no small feat and we seek to support these authors by offering a digital publishing platform alongside their print books.

If a print guidebook author is unable or uninterested in partnering with KAYA, we will look to the climbing community and our local climbing organization partners to solicit interest of local climbers who have a relationship to the climbing area.

Each KAYA author earns up to a 50% revenue share for the creation and ongoing moderation of their guide.

All our authors are paid on a quarterly basis.

Most of our guides have been completed in anywhere from a few days to a few month's time. The destination size, how much information you have already collected, and the accessibility of the climbing all play a role in the pace.

Our climbing data is a combination of:

• Official guides authored and uniquely written by guidebook authors, local climbers, and non-profit organizations

• User submitted climb information that is reviewed and vetted by our team to ensure there are is no copyright infringement before being published to the app

• Any data that is available in the public domain. KAYA does not use copyrighted data without permission from the author(s).

By partnering with KAYA you grant us a license to publish your information. You will always retain ownership and rights to your data.

Digital guides have not shown to affect print sales with our current authors that have published print books. The digital and print mediums offer different experiences for discovering and navigating climbing destinations. To support our print guidebook authors, we link to the shop/store for climbers who want to purchase a print guide in addition to the KAYA guide.