Your First Session: A Complete Walkthrough

Open the Sessions tab, tap +, and choose Start Active Session. Forgot to track a session? Record Missing Session lets you add one after the fact.

Your session is live. Tap Select Location at the top to choose your gym or crag — this lets you pick from its routes when you add a climb. You can skip it and add a location later.

Tap Add Climb. Choose the climb type and grade — the grade list follows your default grade system for that type. If you've picked a location, you can also choose the route. Then tap Start Climbing.

The timer runs while you climb. Tap + to count falls, and use Pause if you need a rest mid-route. Under Outcome, pick how it went: Onsight, Flash, Redpoint, Repeat, Topped with Falls, or Attempt (Flash, Top, Repeat, or Project for boulders). Once you've logged a fall, only the outcomes that still fit are offered. Not sure which one fits? Tap What do these mean? under the choices, or see Send Types Explained below.

Tap Finish Climb. The climb is added to your session's list, and you're ready for the next one.

When you're done for the day, tap End Session and confirm. The session is saved to your Sessions tab, counts toward your stats and achievements, and is saved to Apple Health as a climbing workout.

Open the session from the Sessions tab and tap any climb to see its grade, falls, outcome, average heart rate, calories, and climb time. The Performance chart plots your height and heart rate over the route. Tap Edit to fix anything you logged wrong.

Open Big Sendies on your Apple Watch, pick the climb type and grade, and tap Start Route. The watch tracks time, height, and heart rate, and when you tap End Route you pick the outcome right there, without touching your phone. When you end the session, it syncs to your iPhone.