The 14ers.com Android Mobile App is now Available!

Yes, it's FREE! Search for "14ers.com" in the Android Marketplace or, using the QR Code app and your phone's camera, scan the barcode below to go directly to the app in the marketplace.

The app interacts real-time with 14ers.com data so there's no need to push content updates through the Android marketplace when changes are made to the site. It conveniently stores information and images for offline use or in the backcountry when you don't have an Internet connection. So, the next time you're hanging out in the tent wishing you had Internet service, you could be viewing 14ers.com peak condition reports and route descriptions, including topo maps and all those route photos! That is if you have an Android-based phone. I hope many people find the app useful! And I plan on making an Apple, iOS app available in the future...

• 14er Peak lists
• 14er Overview Map
• Peak Stats
• Trailheads and Driving Directions
• Trailheads on Google Maps
• Road Difficulty Ratings
• Route Descriptions
• Route Topo Maps
• Route Google Maps with route overlays
• Route Photos (yes, all of them!)
• Ski ratings and photos for many routes
• Multi-Route Overview Maps
• User-contributed Peak Condition Updates
• User-contributed Trailhead Condition/Road Updates

All available real-time from 14ers.com and will stay on your device for use when you're off-the-grid. Yup, if someone adds a peak or trailhead conditions update to 14ers.com, you can get it as soon as it's on the site.

The application was developed by Nathan Hale, a Colorado resident and frequent user of 14ers.com since 2004. I worked with Nathan to develop a real-time, XML-based, 14ers.com "data feed" that can be used by future developers on other platforms, like Apple. We spent the time to build a robust interface with 14ers.com which can easily be expanded to include additional app functionality in the future. Here's how it works: When you first open the app it retrieves peak, route and trailhead information from 14ers.com and stores it locally on your device. As you use the app it will retrieve maps and photos as needed and store them on your device for future use. It must work this way because there are thousands of maps and photos and it's not possible to include them in the base app when you download it from the Android Marketplace (the app would be huge and exceed size restrictions within the Android Marketplace). Remember, the app provides access to all of the maps and route photos found on 14ers.com route descriptions - these are not abbreviated descriptions.

I hope you'll find it helpful and easy to use.

Bill Middlebrook, 14ers.com
Please visit the 14ers.com Mobile App Forum for more information

A few screen shots...

Routes, maps and more maps:

Thousands of route photos!

Trailhead driving directions and those helpful trailhead condition reports: