Creating Sessions

Learn how to create and manage climbing sessions in Chalky.

What is a Session?

A session represents a single climbing outing. This could be a gym session, a day at the crag, or even a multi-day climbing trip. Each session contains information about when and where you climbed, plus all the routes you attempted.

Creating a New Session

To create a new session:

  1. Open Chalky and tap the Sessions tab
  2. Tap the + button in the bottom right corner
  3. Fill in the session details

Session Details

When creating a session, you can specify:

  • Date — When did you climb? Defaults to today
  • Location — Where did you climb? Select from saved locations or add a new one
  • Discipline — Bouldering, sport, trad, or top rope
  • Duration — How long was your session?
  • Partners — Who did you climb with?

Managing Sessions

Editing a Session

To edit a session:

  1. Tap on the session from the Sessions list
  2. Tap the Menu button in the top-right corner (3-dot icon)
  3. Tap Edit Session
  4. Make your changes
  5. Tap Save Changes

Deleting a Session

To delete a session:

  1. Tap on the session from the Sessions list
  2. Tap the Menu button in the top-right corner (3-dot icon)
  3. Tap Delete Session
  4. Confirm the deletion

Deleting a session will also delete all routes and media associated with that session. This action cannot be undone.

Session Notes

You can add notes to any session to record:

  • Weather conditions
  • Energy levels
  • Specific goals
  • General reflections

These notes become part of your climbing journal and can be searched later.

Next Steps

Now that you know how to create sessions, learn how to log individual routes.