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I was hoping that distance + elevation could give a sense of the difficulty without having to create a "difficulty scale". The problem I always have with such scales is that each site is different and their definition of a hard hike is not my definition.

In terms of monetization, all I know at this point is that I want it to be freely available without ads. Beyond that, I'm flexible. A supporter badge could work. I was also thinking it would be cool if there was a way to monetize the pictures. For example, if you could order prints, a portion of the revenue would go to original photographer and hike.io.