Stay Peaked — Software for the wild and the everyday.

Properties

HikeNE

The reference for hiking New England.

Trail guides, conditions, and a peak-bagging tracker for New England's sixty-seven four-thousand-footers — with maps, live hike sharing, and a safety net for overdue hikers. Web and iOS.
Summer 2026
Pawproval

Scan. Know. Breathe.

Point your camera at a plant, a food, or a household product and know in seconds whether it's safe for your pet. iOS.
Summer 2026

The Studio

Stay Peaked is a two-person software studio in New Hampshire and Connecticut. We design, build, and run our own products — software for the wild and the everyday.

Founded in 2024. Independent, self-funded, and intentionally small.

Founders

Derek Howes

Co-founder · Product & Content

Leads product, content, and the field research — which mostly means hiking. HikeNE began as his answer to New England's scattered trail beta.
Rob Gabaree

Co-founder · Engineering

Leads engineering. Builds and runs the software behind every Stay Peaked property, from the apps to the infrastructure they ship on.