Extreme Sports Enthusiasts — Before Every Trip, Have You Put Your Affairs in Order?

TimeWill Editorial · Updated 2026-06-24

TL;DR

The protection idea for extreme sports enthusiasts: check in before you leave, plus an automatic "gone silent" notification. Before skiing, diving, climbing, or wingsuit flying, do a check-in with TimeWill (for example, "trigger if I don't confirm within 7 days"), and at the same time organize a digital asset checklist and a message for your family. If an accident happens, family gets notified within a reasonable window along with handling instructions. Setting up the heartbeat and checklist in advance is a more realistic form of protection than arguing over assets and last wishes after the fact. Just update the checklist and trigger threshold before each high-risk trip.

Everyone who does extreme sports has heard the line: "Say a proper goodbye to your family before every trip, because you don't know if you'll come back." Most people say their goodbyes, but never mention where the money is, the exchange password, or the phone passcode. If they really don't come back — on top of their grief, the family faces hundreds of accounts they can't open.

Ten Minutes Before You Leave, Do These Three Things

First, send a WeChat message to someone you trust: "I'm heading out, I'll reply to you by X p.m. tomorrow." If you don't reply by then, they know something happened. Second, set a temporary heartbeat check-in in TimeWill — frequency set to 24 hours. Third, make sure this contact knows your phone passcode — if they need to reach local rescue, your WeChat history can tell them where you last were.

Extreme Sports Insurance — Pay for Peace of Mind

Many domestic insurers offer dedicated outdoor sports insurance (Huize, Ping An Outdoor Sports Insurance). Skiing, diving, and climbing are usually covered. But two things to watch: first, a lot of policies exclude independent travel and backcountry skiing — read the exclusions carefully. Second, to file a claim, family needs the policy number, the insurer name, and the claims hotline. Encrypt and store all of that in TimeWill, so it gets sent to family automatically if something happens.

Snowboards, Dive Computers, Climbing Gear — The Digital Side of Extreme-Sports Property

This gear isn't cheap, but family may not even know where to sell it. In TimeWill, write an "equipment checklist + secondhand resale guide": which platform account, rough price, who to sell to. Setting aside what it's worth, at least the gear won't just sit gathering dust.

FAQ

Q: How many days should I set the heartbeat trigger threshold to?

It depends on the activity risk and how long you are out: 3-7 days for a weekend hike near the city; 10-15 days for a long backcountry or remote-area trip; about 7 days for high-risk activities like wingsuit flying, technical diving, or solo alpine climbing, because the chance of an accident is higher and earlier triggering is better. Adjust based on the specific itinerary before each trip.

Q: Do I really need to write a "will" before every trip? Isn't that too pessimistic?

You don't need to write a will every time — just make a "check-in promise," a commitment that you will come back online within a set time. A real will can be written once and stay valid long-term, no need to rewrite it each trip. Mentally, treat it as "trip registration" rather than "farewell." It is closer to insurance than to a curse.

Q: If something happens, can my family get the asset checklist?

Yes. Once the heartbeat triggers, TimeWill sends a notice to your designated trusted contact according to the rules you set, and it can include a digital asset checklist, a message for your family, and key password leads (with sensitive credentials stored encrypted). Family follows the instructions to handle what comes next, avoiding the situation where they miss the golden rescue window or assets get locked because no one knew.