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The Mountain Box Map records your route, photos, and notes on a single page.

Upon reaching a mountain hut, leave a message like "I'll be staying here tonight," or take a photo. The stories you and your teammates create on the mountain can be transmitted home when there's a signal.

■ Record your route and share with family

Once tracking is enabled, the app continuously records your path. Recording continues even when the screen is locked, the phone is in your backpack, or you're taking a photo.

Family members don't need to install or register; simply click the sharing link, and the newly transmitted location will automatically update on the page.

For sections with no signal, the location is saved on the phone and automatically retransmitted once signal is restored. The time your family sees is the last time it was transmitted, not necessarily your current location.

You can also check in individually at locations like mountain huts and campsites, adding a message or a photo.

The record page automatically expires 40 days after creation; viewing it will not extend the expiration date.

■ Teammates' locations and notes are all on the same page

Give your teammates the record page code, and everyone can record on the same page. Notes sent back by teammates, such as "Water source dried up," will appear on your screen with a code and the time of the report.

You can also compare each person's last reported location in the exploration map.

Even if there's no signal at the trailhead, you can still create a record page and tell your teammates the code. Once signal is restored, they will log back in using the original code, and the sharing link doesn't need to be changed.

■ Map of Taiwan, one-click download before departure

The map data for Taiwan is approximately 500 MB. Download it to your phone with one click. You can see contour lines and terrain even without a signal on the mountain. The map shows the names of 925 routes, including the Shengling Line, Nenggao Ridge Crossing, and Danlan Ancient Trail.

Useful for suburban hiking and the Hundred Peaks Traverse; the phone's GPS receives satellite signals, so you can see your location even without a base station.

When planning your route before the hike, the wayfinding function will calculate along the trail. Calculated routes can be saved for reference during your hike.

The 3D topographic map uses color to represent slopes and terrain contours; you can view ridgelines, streams, and hillside undulations even offline.

The signal map includes Forestry Department communication point markers and field survey maps of internet signal strength tested by hikers, making it easier to find internet cafes in the mountains.

It also supports Rudy Map: you can download official Rudy Map data in the app and use it offline after switching.

Both the Mountain Box map data and Rudy Map are free to use, and the historical layers of the Time Machine are also freely available.

■ See what this route looked like on the old map

The Time Machine arranges 19 layers of historical maps into a timeline. When hiking ancient trails or visiting old settlements, you can press and compare the same location to see where the road and settlement were drawn a hundred years ago.

■ Other hiking tools

・GPX tracks can be imported and permanently displayed on the map; you can also trim the beginning and end, redraw the trail, and then import it again. This self-reported hike can also be exported as a GPX file.

・Coordinates are available in WGS84, TWD97, and TWD67 formats.

・Maps can be exported as PDFs for printing; an internet connection is not required to generate the file.

・Resection allows you to estimate your location using two identifiable mountain peaks.

・The phone has a barometer, allowing you to view barometric pressure trends during rest periods at mountain huts or campsites.

・Sunrise, sunset, and moon phases can be viewed by location and date.

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【About Tracking Function】 Tracking reports are an extra layer of insurance, not a rescue service.

It cannot replace 119 (fire department), 112 (police department), satellite communication devices, or a formal mountaineering plan declaration.

Mountain signal strength, phone battery level, and background limitations of the operating system may prevent real-time location transmission.

Please use it as a backup, not your sole source of support.

【About Background Location】 The app only records your location in the background after you actively enable tracking; you can stop it at any time.

For detailed data processing methods, please see the Privacy Policy.

【Map Data and Acknowledgements】 Map data © OpenStreetMap contributor; contour lines and shading derived from the Ministry of the Interior's 20-meter grid numerical terrain model; communication points derived from open data from the Forestry and Nature Conservation Administration, Ministry of Agriculture.

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PeaKit is a mountaineering tool platform in Taiwan, offering offline maps, itinerary planning, and mountain weather analysis.

https://peakit.tw