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This didn't show anything in Safari or Firefox. Finally I tried Chrome and could see the SVG display. It's pretty cool, but yeah, I don't see ever using this o
by tompark 7y ago
This didn't show anything in Safari or Firefox. Finally I tried Chrome and could see the SVG display.
It's pretty cool, but yeah, I don't see ever using this on desktop. It makes a whole lot more sense on mobile while you're out in the mountains and can see the scenery.
Regarding the AR apps:
In 2018 I downloaded both the PeakFinder and PeakVisor iOS apps while in Namche Bazaar during my EBC trek. PeakFinder's maps were much smaller and downloaded over bad wifi fairly quickly, whereas I never managed to download all of the PeakVisor maps while on the trek (it was several GB). But oddly, PeakFinder did not give me any more information than PeakVisor. So when a mountain label was missing in PeakVisor, PeakFinder wouldn't tell me either.
It's a pain to export photos from the PeakFinder app, so I did use it for a couple days on the way up to Lobuche, but not much after that.
The PeakVisor display was a lot nicer than PeakFinder's back then, so I preferred those photos and ended up using it exclusively. It looks like PeakFinder has better/shorter peak labels now, but still takes extra steps to export a photo, which is kind of a dealbreaker.
A nice thing about PeakFinder is that it still costs a fixed price for the app. If this is the only mountain AR app you use, it's worth it.
PeakVisor has transitioned to an IAP "Pro" subscription. Since I bought PeakVisor in 2018, they grandfathered my install with all the original features, with temporary free access to Pro features, so I can't tell what features are Pro or not, but it's super fancy now. If you're into hiking, then I suggest you give PeakVisor a try as well. (I have no affiliation.)