Hiker Safety · by Stanage Foundation
STANAGEGO
SMS check-in and automatic emergency escalation for every hiker — no app, no data signal, no account required to get started.
Hiker Safety · by Stanage Foundation
SMS check-in and automatic emergency escalation for every hiker — no app, no data signal, no account required to get started.
What is it?
Every year, hikers get into trouble on UK hills and mountains. Sometimes it's a twisted ankle a few miles from the trailhead. Sometimes it's worse — a fall, a navigational error, exposure setting in as the weather turns.
STANAGEGO is a simple idea: tell it when you're leaving, tell it when you're back. If you don't check in on time, it escalates — first a reminder text to you, then an alert to your nominated emergency contact with your last known GPS position.
Trips can be managed entirely by SMS, and the iPhone app signs you in with Apple rather than a password. No web portal account or one-time phone code is required.
If you carry an iPhone, the STANAGEGO app adds live GPS tracking, Live Activities on the Dynamic Island, push notifications, and step counting — all running quietly in the background while you walk.
Feature 01
Text the STANAGEGO number from any mobile. Describe your trip in one message and the system logs it against your number. No password, no email, no app download.
Just describe your trip in plain English: your route, where you're starting from, and when you expect to be back. A mid-trip check-in will be sent to you at the halfway point of your estimated time.
SMS trip logging
Text STANAGEGO with your route and expected return time. The system ties the trip to the number you used, then replies with confirmation and your safety window.
After that, updates are just as simple. Send a note, extend your return time, or text LOG OUT when you're safely back.
Prefer richer controls? The iPhone app adds background GPS, push alerts, trip history, and on-device SOS tools while the SMS flow stays available on any phone.
Feature 02
The iPhone app signs in with Apple and layers GPS tracking, Live Activities, push alerts, and trip history on top of the same safety system.
You can still register and manage trips over SMS at any time. The app is there when you want a map, a timeline, and background updates without opening Messages.
Feature 03
If you miss your return time, STANAGEGO doesn't wait for someone to check on you. The escalation sequence runs automatically, in order, until you reply or your emergency contact is reached.
How it works
Text the STANAGEGO number with LOG IN, or describe your route, start point, and expected return time in plain English. Your mobile number identifies the trip.
Nominate someone who can act if you are overdue — a friend, family member, or partner. You can save contacts in the iPhone app for next time.
STANAGEGO tracks your return window. With the iPhone app, GPS runs in the background and a Live Activity shows your check-in countdown.
At the halfway point of your estimated walk time you receive a check-in text. Reply to confirm you are on track.
Text LOG OUT when you are safely off the hill. Miss your deadline and STANAGEGO escalates — a reminder to you first, then your emergency contact.
iOS App
The free STANAGEGO iOS app connects to your existing account and adds live GPS tracking, push notifications, and real-time trip status directly on the Dynamic Island — all running quietly in the background while you walk.
When a trip is active, a Live Activity on the Dynamic Island shows your check-in countdown, steps walked, and GPS status at a glance — no need to unlock your phone. If your connection drops on the hill, the app switches to background GPS and syncs when signal returns.
An SOS sheet is always one swipe away. In an emergency it shows your GPS position as an OS grid reference alongside the mountain rescue number.
Trip data syncs with the STANAGEGO service — separate from this stanage.org visitor guides. For SMS registration, see how it works.
Get started
Free to use. Works on any phone. A single text is all it takes to register your first trip.
Police, ambulance, mountain rescue. Give your OS grid reference when you call.
Activated via 999. Covers the Dark Peak including Stanage Edge and surrounding moorland.
Register at emergencysms.net. Works where voice calls fail on the moor.