Jade. Some climb operators try to save time and money by arranging for a bus to pick up customers in Taipei on Friday and directly take them to Tatachia in the Nantou mountains. Arriving at 3 or 4 a.m., they rest in the bus until dawn, when they start their climb. "Being so tired, their bodies and minds are not sufficiently prepared.
以登玉山主峰的生態之旅為例，據了解，坊間有些業者為了節省時間和費用，安排在星期五晚上出發，車子從台北直接開拔到位於南投山區的塔塔加，到達時已是凌晨三、四點，在車上休息到天亮後便上路。