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Is the Smartphone-Free Thru-Hike Dead? Some Hikers Are Bringing It Back

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WMUR

NH Fish and Game: Don't rely on phone maps while hiking

New Hampshire's Fish and Game Department is warning hikers not to rely on cellphone mapping apps for wilderness navigation after two individuals got lost in the woods.According to the department, a ...
Times Union

'Can you help us': Text, calls didn't go through before California family of 3 died while hiking

Nearly six months after a California family and their dog died of extreme heat exhaustion and dehydration while hiking, phone data was released on Thursday that shows a text message and several phone ...
Digital Trends

I became a cyborg backpacker, and it completely changed my hiking experience

For many traditionalists, the very idea of carrying our arsenal of electronic gadgetry into the wilderness is anathema. However, much as I myself may enjoy the simplicity of the unfiltered outdoors ...
4029tv

'Can you help us': Text, calls didn't go through before California family of 3 died while hiking

WYOMING LAST MONTH. AND NOW TO THE MYSTERIOUS DEATHS OF A COUPLE, THEIR 1-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND THEIR DOG, ALL IN THEIE SRRA NATIONAL FOREST. ETHNICITY MARIPOSA COUNTY SHERIFF SAID TODAY THAT THEYLL A ...