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iPhone’s Emergency SOS feature saves a group of lost hikers in California
The iPhone 14’s SOS via satellite feature has saved another life. Well, in this case, a whole group of them.
As reported by NBC News, a group of teens got lost while hiking in…
How Lost Hikers Can Send an SOS to Space
Last July, two hikers were on a backpacking trip in California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Just northeast of Granite Lake—a small body of water edged by deadfall and a rocky…
Who was Esther Dingley? Missing hiker’s remains found by her partner, Daniel Colegate in the…
Missing hiker Esther Dingley’s remains were recently discovered by her partner, Daniel Colegate, in the Pyrenees. The latter found the remaining parts of the hiker’s body just two weeks…
Hikers Warned Against ‘Potentially Fatal’ Route Suggested by Google Maps
Mountaineering charities in Scotland have welcomed Google's decision to investigate the routing issue at Ben Nevis, one of the most popular destinations and the highest mountain in the area.…
Smartphone Directions May Put Novice Hikers in Danger, Experts Say
For inexperienced hikers, smartphones are a multipurpose tool: a flashlight, an emergency beacon and a GPS, all in one device. But it can be ill-advised, and possibly life-threatening, for…