Back in November I was invited along with a small group of outdoor journos to spend a couple of days in Scotland getting some hill time in with Garmin’s new GPS watch, the Fenix. Having had my hands on the Fenix briefly a couple of months previously, I was keen to get into the nitty gritty of the watch which …
Garmin Fenix review
ABC watches (Altitude/Barometer/Compass) have been a fixture on the wrists of guides, trekkers and mountaineers for a while now, but the bar is about to be well and truly raised by the next generation of adventurer’s watches…
Trek & Mountain Everest Special out now!
Remember that striking image of 200-odd climbers in a line moving up the Lhotse Face of Everest last spring? Well you can read the summit report from one of the climbers in that queue, Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton, in the latest issue of Trek & Mountain, on sale now. It’s an amazing story, and not all negative too. Staying on the Everest …
Garmin launch fēnix GPS watch
Garmin has announced the launch of its first GPS wrist watch for serious mountaineers and outdoor discoverers. The watch has been developed together with professional mountain guides and provides comprehensive navigation capabilities – Garmin says the fenix “sets new standards for outdoor watches with optimised ABC (altimeter, barometer, compass) sensors”. Sporting a classic round watch design in high-strength housing with …