Core Mountain Values

Mountain Life Magazine showcases the true character of British Columbia’s vast and varied Coast Mountain range. They aim to shed some natural light on the on the culture, history, people and environmental issues within the Sea to Sky corridor and beyond.

In the latest issue they point some natural light at the Suunto Core!


We agree - Core mountain values include such things as premium equipment, designed to perform, and built to survive: Like the Core Watch.

Suunto Launches New Fitness Watch

Big week for Suunto! We globally launched a NEW fitness watch for those looking to get fit, lose weight or receive personal training. The much-anticipated Suunto Moves-Series comes with a dual heart rate monitor to provide guidance, monitor activity, inspire, motivate and turn measured data into personal recommendations and training plans. The M-Series works as a personalized training tool to guide you every step of the way making workouts fun, easy and motivational. The M-Series answers questions about how hard to train, how long and when--a perfect complement to Suunto's new fitness social media site, Movescount.com. This site is a social gathering place for users to share information and connect globally with like-minded fitness enthusiasts.

"We’re pleased to offer a range of stylish training watches designed specifically for those looking for guidance,” says Matt Kaplan, Vice President and Business Director of Suunto North America. “The M-series is a truly personalized system to help our users meet their workout goals.”

The Suunto M5 provides the most complete multi-sport fitness and recovery partner. The M5 shows when the user has fully recovered from the previous workout and can safely complete the next high-impact workout. The M5 comes equipped with a Suunto Dual Comfort Belt, is compatible with Suunto Fitness Solution, track speed and distance with optional PODS, upload exercise data onto Movescount.com and can download custom workouts from Movescount.com.

The Suunto M4 guides the user through a seven-day training program with unique goal-setting ability and feedback. Taking the user’s iindividual goals into consideration, the M4 training program is designed to improve aerobic condition. The M4 comes with a Suunto Dual Comfort Belt, is compatible with Suunto Fitness Solution and exercise date can upload into Movescount.com.

The Suunto M2 provides essential features for customized guidance. Users are able to get real-time feedback on their progress. The M2 ensures that the user is working out in the ideal zone for burning calories. The M2 comes with Suunto Dual Comfort Belt and is compatible with Suunto Fitness Solution.

Exciting stuff--check it out!

Another Skill for Suunto Watches

It’s yet another use for your Suunto.

Len Waldron – an outdoor and adventure writer – is now using his Suunto to help calibrate and shoot targets from over a mile away.

Len says altitude, temperature, barometric pressure and wind all play a role. Here is his description:

Basically, in a shooter/spotter team the primary consideration is calculating the distance to the target (elevation) and the strength and direction of the wind (windage). Elevation is "up or down", windage is "left or right".

However, to be precise over long distances, shooters have to account for atmospheric changes such as temperature, barometric pressure and altitude. This is where I use the Suunto wristop computer. I collect the atmospheric info and plug the data into a program that is part of my iPod. The spotter estimates the range and wind, and that data (along with the atmospheric data) goes into a "shooting solution" that outputs a scope adjustment based upon pre-collected ballistics data (how the bullet flies based upon its mass and powder charge). The shooter adjusts the scope, takes the shot, and the spotter watches the target and suggests adjustments if necessary.

Might be more than you needed to know about precision shooting, but the accuracy is amazing. Len was out at Arco Pass, Idaho recently with some Chey Tac rifles hitting target over a mile away in sub-zero temperatures. Len says while his other devices failed, his Suunto Core had no problems and gave perfectly accurate readings for altitude, barometric pressure and temperature.

Check out more of Len’s stuff here: http://www.waldronpond.com/.