GearGuide gives the Suunto Core Crush 5 stars!

Check out the GearGuide Top ABC Watch Reviews. 

"The search for a perfect ABC watch goes back several years for us at GearGuide. We were enamored with the idea of a wrist altimeter, barometer and compass for hikes in the Sierras and other activities. We looked and looked, but was never quite satisfied with what we found. Too expensive, not accurate or reliable, and retailers advising us to keep our money in our wallet. Well, how times have changed."

Suunto is proud to say that our very own Suunto Core Crush watch not only made the cut but also was the only watch to receive five stars. Check out the full review on their website! 

An Intro to Speedflying

Suunto Ambassador Neil Amonson is at it again. This time Neil introduces us to the world of Speedflying. Neil and a few friends were at the Canyons resort near Park City, Utah this week and he shared his adventures.

Speedflying is a relatively new sport that has a large following in Europe, combining a high speed paraglider with skiing. Unlike my summer hobby of BASE Jumping, no cliff is need to start this type of flying. Just a steep slope and the speed generated from your skis and you quickly lift off the ground. You can choose to fly hundreds of feet off the ground, just a few inches or ever stay in contact with the snow.

I wear my Suunto Core and it came in handy recording the altitudes gained during our hikes that day, the rising temperatures reminding us to keep an eye on snow conditions, as well as making sure we didn't lose track of time.

For video of the adventure go here. To see everything Neil is up to, go here.

A special thanks to Jacom Stephens for the picture.

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/.

Heybrun Couloir by Andrew McLean

"Here's a link to some helmet cam footage from skiing the Heyburn Couloir in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho last Wednesday (April 22). This was one of many couloirs in that area and I'll definitely be going back to ski a few more! We stayed up at the Bench Yurt for three nights and this line is about a one hour hike away. The couloir itself is about 1,500' long and a true classic."

Happy turns,
Andrew

This came in from Andrew McLean. Not only is Andrew one of the longest Suunto Ambassadors in US but known for being one of the most influencial skiers in US history. Andrew got awarded POWDER MAGAZINES most influential skiers for the year 2003.

Rarely jumped cliff in North Salt Lake City, UT

Tuesday, myself and two buddies made a trip up to a little known cliff north of Salt Lake City. It doesn't get jumped very often because you have to do a decent amount of hiking to get to a pretty small cliff.

Not to mention there is basically no place to land and you MUST fly out of the canyon to avoid a very rocky, steep hillside that funnels into some rapids fresh with melting snow. Using my trusty Suunto Core, I was able to track our altitude gained/lost as well as how long it took us to get to the top. We were fortunate enough to have near perfect conditions at the exit point and I was able to fly back during a 2+ minute parachute ride and land within feet of our truck :) Gotta love it!

Cross Country BASE jump from neil amonson on Vimeo.

Doug Stoup reached the North Pole for the 9th time

Tonight at 2:46 am MST Doug Stoup informed us that he and his crew reached the most northern point of our planet.

It's Doug's ninth trip to the North Pole. Check out updates on his website.

Here's an archive image of an earlier expedition of
Doug struggling over huge pressure ridges on the Arctic Ocean.

Here his comments sent from the pole:
"April has been a busy month as I guided 2 Expeditions (11 total
persons) to the Geographic North Pole. We encountered extremely cold temps diping -40F (= -40C) on most days and even ecountered a dip into the Arctic Ocean. You can learn more about Ice Axe adventures and getting to the poles as well as the Ice Axe Ski Cruise Nov 5-17, 2009 http://www.blogger.com/www.skicruise2009.com or http://www.blogger.com/www.iceaxe.tv
Thank You SUUNTO!
cheers,
Doug"

Congratulations to Doug from all of us here at Suunto!!!

Doug last year at the South Pole.