Suunto Announces September Updates

As of Tuesday, August 14^th, 2012, Suunto has released two free upgrades to the Ambit that will take its award-winning technology and functionality to new heights. Since its Spring 2012 launch, Suunto has relentlessly sought to update its technology to meet the needs of Suunto customers. 

After careful consideration from the feedback of Ambit users, Suunto is pleased to announce two free upgrades that will add insurmountable value to the technology of the Ambit. The first update available at the end of September will include:

-          On-screen route navigation

-          Online routes to download

-          Location displays in 14 local grid references (includes US, UK, and key European countries)

-          Plus chrono, GPS time keeping with a constant backlight and five new languages (Italian, Portugese, Dutch, Finnish and Swedish).

Users will be able to download routes online or input their own waypoints with this update, making it possible to see routes in real time, including their start point position and most importantly, the route ahead.

Location displays in local grid references allow users to pinpoint where they are on their map to better plan their routes geographically.

Suunto's second launch of updates is scheduled for November.  

Suunto event at Outdoor Retailer!

Outdoor Retailer starts next week and we’ve gotten all of our final details together so we can start getting excited for all the awesome events that are going on at the show. At the top of the list is our ever-so-exciting Suunto Trail Hour!

It’s going to be epic. Aron Ralston will be there, there will be chances to win tickets to the Keller Williams concert,

the chance to win a Suunto Ambit,

and libations, snacks and swag will be provided. See you all there! 

Suunto Quest for Shape Adventure Essentials

Summer is the time to get outside and get active. But what inevitably makes your outdoor activities just a little more fun and a lot more productive is the quality gear you use for your adventures.

Shape Magazine recently did an article on Outdoor Adventure Essentials featuring the gear, tools and toys needed to “conquer the water, road and trails.”

The Suunto Quest was featured under the running section as the only watch on the page. It was paired with the footpod and heart rate monitor to track distance, speed and intensity. It’s a pretty great piece if you ask us! 

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! 

Kim Havell shredding every day like it's winter

We simply can't keep up with Suunto athlete Kim Havell--a professional skier and mountaineer who spends her days climbing and  shredding every hill she can get her planks on. As you can imagine, North American summers sometimes put a dent in these plans--at least for most people. But Kim simply finds the snow.

Kim recently took a trip up to Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in Alaska to satiate her skiing addiction. Because we couldn't be there we were super stoked when we saw she had done stories in National Geographic and Powder about her travels so we could live vicariously through her. It's stories like this that hold us over until winter rears her head again.

Kim is now on a mission to climb Mt. Kenya with Challenge21, Africa's second highest peak to document the peak's rapidly disappearing glaciers. 

Warren Miller releases Flow State trailer, features Suunto athlete Julian Carr

Our buddies from Warren Miller recently put out a trailer for the flick Flow State and every second of it puts us at the edge of our bindings. Suunto athlete Julian Carr is featured in the film, shredding lines and talking about the out-of-body experience that is extreme skiing. We get goosebumps just thinking about it.

Flow State set to release fall of 2012

Suunto at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2012

Summer is officially underway and we’re spending every waking moment we can find hiking, running, biking, climbing, fishing, running and enjoying every ray of sunshine Mother Nature has to offer. Despite our attempts to spend all of our time exploring the outdoors, we've also been working hard in prep for our biggest summer trade show, Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2012.

Outdoor Retailer is a trade show in Salt Lake City sponsored by the Outdoor Industry Association. We prepare all year for summer and winter OR so we can show up among hundreds of other exhibitors throughout the country, put our best foot forward and stand out among the masses.

This year at Suunto’s OR booth we’re celebrating our new booth location and hosting a party on the first night--“The Trail Hour” with special guest Aron Ralston. We’ll be giving away tons of swag and Keller Williams Tickets!

Come check us out at OR for your chance to win! Please post any comments or questions you have below and be sure to share this invite with your friends.