Hiking Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Lost hiker saved by iPhone flashlight app

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 4th, 2012)

One time when I was day hiking Mount Washington, I took a wrong turn at the top and went down the wrong way. I raced down the mountain, but still had to navigate some rough terrain for a few hours in the dark. This was the late nineties. I had a phone, but it didn't get coverage and phones back ...

5 iPhone apps for hiking

by Dave Caolo (Sep 8th, 2011)

Now that the weather is cooling down here in the States, it's time to spend some time outdoors. I love a good hike, and they're made even more enjoyable with a good app by my side. Track distance, brag about your workout or even find a hidden "treasure" during your excursion with these apps. Have ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Why GPS?

by Erica Sadun (Feb 22nd, 2010)

Normally readers write directly to Aunt TUAW using our tips line or feedback form. But today, we're switching things up a bit. Instead, Auntie is responding to a comment left on her last post about whether you should buy the Wi-Fi only iPad or wait for the 3G version. That's because Aunt TUAW has a ...

Use your iPhone to scare a bear (right before it eats you)

by Chris Rawson (Jan 20th, 2010)

Thanks to Stephen Colbert, we've become acutely aware of the dangers of bears, the "soulless, godless, rampaging killing machines" who patrol the forests of North America and prey on unwary hikers (some potentially not-safe-for-work language on that last site, FYI). Until now, your best defense ...