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Each year, leaders at Apogee Adventures guide hundreds of high school students on cycling, backpacking, hiking and service trips around the globe. Apogee trips can be long in duration and often remote — from hiking the rugged French Pyrenees to cycling the U.S. from coast to coast. As with any outdoor adventure, there are occasional bumps and [...] The post inReach in the Field: Clear Communications...

There are some who plan their ventures meticulously to avoid difficulties or obstacles. Others embrace challenges and seek the unknown. For the latter, there is the Adventurists. Started by Tom Morgan, this U.K.-based company creates large-scale events where participants can escape, in their words, “boringness and predictability.” In 2016, Americans Scott Gurian and Drew Gurian [...] The post Getting Properly Lost and Generously Found...

In 2016, Adam Campbell, one of the top mountain ultrarunners in the world, was seriously injured during a 200’ fall while attempting the Horseshoe Traverse in the Canadian Rockies. Campbell had an inReach® satellite communicator with him that day, and, following his rescue, he faced months of difficult recovery. Campbell’s return to sport was documented [...] The post Runner Adam Campbell’s Incredible Fall and...