Review of Iridium 9575 Extreme, 9555, and Globalstar Spot satphones for backcountry and wilderness emergency and texting.

Review of Arva Neo avalanche beacon, good range, easy to use.

Smartphone app suggestions for backcountry skiing and climbing, weather, guidebook information and many other things.

A prayer for a safe winter of backcountry skiing is easy to come up with, while starting a beacon review of Arva.

History of the avalanche safety beacon transceiver, Skadi was the first effective unit, invented around 1971 by John Lawton and Ed LaChapelle

Review of Trimble Outdoors Navigator GPS smartphone app, good integration with cloud and desktop, but could use a few improvements.