High-Tech Hiker

Here’s the gear to have near on your summer hiking adventure to keep you on-track and well-equipped.
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High-Tech Hiker

Outdoor Tech // (Photo by Rich Maloof)

A Trek in the Grand Tetons
For this special feature, MSN Tech & Gadgets put nine pieces of equipment to the test on a 45-mile trek through the Grand Tetons.

With conditions in the Wyoming backcountry ranging from hail and lightning at high elevation to 90-degree sunshine on a canyon floor, here’s the gear that proved both tech-savvy and trail-tough.

-- by Rich Maloof
(with special thanks to trail brothers William Breslin, John Donato and Douglas Edlin)