Garmin e Ortovox: safety goal

By Silvia Galliani

Garmin and Ortovox join forces for the 2019/20 winter season.

There are in fact many aspects that the two well-known brands share: the very high quality of their products, the attention to technological research and the passion for the outdoor world. But there is another characteristic that makes the two companies more united than ever, the priority they give to safety.

Ortovox, since its birth, decisively contributed to the development of products for emergencies in the mountains, which, even today, contribute to making alpine sports safer and  to save lives.
Garmin, instead, thanks to the reliability of its products and the continuous search for solutions dedicated to the different and specific uses of the satellite receiver, has now become a leader in the outdoor sector and its gears are essential for any type of activity.

For years Ortovox has been running the Safety Academy program, courses and events related to snow safety coordinated and managed in collaboration with the UIAGM alpine guides to guarantee the highest quality and uniform teaching and operating throughout the Alpine arc.

Exactly in the context of this program of meetings, the collaboration between the two brands will be concretely realized. In each of the dates in program, Garmin will be present with its technical staff to present its inReach products and in particular the latest device, the GPSMAP 66i, with integrated satellite communication technology, which allows you to request assistance in case of need wherever you are, especially where there is no telephone signal, relying on the Iridium network, the best performing network of communication satellites.

It will therefore be an opportunity to discover in detail an excellent safety device and to see it in action in one of the areas, the mountains, where its support can be vitally important.