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山での写真撮影では、タイミングがとても重要です。 同じ場所でも、日の出前の青い光、朝日が差し込む瞬間、雲の切れ間から差す光、日没前の柔らかな光では、写真の印象が大きく変わります。理想の1枚を撮るためには、撮影ポイントにいつ到着するか、どのルートで向かうか、日没までに戻れるかを事前に考えておくことが大切です。 Suuntoウォッチは、登山やアウトドアでの撮影計画をサポートするツールとしても活用できます。日の出・日の入り、月齢、ルートナビゲーション、高度、気圧、天気の変化などを手元で確認できるため、山やトレイルでの行動判断に役立ちます。 この記事では、アウトドア写真撮影でSuuntoウォッチを活用する方法を紹介します。 登山やアウトドア写真撮影で大切なのは「光」と「時間」 アウトドア写真では、光の状態が仕上がりを大きく左右します。 特に山では、太陽の高さ、雲の動き、霧、風、地形による影などによって、同じ場所でもまったく違う表情になります。良い光に出会うには、撮影技術だけでなく、撮影場所に到着するタイミングも重要です。 ゴールデンアワーとブルーアワーを意識する 日の出直後や日没前後は、光がやわらかく、山や風景を印象的に見せやすい時間帯です。一般的に、日の出後や日没前の時間帯はゴールデンアワー、日の出前や日没後の青みがかった時間帯はブルーアワーと呼ばれます。 山岳写真やトレイルでの撮影では、この時間帯に撮影ポイントへ到着できるかどうかが大切です。 撮影ポイントまでの移動時間を考えておく 理想の光の時間に合わせるには、撮影ポイントまでの移動時間を逆算しておく必要があります。 登山道では、距離だけでなく標高差や路面状況によって移動時間が変わります。暗い時間帯に出発する場合や、日没後に下山する可能性がある場合は、ルート確認と安全管理も重要です。 Suuntoウォッチがアウトドア写真撮影に役立つ理由 Suuntoウォッチは、スポーツや登山の記録だけでなく、撮影のタイミング管理にも役立ちます。 日の出・日の入り、月齢、ナビゲーション、気圧や高度など、アウトドアで必要な情報を手元で確認できるため、スマートフォンを何度も取り出しにくい状況でも行動判断をしやすくなります。 1. 日の出・日の入りを手元で確認できる 対応するSuuntoウォッチでは、日の出・日の入り時刻や、次の日の出・日の入りまでの時間を確認できます。たとえばウォッチのウィジェットでは、次の日の出または日の入りまでの時間を表示し、詳細画面で日の出・日の入り時刻と現在の月齢を確認できます。 朝焼けや夕焼けを狙う場合、手元で日の出・日の入りを確認できると、撮影ポイントへの到着時間や撤収の判断がしやすくなります。 2. 月齢を確認して夜景や星空撮影に活かせる 星空や天の川を撮影したい場合は、月の明るさも重要です。月が明るい夜は山や地形が照らされる一方で、星空は見えにくくなることがあります。反対に、月明かりが少ない日は、暗い夜空を撮影しやすくなります。 Suuntoウォッチで月齢を確認できると、夜間撮影の計画を立てるときの参考になります。 3. ルートナビゲーションで暗い時間帯の移動をサポート 朝日を狙う撮影では、まだ暗いうちに登山口を出発することがあります。夕景を狙う場合は、日没後に下山することもあります。 事前にSuuntoアプリでルートを作成し、対応するSuuntoウォッチに同期しておけば、暗い時間帯でも手元でルートを確認しながら行動できます。朝日を狙う撮影で夜明け前に登り始めるときや、夕景撮影のあとに下山するときも、ルートナビゲーションが行動をサポートします。 4. 気圧・高度・天気の変化を確認できる 山では、天候の変化も写真の仕上がりと安全に影響します。 気圧が下がる、雲が広がる、風が強くなる、気温が下がる。こうした変化を早めに把握できると、撮影を続けるか、場所を変えるか、下山するかを判断しやすくなります。 天気確認の詳しい使い方は、こちらの記事でも紹介しています。 ▶︎関連記事：登山やトレイルで天気を確認する方法｜Suuntoウォッチで気圧・日没・ストームアラームを活用 日の出・日の入りアラームで撮影タイミングを逃さない アウトドア撮影では、「あと何分で日の出か」「日没までどれくらいあるか」を意識することが大切です。 対応するSuuntoウォッチでは、日の出・日の入りアラームを設定できます。Suunto Vertical 2では、日の出・日の入りアラームは位置情報に基づくアダプティブアラームで、固定時刻ではなく、実際の日の出・日の入りの何分前に通知するかを設定します。日の出・日の入り時刻はGPS情報に基づいて決まります。 日の出前の移動に役立つ 朝焼けや雲海を狙う場合、日の出のかなり前に行動を開始することがあります。 日の出アラームを設定しておけば、出発や準備のタイミングを考えやすくなります。暗い時間帯に行動する場合は、ヘッドライトや防寒具、予備バッテリーなども忘れずに準備しましょう。 日没前の撤収判断に役立つ 夕景や日没前の光を狙う場合、撮影に集中しているうちに時間が過ぎてしまうことがあります。 日の入りアラームを設定しておけば、撤収や下山のタイミングを意識しやすくなります。特に初めて歩くルートや標高差の大きい場所では、日没後の移動リスクも考えて余裕を持って行動しましょう。 ▶︎関連記事：登山やトレイルで天気を確認する方法｜Suuntoウォッチで気圧・日没・ストームアラームを活用 ルートナビゲーションで撮影ポイントまで安全に移動する 理想の写真を撮るには、撮影ポイントまで安全にたどり着くことが前提です。 撮影場所が登山道の途中にある場合や、初めて行くエリアの場合は、事前にルートを準備しておくと安心です。 Suuntoアプリでルートを作成する Suuntoアプリでは、撮影したい場所までのルートを事前に作成できます。GPXファイルや外部サービスで作成したルートを活用することもできます。 ルートをウォッチに同期しておけば、登山中やトレイル上で現在地と進む方向を確認しながら移動できます。 ▶︎関連記事：GPXルートをSuuntoウォッチに入れる方法｜Routeplannerで山・トレランの準備をもっと簡単に オフラインマップと組み合わせる 対応するSuuntoウォッチでは、オフラインマップを使って現在地や周辺の地形を確認できます。スマートフォンの電波が入りにくい山でも、事前に必要エリアのマップを準備しておくことで、行動中の安心感につながります。 オフラインマップやナビゲーション機能については、こちらの記事も参考にしてください。 ▶︎関連記事：SUUNTO、マップ＆ナビゲーション機能を大幅アップデート クライムガイダンスで標高差と撮影までの行動時間を把握する 山での撮影では、距離だけでなく標高差も重要です。 地図上では近く見える場所でも、急な登りが続くルートでは思った以上に時間がかかることがあります。撮影したい時間に間に合うようにするには、ルート上の登り下りを事前に把握しておくことが大切です。 Suuntoのクライムガイダンスを使うと、ルート上の登り・下り・平坦区間を確認しやすくなります。撮影ポイントまでにどれくらい登るのか、帰りにどれくらい下るのかを把握しておくことで、行動時間や体力配分を考えやすくなります。 ▶︎関連記事：登山・トレイルランのルートナビゲーション｜Suuntoクライムガイダンスの便利な使い方 アウトドア写真撮影でSuuntoウォッチを活用するシーン 朝駆け登山で朝日や雲海を狙う 朝日や雲海を撮影するには、夜明け前から行動することが多くあります。 日の出時間、ルート、標高差、天気、気温を事前に確認しておけば、撮影ポイントへの到着時間を考えやすくなります。 夕景・日没前の光を狙う 日没前の柔らかな光は、山や風景を印象的に見せてくれます。 一方で、撮影後の下山時間も考える必要があります。日の入りアラームやルートナビゲーションを活用することで、撮影と安全管理のバランスを取りやすくなります。 星空・天の川を撮影する 星空撮影では、月齢、天気、雲の量、撮影場所の暗さが重要です。 Suuntoウォッチで月齢を確認しておくと、夜空の明るさを考えながら撮影計画を立てやすくなります。 トレイルランやファストハイク中に撮影する トレイルランやファストハイクでは、軽い装備で移動しながら撮影することがあります。 ウォッチでルートや時間を確認できると、スマートフォンや地図を頻繁に取り出さずに、行動の流れを止めにくくなります。 撮影に使うSuuntoウォッチを選ぶポイント アウトドア写真撮影でSuuntoウォッチを使うなら、撮影スタイルに合わせて機能を選びましょう。 日の出・日の入り、月齢を確認できるか 朝焼け、夕景、星空を撮るなら、日の出・日の入りや月齢を確認できる機能が役立ちます。 ルートナビゲーションとオフラインマップ 初めての撮影地や山岳エリアでは、ルートナビゲーションやオフラインマップがあると安心です。 気圧計・高度計・コンパス 天気の変化や現在地の把握には、気圧計、高度計、コンパスも役立ちます。 バッテリー持ち 撮影では、移動時間に加えて現地で待つ時間も長くなることがあります。長時間の登山や夜間撮影を考えるなら、バッテリー持ちも確認しておきたいポイントです。 ▶︎関連記事：登山におすすめのGPSスマートウォッチとは？地図・バッテリー・アウトドア機能の選び方 Suuntoのアウトドアウォッチで、理想の撮影タイミングを逃さない 登山やアウトドア写真撮影では、光、時間、ルート、天気を把握することが大切です。 Suuntoのスポーツウォッチは、日の出・日の入り、月齢、ルートナビゲーション、オフラインマップ、気圧や高度など、アウトドアでの行動判断に役立つ機能を備えたモデルを展開しています。 撮影計画や登山、トレイルでの行動管理に活用したい方は、自分のスタイルに合うモデルをチェックしてみてください。 ▶︎Suuntoのスポーツウォッチを見る まとめ｜Suuntoウォッチは、アウトドア写真撮影の計画と行動をサポートする アウトドア写真撮影では、良いカメラやレンズだけでなく、良い光に出会うための準備が大切です。 日の出・日の入り、月齢、ルート、標高差、天気、気圧を確認できると、撮影ポイントへの到着時間や撤収タイミングを考えやすくなります。 Suuntoウォッチは、登山やトレイルでの移動をサポートしながら、撮影に必要な時間や環境情報を手元で確認できるツールです。 理想の1枚を撮るために、そして安全に帰ってくるために。 アウトドア写真撮影のパートナーとして、Suuntoウォッチを活用してみてください。 ▶︎Suuntoの登山向けスポーツウォッチを見る

If it’s not in Strava, it didn’t happen! And if it did happen, you can (try to) do it, too: Simply save the route and sync it to your Suunto for navigation. In addition to sharing your activities with the community and chasing segment crowns, Strava is also a huge source of routes. You can, for example, create your own routes, use route suggestions, and save your friends’ routes for navigation. To get started with using Strava routes together with your Suunto watch, connect the two accounts in Suunto app (Go to Profile -> Partner services -> Strava). If you have already connected your Suunto account with Strava, you will need to reconnect the two to enable the route sync: Simply disconnect and reconnect to get the new feature in use. Reconnecting will allow the route content to flow to your Suunto app. Once the two accounts are connected the routes marked with a star in “My Routes” in Strava will be synced to your Suunto app and Suunto watch. Strava routes work as any other route in a Suunto. “Unstarring” a route in Strava will also remove it from Suunto app NOTE: Syncing routes from Strava to Suunto app requires a Strava Premium subscription. You can get a 60-day trial as part of the Suunto Value Pack or by starting your free trial here. Learn more about routes on Strava

It’s almost become a cliché: our biggest obstacle is usually ourselves. It’s not “out there”, but usually “in here”. Recognizing this marks an important transition in life. It’s often when we really start to fly as individuals. In endurance sports our inner obstacles get magnified and compressed into a short period of time. Especially at the elite level, our head space has a massive impact on our game. Suunto ambassador Anton Krupicka has had a long career as an elite endurance athlete. Through the years he’s had ample opportunity to explore what it takes to build mental toughness. It’s a slippery thing, he says. Something we must take hold of again and again. Read on for Anton’s eloquent take on the secrets of mental toughness.   Waiting for the start at Unbound XL 2022. Photo by Sami Sauri   By Anton Krupicka   Unbound XL 2021 In 2021, when I first rode the Unbound XL–an approximately 350-mile (563 km) gravel race in the Flint Hills of Kansas–I came away from the weekend a bit, I don’t know, unimpressed, I guess. Underwhelmed, nonplussed. I hadn’t found the experience of riding my bike over the course of 28hr as emotionally affecting or significant as I had expected or hoped. Pedaling back into Emporia at the finish contained none of the end-of-race euphoria, relief, or satisfaction that I’ve come to associate with such ultra-endurance pursuits. After letting the effort marinate for a few days, however, I realized the flatness of my experience was on me. For the first 250 miles (402 km) or so I had done a relatively good job of staying focused and engaged, riding to the best of my abilities. In the last 100 miles (161 km), though, I had let heat and drowsiness (the race starts at 3pm; riding through the night is mandatory) dominate my mindset; I basically soft pedaled the last 100 miles. At the finish, I already knew I had let myself down, and as a result, the whole event left me feeling unfulfilled. This didn’t sit well, and after some reflection, I was determined to return in 2022 with a more resolute attitude and give the event the opportunity to have an impact on me. There’s a certain kernel of truth to the cliche “nothing risked, nothing gained”. I hadn’t taken any chances, and I was, appropriately, not rewarded.   When the tough get going ... Photo by Sami Sauri   Motivation & Racing Recently, I was asked by a friend, after such a long career in endurance racing—primarily as a mountain ultrarunner—why do I still line up for races like the Unbound XL? It’s a good question, and I’ve asked myself that often. Over the last 15 years, my motivations for racing have shifted significantly. Ten years ago, I think I was still firmly operating from a place of seeking external validation. I was racing for my ego, to beat people, to garner respect from the community and my peers as a top athlete. After years of injury, and a certain amount of maturation, however, my perspective has changed. I’ve realized that races are rare opportunities for us to try our best. To try to be at our best. Now, my motivation is not external—I would say my physical prime has passed, and, in general, I’m simply more comfortable with who I am and my place in the world.Today, my motivation to race is more internal. I want to embrace the opportunity of working with other competitors to confront a significant challenge and be pushed and pulled to give it my best effort. To be proud of the way in which I conduct myself in the face of absurd difficulties. To fully experience life at an elevated level. The intensity of racing ratchets up the richness of life. So many emotions are crammed into a race—by time you get to the end, you feel as if you’ve lived a year’s worth of experiences, not just a day. Those are experiences that I never want to take for granted or stop seeking. But, the nature of these events is such, that, to get there, you must, by definition, endure. This requires mental toughness. Last year’s Unbound XL taught me that a race is only as momentous an experience as the amount of effort that you put into it. Trying my best—regardless of finishing rank—is the essential ingredient to having an experience that will push me to grow, leave me satisfied and form a lasting memory.   Things don't always go to plan. Photo by Sami Sauri Sagebrush & Summits: A Tour of Enduring About a month after the Unbound XL last year, I embarked on a three-week, 2300-mile (3700 km) bike tour that involved running and climbing six of the highest, most remote peaks in the Rocky Mountains. It was arduous. Every single day I was forced to confront some kind of weakness about myself, some inadequacy to deal with the challenge. For the first week or so, it was really tough. By the end, however, I felt that I could detect a subtle, but important, shift in my mindset. When things got hard, it did not feel as mentally difficult to bear as it had at the beginning of the trip. I had realized an important lesson–when things got tough, they were only unbearable if I let my mind turn negative and project to somewhere in the future. If only this hill/headwind/washboard/rain/heat/dust (etc. etc. etc.) would end! If only I were already at the top of the climb, or the next gas station, or the next town! I realized that living with that future-focused mindset is untenable. If I let my mind fall into such a pattern, the task at hand would always feel interminable. The alternative, of course, is to strive for contentment in the moment. Once I could accept my inadequacies in the moment and make peace with the fact that all I could do was try my best, the angst would fall away. The present moment would become bearable, even enjoyable. That lesson was the great gift of that long tour.   One thing at a time. Stay in the moment. Photo by Sami Sauri Unbound XL 2022 In preparing for the Unbound XL this spring, I set out on a planned three-day tour of 150 miles a day in late March. My first night out went horribly. It was colder than I’d anticipated; my sleeping bag was too light. Out of desperation, I ended up sleeping in a Port-a-Pottie, desperate for any extra warmth. The next morning I woke up feeling depraved and haggard after hardly having slept at all. In defeat, I tucked my tail, and, after several cups of coffee, pedaled my bike the shortest distance possible back to my home (it was still over 100mi, but not at all what I had intended). I had taken the lesson of the 2021 Sagebrush & Summits tour for granted. I thought I was permanently more mentally tough. This overnighter taught me that cultivating mental toughness—which really means mental equanimity in the face of hardship–was necessarily an on-going process. One never arrives at a state of mental toughness; it is a trait that must be constantly born anew. I am satisfied to say that my experience at the Unbound XL a couple weeks ago was much different than last year. There were plenty of challenges. After only 70 miles I crashed hard, gashing my left knee, hip, elbow and hand. Despite all the raw wounds and torn up hand I was able to figure out a way to keep holding onto the handlebars for the next 280 miles. I fixed flats and didn’t give up when I no longer had anyone to ride with through the night. When the skies opened up with torrential rain in the last 50 miles, I just tried to smile and think about what a good story all the mud and water would make when we got to the finish line. I’m already looking forward to next year, but I know that having a satisfying race again won’t just happen. I’ll have to stay engaged and keep tending a mindset of contentment and equanimity. The trap of pining away for something different in the future is ever-present, but I’m now confident that with vigilance I can avoid it and have the adventure I’m looking for.   Lead image by: © Fred Marmsater

Talk to Christian Meier for a few minutes and it’s clear the former pro road cyclist who competed in all three European Grand Tours during his career is spilling over with ideas and passion to make good things happen. Exuding entrepreneurial self-belief and drive, Christian lives in Girona, Spain where he juggles multiple businesses while finding time to ride bikes and train for trail running ultra marathons. He’s currently training for the 101 km Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC), one of the flagship races at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB). “Ultra races are like grand adventures where you go through the whole range of emotions while spending the day and sometimes night in nature while pushing yourself to your physical limits,” Christian says. “These types of adventures need equipment that can keep up; tough, accurate and with a battery life that makes the journey - it’s the Suunto 9 Baro for me!” Christian competing at Salomon Ultra Pirineu. Building businesses for good While he’s not preparing for that, riding bikes, overseeing his and his wife’s Espresso Mafia roastery and cafe and specialist cycling cafe La Fabrica, he’s building Chance Running, a revolutionary running apparel brand that prioritizes doing good for the planet. With every purchase, Chance Running plants two trees with its partner Tree Nation and offsets 200 kg of carbon and removes one kilogram of ocean bound plastic. “Chance is an opportunity to rethink the mission of a company - making it mission driven rather than profit driven,” Christian says. “It has allowed us to try and help the planet we are out enjoying everyday, through the avenue we know best, sport. Being carbon neutral is no longer enough and we want to push the boundaries of what’s possible with a planet first approach.” Where it began Christian grew up in a hard-working German-Canadian family in a small rural community in New Brunswick in Canada. The “farm-to-table” family worked a farm and ran a butcher shop and restaurant. His mother worked the farm while his father, a machinist, was a capable craftsman who built the family home. “We lived from the land and I was exposed to an incredible set of skills and work ethic while the whole time being immersed in nature,” Christian says. “Though at the time it was tough being a kid and my summers weren’t at camp like the other kids, but spent on my grandparents farm working. It shaped me into who I am today.” Christian competing at the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco, 2019. © Lian van Leeuwen/Atlas Mountain Race Falling in love with bikes That upbringing prepared him for the grind of a competitive cycling career. One day as a kid he picked up a mountain biking magazine and that was it - he got a bike and was 100% committed. Cross-country, downhill, road to track - he lived and breathed bikes. So much so he decided he wanted to make riding his job. Pro road cycling was where the money was so he went to Belgium to test the waters. There, by chance, he met a couple of roadies while out cycling and they invited him to train with their team. “I got my ass kicked to be honest,” he says. “But rather than quit I went home and trained even harder.” Hard work pays off It paid off because Christian eventually raced professionally for the Symmetrics, Garmin-Chipotle, United Healthcare and Orica-GreenEdge teams from 2005 to 2016. He won Canada’s National Road Championships in 2008 and had many more domestic race victories. He also placed 15th on day 11 at the 2012 Giro d'Italia. Now based in the cycling haven Girona, he’s still crazy about bikes; from road, to gravel to bike packing trips and is a prominent member of the local cycling culture. “Suunto connected to me on a personal level because they take sustainability seriously,” Christian says. “Manufactured in Finland, using renewable energy, refurbishing returned watches. Besides the performance features these are factors that are quite important to me and I am proud to form a part of their community.” Lead image: © Ultra Pirineu

In this article by Suunto athlete, ultra-runner and diversity champion Ryan Montgomery, he explains allyship and how we can all be good allies in the outdoors. Click here to read Ryan’s previous article on the importance of diversity in the outdoors scene.   By Ryan Montgomery Not everyone feels welcome, nor safe, in the outdoors. Diverse communities—our queer, LGBT, people of color, and peers with disabilities—often experience limitations that prevent them from getting outdoors. Each of us plays a role in eliminating barriers to outdoor spaces for others; being an ally is what will make outdoor recreation safe and accessible for all people.   Photo by Brave Trails, taken at Camp Brave Trails. What is allyship? Allyship: We all have heard this word at work, on social media, and in conversation. Perhaps it seems daunting or even time-consuming. However, when I think of allyship, I think of it as a process over time—a process of learning, action, more learning, and more action. Simply put, becoming an ally for others in the outdoors requires us take an action, using our own varying levels of privilege (which I define as money, knowledge, influence, tools, etc.) to amplify the work and voices of people who historically haven’t had a visible presence in outdoor spaces. When you can start to think of all the tools you have that can be leveraged for allyship, you will begin to realize you have many ways to make an impact right now.   Photo by Latinos Outdoors. What is allyship important? We want everyone to enjoy the experience of the outdoors. With this goal in mind, it’s important to remember that we all experience the outdoors differently. Think about when you pass others on a trail . . . do they smile, make eye contact, or say “hello!” back? Don’t assume these are universal experiences among everyone—they are not. While a lot of us enjoy spending time in nature, it often comes at a price, such as stares and unwanted comments about body weight, skin color, queerness and gender expression, or perceived ability. In more serious situations, the cost of being in outdoor places comes in the form of hostile encounters, racial slurs, or other forms of bullying and acts of discrimination. Allyship is important because it helps stop these negative outdoor experiences becoming a reality among marginalized communities.   Photo by Brave Trails, taken at Camp Brave Trails. How can I be an ally to others? Allyship is action. Yes, there are a lot of different actions you can take to start or develop your allyship. When people ask me how they can start or be a better ally, I suggest these 4 specific ally-building actions: 1 - Speak Up See something, say something. Don’t be afraid to share and talk about allyship. Have the courage to provide others with learning opportunities about diversity in the outdoors and how to be an ally. Speak about the problem at hand and share what you’re learning. This is a low-hanging action that’s simple, yet highly impactful. 2 – Pass the Microphone Highlight or elevate the voices of people who don’t act or look like you, including diverse athletes and outdoor leaders and organizations. Part of allyship is creating more access for marginalized people. If you don’t have a “microphone” to hand over, bring an extra chair, expand the table, or physically give your seat to a marginalized person.   3 – Learn, Don’t Assume You Know Everything: Probably the most important, is to focus on learning. Ask questions. Lead with curiosity. Listen to others’ stories. Learning about others is the foundational block to allyship. There are plenty of learning opportunities online. The Safe Zone Project provided self-guided LGBT ally training as a resource. In addition to The Safe Zone Project, I have enjoyed learning from the following guides, books, and creators: Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney (Book) Whiteness in the Outdoors Guide (Guide) Being an LGBT+ Ally Guide by the Human Rights Campaign (Guide) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer (Book) Alison Desir, black runner and equity advocate (Creator to follow) 4 - Donate to Support Community Groups If you are privileged financially, consider supporting outdoor affinity or community groups. These groups span across a broad spectrum of non-profits that get communities outside, perform learning and development, or provide education in the outdoor industry and more. Some of my favorite affinity groups and programs that you can support are Brave Trails, Outdoor Afro, and Latino Outdoors. Photo by Brave Trails, taken at Camp Brave Trails. Together, we can make the outdoors thrive Remember that the outdoors teaches us that diversity is necessary for survival—to thrive. If we each do our part, leveraging our own unique privileges to make the outdoors more inclusive for our marginalized communities, then our human ecosystem can truly thrive.   Inspiring organizations and affinity groups to follow and to donate to: Brave Trails Latinos Outdoors Outdoor Afro Melanin Base Camp Brown Girls Climb Natives Outdoors Indigenous Geotags Brown People Camping Unlikely Hikers Fatgirls Hiking Indigenous Women Hike Boccrew Outthereadventures   Lead images by: Latinos Outdoors

Starting this Earth Day, we have partnered with Hammerhead and Komoot to challenge you to #SeeTheAdventureAhead and share your natural wonder, however you explore. Use the hashtag #SeeTheAdventureAhead when you share on Instagram, Facebook, and/or Komoot* before May 11th and we’ll plant a tree for every post, with the goal of planting 10,000 trees with Tree Nation. Trees are key pillars of the world for both humans and the environment. They benefit us by purifying water, air and creating better social conditions. They benefit the environment by providing homes for various forms of life, cooling our climate and improving our soil. To celebrate the wonders of our natural world, get out there and share your natural wonder. We'll plant trees through the VCS certified Eden project in Mozambique for each share! *tag Suunto and Hammerhead when you share on Komoot Find places to explore with Suunto heatmaps Learn more about Tree Nation Learn more about Suunto compatible cycling computer Hammerhead Karoo 2 Main image: @runningphotograph