Tag: mountain
Skip up a mountain in powered pants from Google’s X Labs
A new set of ‘powered pants’ can boost your leg strength as much as 40%, or make you feel around 30 lb (14 kg) lighter, according to Google X Labs spinout Skip. This ‘mountain goat’ exoskeleton aims to eliminate physical barriers to outdoor hiking. Skip has just partnered with Arc’teryx, a high-end outdoor clothing company, …
Driver gets stuck on Utah mountain after taking Google ‘shortcut’
A driver in Utah got stranded on a mountain after Google Maps suggested a shortcut that led to a rugged dirt road, officials said. The Wasatch County Search and Rescue said in a Facebook post that at about 12:40 a.m. on July 4, a 911 call was made by a stranded driver. The driver, a …
Man gets stranded in car on Utah mountain after following Google Maps ‘shortcut’
A 23-year-old man was rescued from a Utah mountainside after he followed a “shortcut” route recommended by Google Maps and ended up trapped in his car. The unnamed man drove his Toyota Turcell through an ungroomed dirt road up Strawberry Peak as he tried to get from Springville to Vernal on July 4, officials with …
Driver gets stuck on Utah mountain after taking Google ‘shortcut’: officials
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} A driver in Utah got stranded on a mountain after Google Maps suggested a shortcut that led to a rugged dirt road, officials said. The Wasatch County Search and Rescue said in a Facebook post that at about 12:40 a.m. on July 4, a 911 call was made by a stranded driver. The …