Mobile phones are great for wayfinding, until they run out of battery (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Mobile phones are great for wayfinding, until they run out of battery

Caption

Researchers emphasize that safe travel in the outdoors is not about putting away your mobile phone, but about having alternatives if the technology fails.

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Photo: Marius Dalseg, The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT)

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