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Highgear Axis Watch
Price: $149.95 - BUY

Altimeter, barometer, compass, temperature, chronograph and it even shows you the time.

Designed with a narrower, female-specific profile, the High Gear Axis Watch gives you the same practical backcountry features found in the rugged wide body Summit watch. Smartly designed with an altimeter, barometer, compass, thermometer, chronograph and alarm clock, the Axis timepiece is everything most climbers, campers, backpackers and mountaineers will need in the backcountry. With a simple press of a button, the High Gear Axis' digital altimeter will store up to 20 individual data readings with altitude, time and date so you'll have an easier time logging exactly where and when you passed key landmarks on your adventure. The chronograph also holds a 30-run 100-lap memory so you can track your running, walking or climbing performance throughout the month. When you consider the weight of carrying a compass, altimeter and other components, it's easy to see why the High Gear Axis watch is a clear advantage--and it still looks refined enough to stay on your arm when you head back to the office.

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Highgear Axis Watch

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Advice from the Crown of Africa experience:
"Conditioning -- The benchmark for checking your physical well-being for this climb is simple: Can you run 5 miles in 45 minutes? If you can do that, you are considered fit enough. If you can't run 5 miles, you better go see David Breashears' IMAX Everest and stay an armchair mountaineer. I didn't run great distances - never more than 20 miles a week. I did workouts on hills to strengthen my up-and-down muscles. I also hiked and, since it was winter in the Northeast, I snowshoed. I did not lift weights since we were 'Gentlemen Climbers' spoiled by a group of porters who were the best atheletes I have ever seen. I do ab crunches so that (I'm embarrassed to say this) my 25-pound day-pack didn't give me any back problems. If you'd like expert advise on how to condition for Mt. Kilimanjaro, check out the exercises shown here and the exercise plan developed by Dr. David Musnick, Sports and Internal Medicine physician and author of Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness. "

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