York Sunbury Search and Rescue held a training day focused on CalTopo GPS mapping, strengthening navigation skills and operational readiness. | York Sunbury Search and Rescue (YSSR)

CalTopo pro tip: Travel Time and Travel Plan — Alpinesavvy

CalTopo on Instagram: "And this is just the top 5 🚀 We also rolled out a number of small but mighty improvements (looking at you, interactive line profile) and made the app satellite ready (the future is here!). We packed a lot into one year and trust us— we’re not slowing down in 2026. What’s your favorite update from 2025? Got a new feature you’re hoping for in 2026? Let’s hear it in the comments below 👇"

Josh Hamill - Better Hiking on Instagram: "Phones (GPS) have ruined your navigational skills 📱 Convenience isn’t always beneficial, and when you only use GPS to navigate, you sacrifice your own ability to do so. There are active and passive forms of navigation - map reading and firsthand experience are active, meaning that they demand attention from a specific region of your brain; the hippocampus. The hippocampus is responsible (in simple terms) for your ability to navigate. The more you exerc