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Upload Every Mountain
Imagine watching in almost-real time as a loved one scales the world's tallest mountain. It's possible with Contact -- software designed to bring Earth's most extreme environments into your living room.
Created by HumanEdge Tech, a developer of expedition-grade communications systems, Contact allows climbers to instantly upload georeferenced dispatches containing video, photos or text from the flanks of Everest and other remote locations to an expedition's server. No webmaster necessary. "Our personal lives sort of shut down during trips like this," says mountaineering guide Garrett Madison. "Now, within a couple of minutes of taking a photo, my parents and friends can see exactly where I am, what I'm doing and that I'm safe." ___________ Read more/source: Wired News
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