Brand: Suunto

    Category: Running Watches

    Recommended by thomas riley, mtnrunR — lakeview, oregon

    The Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar Canyon is the ultimate adventure watch designed for outdoor enthusiasts, combining advanced technology with rugged durability. With its solar charging capabilities and extensive features, this watch empowers you to explore the great outdoors with confidence and precision. 1. Durable titanium construction ensures lightweight strength and longevity for all your adventures. 2. Sapphire touchscreen display offers exceptional clarity and scratch resistance, even in harsh conditions. 3. Dual-band GPS/GNSS technology provides enhanced accuracy for tracking your location in challenging terrains. 4. Impressive battery life of up to 60 days on a single charge, perfect for extended expeditions. 5. Comprehensive outdoor offline maps keep you oriented and on track, even without cellular service. 6. Advanced training metrics support over 115 sport modes, catering to a wide range of athletic pursuits. 7. Built with renewable energy sources, making it an eco-friendly choice for environmentally conscious adventurers. The Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar Canyon is ideal for outdoor activities such as hiking, mountaineering, cycling, and skiing. It excels in rugged environments, providing reliable navigation and performance metrics for both casual adventurers and serious athletes. Whether you're trekking through the wilderness in summer or skiing down snowy slopes in winter, this watch is designed to meet the demands of your active lifestyle.

    Price: $699

    thomas riley's review

    have used this brand for almost 20 years. love the solar vertical with dual band gps, over 60 hours battery life, and superb accuracy

    Recommended by thomas riley, mtnrunR

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    What does thomas riley say about the Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar Canyon?

    have used this brand for almost 20 years. love the solar vertical with dual band gps, over 60 hours battery life, and superb accuracy

    Why does thomas riley recommend Suunto?

    thomas riley recommends the Suunto Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar Canyon for running watches. have used this brand for almost 20 years. love the solar vertical with dual band gps, over 60 hours battery life, and superb accuracy

    Is the Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar Canyon a good running watche?

    Yes — thomas riley recommends the Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar Canyon by Suunto as their running watches pick. have used this brand for almost 20 years. love the solar vertical with dual band gps, over 60 hours battery life, and superb accuracy

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    3 experts recommend the Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar Canyon.

    Megan Eckert, Professional Ultra Runner

    Replaced the orange strap with the Suunto Yellow.

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    Sara Aranda, Trail/Ultra Coach, Athlete, Creative

    I have been very impressed with this watch. From battery life to the qualities of the maps to the ease of navigating routes. I used this watch notably during my Lowest to Highest FKT. With how much off-trail there was (and how much of the off-trail I had to navigate at night), having the route and maps already downloaded was crucial for my success. This is my first watch where the maps actually show topography and any known trails, roads, etc. It even shows you where there might be steep cliffs nearby. Recording activities is as easy as ever (I also have the Suunto 9 Peak), and one feature that really saved me during the above-mentioned FKT is the ability to delete an activity before it fully writes over its own memory. For example, I had forgotten to turn off the wrist HR during the FKT, and thus I ran out of memory during night 2 of the effort (I was also using trail running mode, and thus a ton of data was being collected). The watch shut down in the middle of the night while I was navigating off-trail, yet since I knew the watch battery was fine, I started a new activity without much thought, then quickly realized the issue must've had to do with running out of memory. I ended the new activity I'd started, and when you end activities on the Vertical, there is immediately an option to save or delete it. I hit delete because if I'd kept going or saved that new activity, it would've started writing over the FKT data I'd collected thus far! That would have been a major gut punch. Thus, I synced the watch with my phone to save the FKT data thus far. Once that was complete, I was able to start a new activity and continue on. Dealing with this was a 10-minute mistake, but worth it to not lose all the data thus far. My Suunto 9 Peak doesn't let you choose to delete an activity before saving it, so the upgrade was a literal FKT-saver. While the watch itself is not as small and light as the Suunto 9 Peak (I have small wrists!), the Vertical is still relatively comfortable. I also really enjoy the solar charging capability of this watch! It really works!

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