Top 10 free outdoor apps

The influx of iPhone apps is growing by the day with over 200,000 and counting to choose from. Here's WideWorld's top 10 favorite freebies by five of the biggest outdoor brands. Just search for each in your app browser and download for maximum outdoor usefulness...

Mammut - Safety

No need to exaggerate the piste slope you just skied down with this app. Find out just how steep that black run was with the clinometer - using the camera to view your slope through the transparent degree bezel. Check your altitude in relation to Everest, your compass bearing (with a 3gs) and even learn about avalanche awareness. A fun edition to your outdoor app collection

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Our rating: 3 out of 5

Mammut - Packing List 

Choose from 17 activities - from rock climbing to ski touring and go about setting your packing list be it for a day or a long expedition. A great check list before setting off on any adventure. Edit and customise your own requirements before sharing amongst the other members of your team.

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Our rating: 4 out of 5

The North Face - The Snow Report

Few snow report apps are so well detailed. You'll discover everything you need to know from closed lifts to live webcams, avalanche advisory to trail maps, and most importantly, resort snow fall totals for one to three days. View 5-day forecasts with min and max temperatures, wind speeds and resort conditions. You can even Tweet your findings to all your followers right from the app.

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Our rating: 5 out of 5

The North Face - Trailhead

Exploration at your fingertips. Trailhead finds hikes, bike routes, pistes and more whereever you are adventuring. In fact you can search by postal code or current location through over 20 activities within your preferred distance. Track your trail, add photos on the go and enter waypoint descriptions whatever sport you're undertaking. This incredibly powerful free app from The North Face will never leave you short of outdoor adventure ideas.

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Our rating: 5 out of 5

Columbia - WhatKnot

What knot to tie in the greater outdoors? With so many knots for so many occasions you won't find a more qualified knot guide. Broken down into obvious categories you can study your step by step illustrations for the fastening that best suits your needs. Save your favorites and most-used for even easier access.

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Our rating: 5 out of 5

Quiksilver

A surf app from surf experts is one you can trust. Look up your local beach anywhere in the world for a detailed report including forecasts, tides, winds, swells, temperatures, webcams and maps. Driving to your favorite spot with your fingers crossed is a thing of the past.

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Our rating: 5 out of 5

Quiksilver - Snow

Feeding directly from mountainwatch.com for the latest details and forecasts, Quiksilvers Snow app is another big competitor in top apps for the snowsport junkie. Everything you need to know when heading out into the white.

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Our rating: 4 out of 5

Quiksilver - Live

For all you surf addicts: follow the latest event results, watch videos, view photos and stay tuned with live scores and streaming heats. An easy catch-up for surf tour enthusiasts.

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Our rating: 3 out of 5

Coleman - Lantern

When you can't find your head torch, pull this app from your pocket and choose from one of the many Coleman classic lanterns. Adjust your brightness and continue your hunt before you drain your beloved phone.

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Our rating: 3 out of 5

Coleman - Classic Camping Cookbook & Meal Planner

A pretty extravagant list of camping meals, perhaps more suited to the outdoor chef among us set to impress the rest of the camping crew. Choose your cooking method from camp stove to foil and hope you have at least a few of the ingredients from the long list of recipes available.

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Our rating: 3 out of 5