GPS Navigation and Tour Planning
Devices:
- Garmin - Producer of Outdoor GPS
- Wintec - Producer of GPS Loggers
- Navilock - Producer of GPS Loggers
- Royaltek - Producer of GPS Loggers
- QStarz - Producer of GPS Loggers
- Holux - Producer of GPS Loggers
- Transystem - Producer of GPS Loggers
- Wintec - Producer of GPS Loggers
Software:
- mkgmap - Tool to convert OpenStreetMap maps into the Garmin format
- MapSource - Garmin tool to transfer maps/tracks to the GPS device
- MapNav - Navigation software for Smartphones and PDAs
- TrekBuddy - Navigation Software for Smartphones and PDAs
- OziExplorer - Navigation Software for Windows Pocket PCs
Maps:
- OpenMTBMap - Free MTB maps worldwide for the GPS
- VeloMap - Free MTB maps worldwide for the GPS
- OSM Radkarte - Detailled Germany maps for the GPS
- GPSies - Worldwide route planning including GPX export with detailed maps from OSM, Google, e.a.
- Outdooractive - Route planning including GPX export with especially detailed maps of Germany
- Kompass-Verlag - Digital maps and offline planning tool (licensed software)
- GPS-Tour.info - Tour exchange based on GPX tracks with detailed maps from OSM, Google e.a.
Equipment
- Ortlieb - Water-proof robust outdoor backpacks and bike bags
- Schwalbe - Producer of diverse hiqh-quality MTB tires
- Jobi - Producer of the legendary Gorillapod (tripod)
- Topeak - Producer of bike tools and carriers
- Cumulus - Lightweight sleeping bags for low temperature
- Salewa - Outdoor equipment, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, etc.
- Vaude - Outdoor equipment, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, etc.
- Fenix - Ultra bright mini LED flashlights
Transalp and MTB Tours
- Gletschersau Channel on YouTube
- Gletschersau Channel on Vimeo
- ZAMG - Detailed weather information for Austria
- Alpenverein - Shelters and mountain weather forecast
- Wetterdienst Bozen - Mountain weather South Tyrol
- Singletrail-Skala - Official MTB Singletrail Scale (S0-S5)
- AlpenX-XL - Mountain biking in the Alps (private site)
- Transalp Homepage - For mountain bikers and Alpencrossers (private site)
- Faszination Alpen - Moutainbiking and Alpencross (private site)
- Trail Hunter - Infos about Enduro-MTB-Tours in the Alps (private site)
- Alpencross.info - Detailed Alpencross travelogues (private site)
- Alpine-biking.com - Alpencross and Alpine mountainbiking (private site)
- GPS-Mountainbiker - GPS Infos, Tours and Tracks (private site)
- Transalp.info - Bike journeys across the Alps
- MTB-News - THE MTB forum
