Are Garmin devices illegal in India? Scottish hiker detained in Delhi for carrying Garmin inReach The Scottish hiker, with the Instagram handle ‘Hiker Heather,’ warned people not to travel to India with a Garmin inReach or any other satellite communicator because they are illegal. No, Garmin devices without satellite communication technologies can be used in India. Garmin inReach and Garmin …
A Scottish hiker, Heather, claimed that she was detained at Delhi airport on Thursday for carrying a banned Garmin Inreach GPS device. “At around 10.30am this morning, I was passing through security at Delhi Airport with the intention of taking an internal flight to Rishikesh, I innocently placed my Garmin Inreach in the tray to go through the scanner and …
A Canadian trail runner enjoying a months-long trip to India found herself in trouble with airport authorities in Goa after they detected an illegal item in her bag – a mini GPS device, forbidden under Indian law by legislation that’s nearly a century old. According to the Indian wireless Telegraphy Act of 1933, possession of wireless telegraphy equipment without a …
Shasta, right, and its geologic sibling Shastina on the left. On May 17, David Lopez of Campbell collapsed while approaching Helen Lake — a broad, flat, snow-covered plateau with a view of the steep incline that begins just above it — with his climbing partner, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Rescuers carried his body down the mountain to …
