Cairn app Information

Cairn is an app that makes it easy to find and collect cell coverage in the wilderness, keep emergency contacts up to date, and track your progress. Cairn’s mission is simple: Empower and keep people safer in the outdoors, through the power of the crowd. We think that getting outdoors is essential for the mind and body, but adventuring comes with inherent risks, With Cairn, you can go more places knowing that you have the right information and can stay connected all while helping others. Cairn was conceived by two friends in 2014 while backpacking in the Cascade Mountains. Cairn founders Tove Martin and Ali Alami planned to meet up at a backcountry lake. There was no cell coverage, the lake was large, and after trudging around for a frustratingly long time, their two families finally met up near dark. Neither had told anyone where they were going and when they were expected back, breaking one of the most important safety rules of the backcountry. Being technology veterans as well as avid mountaineers and hikers, they set out to use technology to help people stay safe by being better connected in the wilderness.