Casio America, Inc. is excited to announce that it has partnered with the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). As part of the new partnership, Casio’s widely popular PRO TREK line will be the ‘official watch’ brand of the AMGA instructor team, and will equip the most talented mountain guides in the United States with outdoor timepieces that include all the necessary functions to help guide their journeys.
“Casio and the American Mountain Guides Association share a common mission – to bring outdoor adventurists together and provide the tools necessary for them to accomplish their goals,” said David Johnson, Vice President of Casio’s Timepiece division. “We feel that partnering with the AMGA is a natural fit and we look forward to providing America’s top mountain guides with timepieces that are specifically designed to help navigate the
great outdoors.”
The AMGA is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting the American mountain guiding and climbing instructor community. With communication to over 700,000 aspiring adventurers each year, the AMGA offers climbers and skiers cutting edge knowledge and hundreds of years of collective experience in American guiding instruction. The AMGA provides a community hub for all American mountain guides and climbing instructors and offers more than 300 internationally recognized training courses, exams and certifications, membership opportunities, and safeguard access to climbing and skiing areas.
“We are thrilled to partner with Casio to provide our elite instructor team with top-of-the-line timepieces that they can use in the field,” said Dale Remsberg, AMGA Technical Director. “Casio’s PRO TREK models are ideal solutions for our community as they provide a rugged, stylish accessory with technological features that will enhance their overall outdoor experience.”
Casio’s PRO TREK line is equipped with Casio’s Triple Sensor Version 3 Technology, which provides fast and precise altitude, barometric pressure and temperature readings to help monitor natural phenomena. The timepieces include a direction sensor for compass capabilities; a pressure sensor for altitude and atmospheric pressure readings and a thermo sensor for temperature readings. These timepiece models redefine tough with additional features such as Tough Solar Power, water resistance, low temperature resistance, daily alarms, a stopwatch, and more.
To learn more about Casio’s PRO TREK series of timepieces, visit
www.ProTrek.Casio.com.
