December 2017

20
Dec

Meet the original ‘ICE ROAD TRUCKER’ Alex Debogorski – #RUGGEDSTORIES

MEET THE ORIGINAL ‘ICE ROAD TRUCKER’ ALEX DEBOGORSKI – #RUGGEDSTORIES Job title: Ice road trucker and gold prospector Age: 62 Working Locations: North West Territories, Canada and Alaska. Hazards of the job: Blizzards, whiteouts, -40ºC, falling through ice. Favourite app: None: “I just want to make a phone call.” Tell us about your job I don’t have a job. I’m

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18
Dec

James Aldred: Meet the guy whose workplace is a rainforest canopy – #RUGGEDSTORIES

JAMES ALDRED: MEET THE GUY WHOSE WORKPLACE IS A RAINFOREST CANOPY – #RUGGEDSTORIES Skills required: rope work, an eye for good composition – and a head for heights. ©James Aldred In a new series, we meet the people whose working lives are seriously extreme and demanding. This week, James Aldred – professional tree rigger and wildlife cameraman. Job title: Technical

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16
Dec

Meet windsurfer and Cat® Phones Ambassador Max Rowe – #RUGGEDSTORIES

MEET WINDSURFER AND CAT® PHONES AMBASSADOR MAX ROWE – #RUGGEDSTORIES Job title: Freestyle windsurfer Age: 27 Working Locations: Cape Town, South Africa; Fuerteventura, Spain; Maui, Brazil, Greece Hazards of the job: Sand, salt water, wind, humidity, temperatures up to 40º C Favourite app: The GoPro app Phone for the job: S40   What does your day involve? I’m always looking

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14
Dec

Meet Freeskier and Cat® Phones Ambassador Mario Gattinger – #RUGGEDSTORIES

MEET FREESKIER AND CAT® PHONES AMBASSADOR MARIO GATTINGER – #RUGGEDSTORIES Continuing our new series, we meet the people whose lives are seriously rugged. This week, Mario Gattinger, professional freeskier, tells us why dropping your phone in the mountains can have serious consequences – but not if it’s a Cat® Phone! Job title: Pro freeskier Age: 27 Working Locations: Austria, Italy,

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12
Dec

The guy who chooses to live in a tent – #RUGGEDSTORIES

THE GUY WHO CHOOSES TO LIVE IN A TENT – #RUGGEDSTORIES Samuel Rostol has taken on a unique challenge – to spend a year living in a tent in Sweden. He uses his Cat ® S40 to stay connected in some pretty tough living conditions. Job title: Post-graduate nursing student at Gothenburg University Age: 32 Hazards of the job: Snow,

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10
Dec

Scuba diving with the CAT® S60

SCUBA DIVING WITH THE CAT® S60 Business Development Director John Thurgood took the Cat® S60’s waterproofing capabilities out for a spin when he went scuba diving in Dorset last weekend… Location: Scuba Diving off Chesil Beach, Portland, Dorset, UK Date: Sunday 14th August. Dive School: C-Waves Diving Dive Master and Director, Robert Hughes Assisted by: Roger Hoyle and Jerome Kit

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8
Dec

Todd Dewey: See truckers in a new light – #RUGGEDSTORIES

TODD DEWEY: SEE TRUCKERS IN A NEW LIGHT – #RUGGEDSTORIES Few jobs are more demanding than being a logging and ice road trucker, says Todd Dewey. For the latest installment in our #ruggedstories series the star of History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers tells us how being a heavy weightlifter and extreme driver is all part of the job spec. Job

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6
Dec

The Bridge family: Meet the family of champions – #RUGGEDSTORIES

THE BRIDGE FAMILY: MEET THE FAMILY OF CHAMPIONS – #RUGGEDSTORIES It’s fair to say the Bridges are not your average family. Between Mom, Olly, 18, Guy, 16 and Tom, 15, the kiteboarding family have notched up five world championship titles, 8 youth world titles, 6 European championships and 4 national championships. And then there’s dad, who runs the kiteboarding school,

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4
Dec

John Thurgood on how the Cat® S60 is making Herzliya Marina a safer place

JOHN THURGOOD ON HOW THE CAT® S60 IS MAKING HERZLIYA MARINA A SAFER PLACE Location: Herzliya Marina, Israel Date: Friday 2nd September 2016 I was fortunate to meet Amir Zander (Herzliya Port Manager) and Eyal Harush (Herzliya Harbour Maintenance Manager) today at Herzliya Marina. I had been introduced by a partner of ours in Israel and I wanted to know

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1
Dec

Meet the guy who wants you to love snakes – #RUGGEDSTORIES

MEET THE GUY WHO WANTS YOU TO LOVE SNAKES – #RUGGEDSTORIES Bartosz Nadolski is a serious scientist. His area of expertise? Those venomous reptilian slitherers most of us would do anything to avoid. He’s working in remote Thailand to change attitudes to much feared Cobras. At the heart of his work, is his Cat® S40. Job title: Research Scientist and

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