Can you still call yourself an adventurer if you use a GPS safety beacon?

Technology that pinpoints exact locations saves money and lives but critics say devices garner inflated sense of security, and prompt people to take more risks

As the line between civilization and wilderness becomes increasingly thin, do true adventurers still exist?

Technology allows climbers to tweet from the top of Mount Everest. Antarctic skiers can instantly upload selfies from the South Pole. Anyone can obtain an inexpensive device with a panic button that allows them to request a rescue from any place on earth, for any reason - adventure's version of a "get out of jail free" card.