I don’t know about you, but I don’t plan on climbing Mt. Everest any time soon. Come to think of it, I don’t really have the desire to leave behind my frozen corpse on any mountain. The cool thing is, you don’t have to risk your life to sport the same gear that some of the most insane adventurers in the world are wearing.

The Timex® Expedition® WS4™ is like having a meteorologist sitting on your wrist without all of the chafing and annoying small talk. To call this thing a watch would be like calling the Taj Mahal a tool shed.The WS4 (short for Wide Screen 4-Function) includes a thermometer, barometer, compass, and altimeter. Did I forget to mention it also tells time and has four alarms? Seems like the only thing it won’t do is stop your brain from turning to Cream-of-Wheat on your way up K2.

I know that most of us consider our time at the campground with the cooler and fire pit the true measure of our outdoor skills, but that is no excuse to skimp. To prove that this watch could handle the licking and keep on ticking, Timex tracked down world-renowned Alpinist, Conrad Anker, and had him give it a field run. He strapped on the WS4 and proceeded to head up Meru, a 6330-meter (that’s almost 21,000 feet for the metrically-challenged) peak in the Garwhal Himalaya. That’s a trek that takes a watch with balls.

The Timex Expedition WS4 is available now and it’ll cost you $199. And because looking good never takes a day off, it comes in five Sherpa-riffic colors: yellow, white, orange, black, and blue. Hop on over to www.timexexpedition.com for more info and while you’re there, check out what Conrad Anker thought of the WS4.