This week I’ve been in Långsåsdalen/Mjölkvattnet for the International Mountain Leader Summer Assessment. This area is perfect for this purpose. With no trails neither path or lanes. The summer assessment include areas as Speed navigation, Night navigation, Navigation in poor visibility, Leadership, First aid, River Crossing among a lot of other stuff. You as aspirant really need to live up to UIMLA IML standards. The first day of the assessment it was really nice weather, late summer feeling. Wednesday the rain was poring and 20m/s in the gusts of the wind. And in the morning of Thursday the snow was falling from the heaven and the tent was covered with frost. All of the participants did a good work, but due to the standards not all passed. You need to be prepared, and got focus for the challenge you will get during the examination.
So here we start the Assessment in such a nice weather…
The area is perfect for assessment…
One of the tough challenges will be the night navigation…
Ropework at steep ground will be another part of the standard.
River Crossing is both challenging and dangerous/risky…
As IML instructor you need to be objective, open minded and also flexible. The weather changes, the participants have different type of knowledge and skills so you need to adopt. But summing up this Assesment we have done a great job, with a very relevant result. So a happy instructor in the end…And unless it is not raining it is not training…
See ya soon…
Good work Bergman.
It sounds that you had a tough but interesting examination in the mountains.
This looks like a beautiful area.
You have to tell me more.