This week I’ve been instructor at the IML Winter Training. It really is a fantastic opportunity to be instructor at such training. You learn by being forced to update your skills, to listen to and see colleagues and also learn a lot from the participants. As always it is a lot to training that need to be done on a limited time – and ad the factor of weather and other circumstances that will effect the planning. However, the result was really good from my point of view. In-depth expertise in ropes and knots, how to use a ice axe in a efficient way. Improved and developed capability with avalanche transceiver and probe. Digging technique among leadership and safety planning etc. And also a miniexpedition in the Oviks mountain area, this with developed skill in digging a snow cave. Navigation and handle a group in winter condition.

I have also tested the Lundhags Makke pro hybrid jacket. Honest I am not a fan of hybrid solution, but this one was a really nice experience. Very well ventilated areas, and with layer at the place where you get wet. Windproof in a good way as well. So it will be a (NNNNN)

Compass is a vital equipment to bring, with a higher age and with poor eyesight, it can easily become a challenge to find it on the map. But Silvas Spike Jet Zoom, can be a solution. This is a compass with a larger magnifying glass. This might help us aldermen out…

This week suggestion of book will be ”Dead Mountain” of Donnie Eichar. This is not a new book, but very interesting. It is about the Dyatlov expedition. ”The untold true story of the Dyatlov pass incident” The author has been trough all the Russian document on his way to an explanation of the incident. I can recommend it if this tickles your curiosity….

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See ya soon…