Today we got the 9th of December, X-mas closing in. Today it will be about the future state of outdoor..

I was on the lecture last week, it was about IT security. The discussion of AI (artificial intelligence) was one of the topics. I could not stop thinking about how it could affect the future state of outdoor and guiding.

One of the speakers was very interesting, and as a matter of fact I call him, and ask about his opinion about guiding, and outdoor and AI. I said, do you think the Mountain guides will be replaced of a robot in 10-15 years? He was quiet for 10 seconds, and said -no it will be in 5 years. But from my point of view he said; it will be a complement to todays mountain guides. The reason is that we want to have a human relation to hour guides. But the robot(AI) will be better in predicting weather forecast as well as the avalanche risk.

A robot with combined weather predictable skills and forecasting avalanche know how, will be a very good support for the guide in the near future..

So don’t get surprise if one of these will be helping you inb the outdoor activities..

Robots will challenge us..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ

https://www.milrab.se/compressport-tactical-raider-t-shirt-svart/cat-p/c1000151/p10503751

See ya tomorrow..

Today we open the 8th door, and get information about frost bites.

Frostbites occurs in principal in three ways:

1. cool of peripheral body parts (feet, fingers, ears, cheeks and nose) but maintain central body temperature. ◦If central temperature is not in danger zone, there will be alternately vasoconstriction and vasodilation in cycles of five to ten minutes (hunting reaction). In this manner, the tissue is protected and central body temperature is maintained
   ◦If central temperature is preserved, the peripheral temperature may be long before permanent tissue damage occurs
   ◦If the local cold effect is extreme, this effect is not sufficient to protect against damage
2. Cold effect of such a nature that the core temperature drops: ◦ ”Hunting reaction” ceases and temperature control mechanisms prioritize constant core temperature. In the peripheral tissues (arms and legs) there is a strong and lasting vasoconstriction which causes the skin areas to cool down very quickly
   ◦The temperature in these tissues falls until it reaches about -2 ° C. When the extracellular fluid is converted into ice crystals, the temperature is stabilized
   ◦The formation of ice crystals causes an osmotic gradient that leads to intracellular dehydration with increased risk of cell damage. Skin cells tolerate this quite well, but nerves and blood vessels are more sensitive
   ◦ If icecrystals are formed in plasma, it may also cause stasis and circulatory arrest in the area.
3. In case of rapid freezing (temperature drops above 10 ° C / minute), for example, when exposed to liquid gases, intracellular ice crystals are formed and direct cell death occurs.

Diagnosis criterias:

Separate between superficial and deep local cold injuries.
• Light or superficial cold damage (Grades 1 and 2) is characterized by the skin being movable relative to underlying structures.
• Serious or deep cold damage (Grades 3 and 4) is characterized by the skin’s hardness and immobility relative to underlying structures

Treatment goals:

• Restore normal temperature and blood flow as possible in the affected area.
• Give pain relief and possible infection prophylaxis.
• Facilitate the best possible healing of the injured area and avoid further tissue destruction.

Treatment of frostbites:

Quick and correct warming of the cold-damaged area is the basis for treating cold damage, such as hands-freezing.2◦The opening should not start until the risk of new nasal discharge is small
◦Updining of major cold injuries should often wait until medical treatment is available with regard to the pain

• If there is a cold freezing cold (prolonged cold but above freezing point), heating should be slower.
• pain relief when thawed ◦NSAID reduces tissue disorder, but opioids are usually necessary
◦Amitriptyline can be effective in cold weather without frost

• In case of acute and severe cold damage with a risk of tissue destruction, and if less than 24 hours have elapsed after the injury, thrombolysis may be relevant.3
• If the risk of infection is high, preventive antibiotic treatment is indicated.
• Good wound care and treatment with aloe vera cream reduces tissue damage.

And todays X-mas gift suggestion will be…

A sock with a heat package..

https://www.smartasaker.se/sv/artiklar/batteriuppvarmda-sockor.html

And a rescue blanket which will keep you warm in case of emergency..

https://www.addnature.com/campz-rescue-blanket-496075.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhCUCxet2a4

See ya fomorrow..

Today we open door seven, and it will be about knowledge among others..

If we looking in to statistics we can se that the tourism in the mountain environment increasing. We can also see that the seasons will become longer as well. A fact is that people or less skilled, but with better equipment. We can also see that young people is one of the area were it increase most. The mountain safety council (fjällsäkehetsrådet) have notice that, and has promote a training for that:

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jamtland/battre-fjallkunskap-i-skolan

What is important to this is that it is easy to find the right stuff/gear for every activity in the mountain environment, but the skills people forget. A good mountaineerer knows that good equipment, even how good it is can never replace the skills. So get out and get every hour, minute and seconds in the mountain environment. It will develop you.

Enjoy every second you can get on the mountain. If you are lucky you will get a nice view from your shelter..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOFABXxxGA4

See ya tomorrow..

Today it is time for door six, and today it will be about gear.

When it comes to gear, I have been trying a lot of different brands and equipment. There are things you might put some more thinking and quality for. Due to clothing I always use the layer principal. With a merino wool undergarments top, you will stay dry and warm. And there will be no odour , for the first day at least. When it comes to sleeping mat, I normally use a inflatable one, and during winter season I add one more. If I planning to sleep in a snow shelter, I will choose one with groves/patterns so it will slide less.

Use a sleeping mat with groves for the winter shelter..(combined with a warm one)

Gloves, I can talk hours about it. Because the gloves is so important. You hands is you most important tools, (except for your brain)So they most be able to work. I always bring a pair of mittens with me. And use gloves off different types depending on activity. Today there are a multitudes of variants so you have to try, and see what’s suits for you and the activity.

Gloves for climbing, but does they work on a cold wet and icy wall?

And most important will of course be the coffee. To start a day to be the best, the part coffee is essential:-)

Starting the day with a nice coffee, means is going to be a good day..

See ya soon

Due to some technical issue door 5 will be open now.

When it comes to workout and mountaineering, we can divide the area into three;  Energy-efficient processes, Strength and technique and mental training. You have to combine those three in a thought trough planning. It will be easier if you start with a analyse of your strengths and weaknesses. Now here comes one of my other thoughts; you are the best to build up your program. You can get help from a PT, but he or she could never give you exactly what just you need. They can though help you with your planning and of course motivation. My self as an example, I struggle with leg strength. The endurance will never be a problem for me, but I have to develop my leg strength. While ice climbing you need the strength for getting a good technique. Her you got some good exercise for leg strength and balance.

https://www.trainonline.com/single-leg-dumbbell-press-on-bosu-exercise

https://www.trainonline.com/weighted-glute-bridge-on-bench-exercise

So you have to work with the endurance over the whole year, then you build up your strength before the upcoming season. Autumn build up strength for winter activities, spring build up for summer activity. There you got it. You have to think border specific training. For example; how do you use your biceps/triceps in ice-climbing. That movement can be done in the cable cross machine..

Adept the movement to want you want to archive within your branch.(Ice climbing for example).

When it comes to mental toughness this can be a help, and why not a suggest of a Xmas gift?:-)

https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/mental-toughness-a-guide-to-developing-peak-performance-and-an-unbeatable-mind-in-everyday-life-9781514677773

The winner of the contest this week is Mattias. and the price:

250g bear roasted coffee for field use.

See ya later:-)

The number four of December, and today a real explorer we will remember..

He was born in 1892 in Grangarde in Dalarna Torsten Boberg. After the school was ended up in Dalarna, he moved to Stockholm for educate him at Dramatics student school, and had a success as an actor before he moved to Jamtland. There is not much written about this mountain giant, but what we can understand he was a real power man, with Hugh social skills and entrepreneurial spirit with a very good ability to express himself in writing.

Torsten Boberg

In 1910 and a couple of decades after, there were just a few of the Swedish people who had the opportunity to spend time with outdoor activities, mountain tours and mountain climbing. The tourism has just begun in Sweden, and he took the opportunity to lead this development. The older Jamts, associates him with Trillevallen with the mountain hotel he drove.

From the old days

Now…

But it was lot more he did for the development of the tourism especially for Jamtland and its mountain environment. For example he lived with the Sami, for a period for understanding there lives. This resulted in the book “fjallmarken folk”. In 1919 he was the leader of the first tour leader course in Sweden. He also wrote a lot of books, description of tours as well as about how to exercise mountain sports. He also was a great mountain climber. Among other things he performed the first climb of Pierikpakte, and Sarektjåkkos peaks. As a tour leader he went up 38 times to Kebnekasie south peak. Worth mentioning he also did the first winter climb of Kebnekaise North Peak (from the South Peak). In the 1920s he founded many of the trails that we use today in the western of Jamtland. Here follows some of the book he wrote during his life:

Att dra till fjälls.

Ränna på björn och andra fjällskildringar.

Bortom stigarna.

Svensk fjällsport.

Vargavinter.

Fjällmarkend folk.

Tretusen man kvar på fjället.

The music today:

Christmas gift suggestion of the day will be a gift card from Via Ferrata at skuleberget.

www.viaferrata.se

See ya tomorrow

Today we open door Three, I hope you will know more about how to predict the weather. we will see..

When it comes to weather, there is one thing for sure; we cant affect it. So what we have to do is to adept to it, and try to forecast it. The samis learn from the sounds in the mountains. They know if storm was coming up or if the next day would be  nice day. We can do the same, predict the weather if we got the knowledge. The more familiar we are with the area, the easier we have to predict. We can see the signs, and understand the wind direction etc.

What we know is that it almost always is windy in the mountains. The speed of the wind we call the wind force, and the direction the wind comes from we call wind direction. The air-pressure variation is the power that creates the wind. It always blows from areas with high air-pressure into areas with low air-pressure. Around a low-pressure, were the air streams the wind turns re-clockwise. From a high pressure,  the wind turns clockwise instead. Very often the wind in a low-pressure merges to a cyclone. This is typical in the polar front in the Swedish mountains. When they hit out mountains from vest, the wind direction comes from vest. In the low pressure central part the wind direction switches to southerly direction and the strength of the wind will be increased. Next step will be a cold front with tough windy winds between west and northwest.

Worth to know is that the earth topography has significant for the weather. When dump air streams over a mountain environment rain clouds are formed on the wind side. On the leeward side the clouds disappears. During clear night the heat radiation form earth to the atmosphere intensive. Because of that the air mass close to the ground will be cooled. The effect will be biggest on high peaks and the cooled heavy air will go down in the valley.

If it is cloudy the affect will be decreased due to that the radiation will be smaller. During the day the sun warms up the air, The air getting lighter and blow upward instead. At high altitude the air will be cooled, and will give rise to rain.

Today it is also time for a competition. So today there will be three questions, send the right answers by an SMS to: +46 702 50 90 28. For be able ti win the fine price at Christmas you need to participate on all the other three competitions. I need your answer at latest on Monday 4th of December

What is the name of the highest peak in Finland? A. Ruka, B. Lousto C. Halti.

Good luck, see ya tomorrow..

Today we open the second one, and I hope the day is a interesting and fun..

Today I started with a speed walk with the husky. And then a nice coffee stop at the local bakery. The Christmas feeling began immediately when entering the door. With the coffee and the burning candle got me contemplative. The thought that appeared  in my mind was that; the decision I make in life should be from a higher perspective. With approx. 75 years to live, yours/mine decision should be related to important thing of life..with that in mind, it will help you to get angry, disappointed and revenge feeling for right things in life..

Today it will be a bit about equipment. From my own perspective it is important to not have to much stuff with you. So it all begins with the backpack. Choose one with a size that force you to really think what you really needed.

Choose a backpack with ”right” size, and that suits your back. Try it with heavy weight at the store so you know you will like your ”nearest friend” on your adventures..

By the way, the back pack presented hear is  a cheap one..

https://www.lightinthebox.com/sv/70-5-l-backpacker-ryggsackar-ryggsack-camping-klattring-resa-utomhus-leisure-sportsvattentat-varmeisolerande-regnsaker-damm_p5276448.html?category_id=369&prm=1.2.1.1

Here comes another interesting thing:

A ski stick that will help you to predict the avalanche  risk.

http://poleclinometer.com/

Todays Christmas gift suggestion will be:

https://www.rockclimbingjewelry.com/necklaces/pirana-carabiner-black-nylon-necklace.htm

See ya tomorrow..

Today we open the first door, and about to wade we will know more..

Now this years calendar has started, this year it will be four contest, every Sunday. On the 24th of December there will be a real nice price. But the rules is then that to be able to win, you must participate in all contests. Hope you will enjoy this years calendar. Another this is that I will give you a suggest of Christmas gift every day.

About how to wade:

If you go through selected joints, there are usually bridges over the eagles / jokes that would otherwise require risky batting. If you go to the side of the joints, it is sometimes necessary to wander over streams. Wade always means a certain risk.

You can do a great deal to reduce risks and avoid unnecessary accidents:

– Search for a place where the water slide is wide and shallow. There the stream is weakest.

If you are more then three, you might use a rope for secure the passing of the river..

– Do not stress if the water moves quickly and reaches knee height.

– Wade up-streams with the stream

– Never wash barefoot. You can slip on the rocks or damage your feet. Use ”wading shoes”, such as a pair of lightweight sneakers, or even sandals.

– Have the backpack’s waist belt and chest strap upholstered. If you fall into the water you must quickly get rid of your backpack.

– A wading rod is a good support. Get it before you start the trip.

– Were one and one. Do not go close together to get crowded and waiting in the water.

And now todays suggestion of what you can wish for Christmas:

https://www.jula.se/catalog/fritid/friluftsliv/Friluftskok-och-picknick/flaskor-kasor-och-muggar/mugg-956115/

Todays music will be a old gold one:

This week has been good. Hard workout with hard strength and technique on the climbing wall. With a lot of rowing, ski-ergo and dead-lift, the body is answering good. I am getting prepared for the upcoming adventures..

Get every minute to pinch the technique.

This week the outdoor first aid will be about lightning. First of all, it is very unusual to get hit by a lightning. The risk will be increased during the afternoon, when the sun has warmed up the ground. Rising hot air lead to that vertical cumulus clouds are formed. In Sweden 15-20 person need to seek care after getting hit by a lightning. What happens with the body during a hit of a lightning? When the power pass the body, the heart stays. After a while the heart will start automatically. But if the affected even got respiratory arrest,  the oxygen shortage can lead to a second heart stay, and that need to handled by professional care. This is important to know, and the reason to focus for the ones that are looking dead. This is the steps: 1. Secure to protect from another hit from lightning. 2. Check the breathing, be causes with the neck. 3. If the injured don’t breath start HLR immediately. 4. Stop bleeding,  check the pulse.5. Check the consciousness, paralysis and loss of feelings may occur. 6. Check the skin, for mark from lightning. Protect against coldness, and start evacuation immediately.

I hope the cold will be here soon, it is time for ice climbing..

And in the end White Buffalo, maybe the best voice ever..

See ya soon, Friday this years calendar will start…