Today it is the 18th of December and it will be about the IML equipment. In the standard and of course in the training to become a International Mountain Leader you use equipment in situation when you will end up in steep ground.

As a International Mountain Leader you use a 30m rope, slings and carabiners in occasions of steep ground. You get trained and got skills for using this equipment in the right way. You also shall bring some kind of satellite communication such as Garmin InReach or for example a Spot Tracker or Zoleo. As I have mention before you get a real good training, but you also need to live up to the standard.

When you got the certification, well it is then it all starts. Now you got a lot of responsibility and a reputation of UIMLA standard and code of conduct to live up to…

Today I also got two suggestion of Christmas gift you can wish for from Santa… First a pair of pants from Mammut, the Courmayeur SO pant. This is a real mountaineering pant. Perfect for us in hiking, climbing. It is water repellent, and got reinforcement with double-weaver material on the knee, leg end and the back. It got adjustable waistband and is a real good mountaineering pant. The price ~165 Euro.

This coffee pot is my next suggestion, the Hällmark 0,75L coffee pot. Made in stainless steel, with just a weight of 200g this little fellow will be your best friend at your next adventure. Enjoy the cooking coffee, and you will be satisfied…The price 13.5 Euro:-)

See ya tomorrow….