Working on an IML Training at Glenmore Lodge yesterday and today

After monday's fun in the wall I've joined the Glenmore Lodge staff team delivering the IML Summer Training. Yesterday this was mostly about overseeing the speed navigation test in stunning weather. Today was a hill day with 6 of the candidates where they had to interpret a route description on local terrain written in foreign languages and then navigate it with no map but a variety of other aids (GPS, compass, altimeters).
It was rather damp after a start between cloud layers but we had a good day out seeing many large groups of ptarmigan changing their plumage for their winter white and a hare in the same state of flux.

 Speed Nav yesterday

 Starting above the cloud sea today

 Setting the altimeter

 Mapless navigation from a foreign language route description

 A high standard of holistic environmental knowledge is required by IMLs

 Spot the 2 ptarmigan

 There they are

 Classic behaviour- walking away

IML ropework intro.