SwissMountainLeader

29/04/2024

spring ride in the Alpes

20/04/2024

Wie die Profis Outdooractive nutzen

Ian Spare, internationaler Bergwanderführer und Präsident der Union of International Mountain Leader Associations, teilt seine Expertise mit uns! Als erfahrener Guide und Erste-Hilfe-Ausbilder setzt er Outdooractive als unverzichtbares Werkzeug für seine Tourenplanung ein. 🗺️

Zitate von Ian:
👉 "Ich wechsle zwischen den unterschiedlichen Karten, um den besten Eindruck vom Gelände zu bekommen."
👉 "Gute Vorbereitung ist das Wichtigste, wenn man auf eine neue Tour geht."

Bei der Planung nutzt Ian die verschiedenen Karten von Outdooractive: von speziell entwickelten Karten bis hin zu offiziellen Topo-Karten für die Schweiz. Der Satelliten-Layer gibt ihm zusätzlich einen Überblick über das Gelände. 🛰️

Ein besonderes Highlight für Ian ist die Möglichkeit, öffentliche Verkehrsmittel entlang der Tour zu finden und so Strecken- oder Rundtouren zu planen. 🚌

Mit der Outdooractive App behält Ian stets den Überblick über seine Touren und kann sich voll und ganz auf seine Kunden konzentrieren. 📱

Entdecke die Vielfalt von Outdooractive und sei überall bestens orientiert! 🗺️
Link zum Artikel: https://www.outdooractive.com/de/partner/wie-die-profis-outdooractive-nutzen/804616259/

08/10/2023

Public transport, autumn weather and an eMTB, the formula for a great day.

Here in Switzerland we can get a reduced price day ticket for public transport. If you have a half-price card already then it’s around 50-60 CHF for a day pass depending when you buy it. So, I took a train from Leysin changing at Aigle, then Brig before getting a bus from Goppenstein to Fafleralp....

30/09/2023

High Valais eMTB tour in amazing autumn weather

One of my all-time favorite biking trails is the Gspon-Brig trail, and I've had the pleasure of experiencing it both on an ebike and a regular one. As I scrutinized the map, I stumbled upon a remote gem known as Üsserie Nanzlicke, situated above the Simplon Pass, which immediately became an enticin...

06/09/2023

MTB or VTT tour in the Matterhorn region...

Along with my Canyon Spectral:On CF9 eMTB I've also got a Canyon Neuron AL6 which is non assisted. It's a great bike to take advantage of the public transport network we've got and the all-year MagicPass. As a 29er trail bike it's great on the sort of single track we have here plus it's lighter…

05/06/2023

Leysin, Switzerland - Outdoor First Aid, June 17&18,

Outdoor First Aid training for those working in the mountains. Approved for BASI, BAIML, Mountain Training and more. Running in Leysin, Chamonix region, Verbier GAP courses and more.

22/05/2023

Monday morning

03/05/2023

07/04/2023

Some great advice! Particularly to take a good first aid class :-) I'd not recommend what3words because we have a perfectly good coordinate system already and way better ways of using tech. And the fancy sling is great but a bit redundant for if you're on a bike with a spare inner tube :-)

05/04/2023

a reported case of TBE in the UK. The condition is more common in Europe and it’s common to get a vaccine for those people who are outdoor a lot.

Risk of tick-borne encephalitis virus is very low, but infection can be life threatening

29/11/2022

a recent conference I attended as UIMLA president and member of the ICAR Avalanche Commission

https://swissmountainleader.com/2022/10/international-commission-for-alpine-rescue-icar-convention-montreux-2022/

This week I've been at the International Commission for Alpine Rescue ICAR convention in nearby Montreux. I'm a delegate to AVACOM which is the Avalanche Commission. I've also been representing UIMLA and I was invited by MountainSafety.info to make a presentation about about how their avalanche educ...

16/10/2022

Some images from the International Commission on Alpine Rescue convention that I've been attending in Montreux this week.

This week I've been at the International Commission for Alpine Rescue ICAR convention in nearby Montreux. I'm a delegate to AVACOM which is the Avalanche Commission. I've also been representing UIMLA and I was invited by MountainSafety.info to make a presentation about about how their avalanche educ...

13/10/2022

This week I am attending the International Commission For Alpine Rescue convention in Montreux. It’s a meeting of search and rescue from all over the world for knowledge sharing. I’ve often mentioned mechanical compression on first aid courses, here’s a SAR portable version in operation….

03/07/2022

🇨🇭 great ride home over the Jura

25/02/2022

Outdoor First Aid, Chamonix area, 7&8 May 2022

More details on our website: Outdoor First Aid. We’re really happy to announce that after a two…

14/02/2022

A UIMLA/BAIML training event I was involved in running last month…

It’s been a tough couple of years and one of the impacts has been on the normal training for our UIMLA aspirant members. As a result of the relationship between UIMLA and MountainSafety.info I invited Manuel Genswein to join BAIML in a special training event in Les Diablerets in the Swiss Alps. Ma...

25/11/2021

Great two days at the Congress in now travelling to the UK for the AGM