Crash Course in Arctic Ski Expeditions Experience the beauty of the Arctic and get the skills and experience to tackle the challenges on your own! Course information in short dates: 9.3.-20.3.2015 duration: 12 days, 7 nights in the wild location: Finnish Lapland far above the Arctic Circle course consists of: an introductory start at a […]
It’s been a bit quiet in the blog as I’m using most of my spare time doing expedition preparations. Last weekend was spent weighting, mixing and packing food for three-week expedition. I’ll write more about my diet before leaving but here is a teaser pick: Most of the food for two people for a three-week […]
We just got some 10-15cm of fresh snow here in Finland so I’ll continue with winterish topics. I was writing another monster post but decided to split it in two. This post has some information and my opinions about snow shelter in general . The second half will include detailed descriptions on how I have […]
As February turned into March it was time for the AcrossGreenland2014 expedition to gather for a meeting. This time we had agreed to meet outdoors to test gear and get some kilometers on skis. Even though the lousy winter conditions in Southern Finland were against us, we didn’t let it slow us down and thus […]
In addition to demanding ski expedition there is a lot more to do in the outdoors in winter! For the winter season 2014 I offer set of tours on skis, snowshoes and with dog sleds. Ski Expedition into the Light 5.-12.1.2014 Lake Inari, Northern Finland FI, EN Deep Winter Wilderness 12.-19.1.2014 Taivalkoski, Northern Finland FI, […]
09.04.2011 – 2nd day on skis After a great hassle on both airports – Helsinki-Vantaa and Oslo – we managed to get ourselves and all our gear to Longyearbyen at Thursday afternoon and were greeted with -14 Celcius, strong wind and spindrift. Getting rooms for everyone in Mary Ann’s was a bit difficult as the […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 25/12/2014 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my dear readers and the awesome outdoor blogging community! May the next year bring you long seasons with great adventures!
This blog post about guiding services I am offering for summer 2015 is in Finnish as the packrafting courses and tours I’m offering with set dates will be guided in Finnish as default. But if you’re interested in a course or a guided tour in English, feel free to contact me with e-mail and we’ll arrange […]
This is a review of (arguably) the best two-way satellite messaging and tracking device on the market: Yellowbrick YB v3. Yellowbrick YB v3 and Samsung Galaxy Xcover in a tent in Reisadalen valley. I’ve written about satellite communication devices earlier covering a bit of tech, the basic options and some messaging devices and later about […]
(For Finnish text, see below!) Packraft rentals There’s been more cobwebs than content in this blog lately but I’m still alive and in the outdoors things are moving. I’ve had a fleet of packrafts for a few years that I’ve been using in my guiding work and also renting “under the counter” – but now […]
The regular readers probably know that for most of this winter season I’m working at Husky Center Kolmiloukko at Taivalkoski (a small town in North-East Finland) guiding husky safaris. I’ve been lately quite busy with the huskies and guiding because I’m also putting together my own ski expedition courses and tours and actually spent the […]
Even though the winter in Southern Finland is late, it seems to be arriving as there has been snow on the ground for couple of days now. Keeping your fingers protected and working in winter is very important, and also very challenging at times so I thought it would be a good time for a […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 06/03/2012 Sorry folks, nothing here yet! It’s now 1:25 a.m. Finnish time and I should be leaving towards North after less than two hours and I should also get some sleep in between. I was in a hurry and tired and made a mistake and published something merely halfway ready. I’m […]
Again a bilingual blog, this time about gear deals for those participating on my guided tours. / Taas kerran kaksikielinen tiedote, tällä kertaa varustetarjouksista opastamieni kurssien ja vaellusten asiakkaille. Maps for future projects. / Karttoja tulevia projekteja varten. Discounts from Trekki My collaboration with Trekki, one of the small independent outdoors companies in Finland, continues […]