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 […]
Blogi on hautautunut jonnekin internetin pohjamutiin, mutta Korpi-Jaakon toiminta on jatkunut sinäkin aikana aktiivisesti (pääosin Ankarien avotuntureiden parissa) ja nyt on aika tuulettaa tomuja ja kertoilla tulevasta täälläkin. Hiihtovaellusten lisäksi jatkan jälleen suosittujen packraft-retkien ja kurssien järjestämistä. Lisätietoja alla. // Even though this blog has been pretty much forgotten during the past years but I’ve […]
I’ve heard that routine is deadly so this time, I didn’t go for an overnighter. I went for one these very fashionable microadventures as this time my trip meet the five-to-nine and other criteria. Or it could’ve been a Browernighter as well… But it doesn’t really matter. The important thing is just to get out! […]
Pöyrisjoki and Ounasjoki watershed Pöyrisjoki river is often listed as one of the four great wilderness rivers of Finland. Like the rest of the great wilderness rivers (Lätäseno, Näätämö and Ivalojoki rivers) the Pöyrisjoki in situated in Lapland high over the Arctic Circle as that’s where’s most of Finland’s wilderness and free-flowing rivers are. The […]
Lately I’ve spent quite a lot of time trying to get a hold of all the different satellite communication options available for outdoor adventurers and I though it would be nice to share my findings with you. This is a sort of state of the market report limited to the devices that may interest outdoor […]
Part 3 – Hungry coastal hike thru abandoned settlements Check out some background information for the trip and the first and second part of the story to make it complete. After 30 kilometers of awesome (though butt-freezing) packrafting on the Reinelva we were in the point where plans needed to be changed. We had lost […]
Last summer I did a 11-day 175 kilometer hiking and packrafting tour through the Arctic wilderness of Svalbard. I’ve been writing about the trip through the end of the summer including: some background information for the trip and a trip report in three parts (1, 2 and 3). I also promised a video which is […]
Just a short note: Some weeks ago I mentioned that there will be a dedicated blog for the Wilderness Guide Course I am taking. Things took some time, as they tend to do, but now the blog is online and already has a decent amount of content there for you to read! But, all the […]
The packing took quite a while and it wasn’t until the small hours before we hit the hay. But the sleep was deep and when our driver Helgi in his cute little car (read: fierce off-roader) arrived to pick us up, we felt well rested. The road we took in our Super-Jeep was wide and […]
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 […]
Since writing the post about New packrafting toys two years ago a lot has happened on the packrafting market. And on the other hand, not so much has happened: it’s still the same interesting growing niche sport. But, there are new boats worth a mention! New packrafts Alpackraft Gnu with Vectran fabric and sraydeck. Photo […]
This is a test post to try the possibility to update my blog from the ice while on skiing expedition in Svalbard. We are leaving in the morning April 7th from Helsinki. From there we fly to Oslo and continue to Longyearbyen in Svalbard. We will spent the day in Longyearbyen getting paper work done, […]
Inspired by Hendrik’s post about the quest for the one rucksack to rule them all, I thought I might share my quest for perfect gear. It seems that I’m obsessed about the idea of finding the perfect piece of equipment of each job. It is not an easy job as there are at least three […]
After the three weeks spectacular in Svalbard I had a week back home to take care of mundane issues and repack for another two weeks on the ice. This time the destination was Iceland and the plan was to guide an Avotunturit ski expedition across Vatnajökull, the largest glacier in Europe. This would be my […]