Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 25/07/2016 In mid June I was on an overnight packrafting trip at Ruunaa Hiking area known for its rapids. In my trip report I promised there would be a video later when my friend has time to put it together… And as Thomas unfortunately damaged his hand on our recent trip […]
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 […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 10/03/2012 The bad weather continued in the morning and we decided to wait for few hours. The waiting paid of and we started the day in reasonable weather but it soon turned into 15+m/s gusts with snow. Later the weather got better and we did our daily mileage in a bit […]
“Monthly highlights” is a series of post concentrating on a 10-month wilderness guide course I am taking this year at Niittylahden opisto near Joensuu in Eastern Finland. These posts try to summarize the best parts of each month and are naturally published at the end of each month (or few weeks after…) Hopefully you enjoy […]
SPOT is probably the most widely used satellite messaging device in recreational outdoor sports. It was the first of its kind and something the market needed. It has helped a lot of people during the years but one should know that it also has limitations and in my opinion, is unreliable. Warning! The SPOT is […]
What drives a sane person to shiver non-stop for four days and four nights, while not eating or sleeping and call it a holiday? Editors note: I’m privilege to have extra-ordinary friends who do amazing things. One of them is Huck, a fellow wilderness guide and founder of NordicByNature. He has earlier written quest posts […]
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 […]
30.4.2011 – The 1st full day at home for a while Somewhere along Lomonosovfonna I am now back from my three-week expedition to the cold shores and jagged peaks of Svalbard. Ultima Thule 2011 is over but the aftermath has barely started. Tent after a blizzard. Spot the pulka on the left! On Thursday we […]
You really want to take a look at this! (At least if you have any interest in packrafting or boating rivers in general.) Whitewater packrafting at Kymijoki in October 2012. I spotted the Packrafting 101 video series by Media Feliz from Dave C’s excellent blog but in my opinion they are so good they deserve […]
Here’s a nice little challenge for you to give you some extra motivation to get outdoors also this year! What? The challenge is pretty simple: 1) Get out, do something “outdoorsy” and sleep outside. (Just sleeping on the backyard doesn’t really count.) 2) Do it twice a month through the whole year 2015. * The […]
As I mentioned in the previous post I’ve been doing more overnight trips than usually. About a week ago a good friend of mine, lets call him P, asked if I’d have time for a weekend overnighter to Repovesi National Park. Even though I’ve been living only about an hour’s drive away from the park […]
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 […]
No, Spartans haven’t taken over my life or blog but apples are about to do that. And I’m not talking about i-things here but the fruits. Like I’ve written earlier, I like the idea of simple living with close connection to the nature. One aspect of this is to get part of your food from […]
What drives a sane person to shiver non-stop for four days and four nights, while not eating or sleeping and call it a holiday? Editors note: I’m privilege to have extra-ordinary friends who do amazing things. One of them is Huck, a fellow wilderness guide and founder of NordicByNature. He has earlier written quest posts […]