My main trip for the summer season 2015 was a summer packrafting tour to Svalbard. After the superlative-packed winter tour in Svalbard in April I was excited to get back. This trip had been on the drawing board already for a few years and now it was about the time to change a digital line […]
Ivalojoki, one of the four big wilderness rivers in Finland. It is said to be the most beautiful of them all and after packrafting the Lätäseno ja Pöyrisjoki rivers I thought it was finally time to check out the Ivalojoki. (Näätämö river has to wait little more.) Mid-July with a heat wave isn’t maybe the […]
I spent last weekend hauling pulka at Tiirismaa region near Lahti. At 222,6 meters Tiirismaa is the highest hill in the Southern Finland. There used to be a skiing center but it was shut down in 1990s. Me and fellow Ultima Thule skiers Matias and Olli found Tiirismaa to be a great training ground for […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 20/01/2011 Hello, everyone! After a way too long time of procrastination I have finally managed to set up a blog! There will be likely some changes during the following weeks as I tweak the blog but at least the stuff is now online. While waiting for the first real post, which […]
Part 1 – Up, down and under the ice This is the first part of my trip report from a summer packrafting tour in Svalbard. You can read about the plan, route and crew in the introduction post. After a quite sleepless flight, short night at the camping ground and quick shopping and repacking in […]
The interest One of my main outdoors related interests is covering long distances in spectacular settings. And as being able to cover long distances far away from the supporting structures of civilization often requires moving fast, it’s quite natural that I’m also interested in speed hiking and related things. And as moving fast is also […]
22.04.2011 – 19th day on skis We left the town of Pyramiden (and the bar…) in the morning of Saturday 23rd. Sun was shining and temperature was clearly rising. We saw several seals on the sea ice but no polar bears. Some seals lety us ski very close before diving to the safety of the […]
I have now weighted almost every piece of gear that I am going to take with me to Svalbard on the three-week unsupported and unassisted skiing expedition next month. Skiing on expedition meeting at Padasjoki, January 2011. … and the winner iiis… Earlier I posted my gear list to my blog and promised a free […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 28/09/2015 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 […]
Packraft on muutaman kilon painava, repussa kulkeva koskikelpoinen yhden hengen kumilautta. Tämä ”työkalu” vapauttaa vaeltajan ja melojan perinteisistä reitinvalinnan rajoituksista ja mahdollistaa monipuolisen, vapaan liikkumisen luonnossa sulanmaan aikaan. Lisätietoa “Mikä packraft?” -sivulta. Packraft-lautta on turvallinen ja helppo melottava, mutta varsinkin virtaavaan veteen liittyy aina riskejä, jotka on hyvä tiedostaa. Lisäksi oikean tekniikan ja erilaisten käytännön […]
While I’m busy with preparations for co-guiding a one-week trip to Sarek National Park and the Vatnajökull 2012 project I noticed that I have punch of surplus kit that I’d like to sell. I’m not sure about using the blog as a marketing channel… But what the Hell, I need money. Here is a short […]
The competion for a free meal and a dessert is starting to warm up with the first brave guess given. But unfortunately it was incorrect though there was a grain of truth… So here comes the next clue! And the second clue is… The first clue was a bit misleading as I am not going […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 09/01/2012 It’s been quiet here once again for some time. I’ve been working on few posts (a gear review, some lessons learned from Svalbard expedition and highlights of the internship period) and I would have got something published if I wouldn’t be sitting in car and typing this with phone… As […]
For me it doesn’t quite feel like it, but it’s the time to wish you all dear readers: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Glogg on an overnight pre-Christmas retreat. Merry Christmas! And to add some content into this post here’s a quick update about what’s going on… Preparing the cafeteria for the Christmas dinner. As […]