It’s pretty much summer now. At least in most of Finland. The snow has melted away, the winter kit is serviced and packed away and plans for summer adventures are being finalized. But let’s go back a couple of months and return again to the winter wonderland of the high Arctic… In April I was […]
I’m back from the Vatnajökull and after few intense day at the Guide school studying the wonders of nature it’s time to start blogging again. Unfortunately the school will continue to be very intensive for the rest of the spring but I’m determined to blog along with the school. And as there are many things […]
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! […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 18/03/2013 The blog has been little quiet, as has unfortunately been the way this winter. So, what have I been up to? Mostly I’ve been busy guiding husky tours ranging from full-day safaris to over-night tours but there have also been other things… On the tours we spend the nights at […]
Usually new gear is exciting. But new shoes are not. They are terrifying! Well, that is not always the case but when you find your tried and true footwear of choise being discontinued or changed you do feel little uncomfortable. At least this was the case when La Sportiva updated my beloved Wild Cat trail […]
Last weekend I was skiing in Repovesi National Park with four other Ultima Thule 2011 expedition members. The trip was good, people were great and weather was nice for training. Even the most sloppy packing ever didn’t ruin the trip… 185 bags of freeze dried meals from Fuizion In Friday afternoon I hurried to home […]
After spending nearly half of the winter skiing and hauling and sleeping on snow and ice, it was time to kick-start the summer season in mid-June. For this I headed to Northern Karelia, near the Eastern most corner of Finland where one can find almost untouched nature in the deep woods and also excellent white […]
I’ve mentioned once every now and then that my main tour of the winter will be a ski expedition across the Greenland ice cap – and it’s about to start right now! We will leave Finland behind on April 13th and arrive to Greenland the next day. And if all goes as planned we will […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 20/04/2016 The blog has been dead for the past four months but don’t worry, I’m alive. The winter has been extremely busy with work which luckily means lot’s of time outdoors and if not outdoors, then doing laundry and preparing for the next tour. That’s also the reason why the blog […]
This is again one of those blog posts sarting with “it’s been quiet around here for a while…” because, well, it’s been quiet around here for quite a while. Warning: The post includes some photos of unprocessed food that some might find disturbing. We got some auroras in the South in October… The reason is […]
…or to be precise, I traveled where the winter is. But anyway, me and good ‘ol winter are again in the same place and I’m enjoying it a lot! I was actually so excited that I wanted to share a few words and photos with you. Liking the winter after a 10km training run with […]
The title of the post emerged from conversation in Mark’s post about Testing the Waters with borrowed Alpacka Denali Llama packraft and it’s very appropriate title for the post as this is about getting my new packraft wet and flipped around. That’s what I did the last weekend. Friday evening in a pond Tuomas loading […]
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 […]
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 […]