I don’t usually feature quest posts in my blog as the focus is on “my personal views on all walks of outdoor life”. But occasionally you come up with something so great that you want to share it. This is one of those cases. This a “ghost post” by a man who I greatly respect. […]
Some time ago I was asked to write my very first guest posts. One request came from Andrew Mazibrada who is a freelance outdoor copywriter and photographer and also has a great blog: The Journeyman Traveller. He is also a joint editor in the awesome Sidetracked online journal and much more. I liked his work […]
In July I spent (again) a week on Kebnekaise area, this time combining two trips into a one-week tour. Both were traverses of a sort, the first including a traverse of the Kebnekaise summits and the second traversing the whole massif with packrafts. This post is about the latter. The second part of the tour […]
It is now done. A gear review. The first on this blog. But these shoes are just so damn nice that I had to write about them. I was first going to name it “A Love Story” instead of the cold “long-term report” but as there will be more long-term reports coming up it’s better […]
This bilingual post is a preliminary open invitation to packraft gathering at 16.-18.9.2016! // Tämä kaksikielinen kirjoitus on alustava avoin kutsu packraft-kokoontumiseen 16.-18.9.2016! In English: Packrafters in Finland – Unite once again! We (me and a punch of other packrafters in Finland) would like to invite you to join us for the third Finnish Packraft […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s been once again quiet here for some time. Here is a short “sitrep” about the reasons and things to come later this year and the next. Sun set at the backyard of the school. In the school we had the Wilderness Advanced First Aid course that I mentioned in my previous Monthly highlights post. […]
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 […]
In July I spent (again) a week on Kebnekaise area, this time combining two trips into a one-week tour. Both were traverses of a sort, the first including a traverse of the Kebnekaise summits and the second traversing the whole massif with packrafts. This post is about the latter. The second part of the tour […]
Talvesta 2015 alkaen tarjoamani opastetut talvivaellukset on yhdistetty osaksi Ankarat avotunturit -koulutusohjelmaa. Sisältö ja toteutus pysyvät pitkälti samantyyppisinä kuin ennenkin, mutta yhteistyön myötä tarjolla on enemmän ja monipuolisempia kursseja, vaelluksia ja retkikuntia. Koko Ankarat avotunturit -tarjonnan löydät Ankarat avotunturit -sivuilta! Johdatusten, vaellusten ja retkikuntien lisäksi on tarjolla myös monipuolinen valikoima erikoiskursseja. Voit valita sivuilta parhaiten […]