I wrote earlier about our climbing and packrafting trip to Kebnekaise in July. I also promised that there would be a video once Thomas gets it stitched together. So, here is the video: In addition to my words and Thomas’ video, you can find more photos from my gallery at kuvat.korpijaakko.fi. Few bonus photos from […]
There is something out there beyond backpacking. Beyond the simple task of walking and camping there is also something else that draws us out in the nature. Something that drives us to abandon the modern comforts of our lives for a moment in search of something beyond our every day lives. Many don’t bother thinking […]
This bilingual post includes some additional details regarding the packraft gathering at 6.-8.10.2017! // Tämä kaksikielinen kirjoitus sisältää tarkempia tietoja liittyen packraft-kokoontumiseen 6.-8.10.2017! In English: Summon the packrafters in Finland! (Once again…) We’d like to welcome you to the Finnish Packraft Gathering 4.0. Meeting will be held at Lohjanjärvi-Mustionjoki in Southern Finland on 6.-8.10.2017. The […]
I’ve been thinking about the question in the title for a while now… Should I buy a windshirt? The answer may seem (and be) obvious as almost all the people imaginable swear by windshirts: – “For those of you who haven’t got yourself a ‘wind shirt’ yet, do yourself a favour and get one.” – […]
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 […]
The winter is finally over on the Northern hemisphere. To celebrate the winter gone and to make-up some of the quiet time in the blog, I will publish a three-part wrap up of my outdoor activities over the last winter. All the posts will be somewhat photo-heavy and lengthy (this one seems to be around […]
Posted by Korpi-Jaakko on 28/01/2011 Now you can also follow me on Twitter. There is also the Twitter-widget shoving the latest tweets in the right frame of the blog. I am not planning to tweet about my daily doings and goings, but I am testing Twitter as a way to stay connected when in the […]
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 […]
I finally got all the photos from the recent “Hiking North” trips sorted out and a selection of them is available in my online gallery! The trip report from Sarek National Park is still a-work-in-progress and won’t be online at least for the next week or so because… I’m going hiking instead. 😉 As I’ll […]
Why are you leaving so early again, dear winter? It seems that it’s time to say farewell to the winter who is leaving the Southern Finland too early again. Way too early. The winter here was short but not as bad as the previous one either: We had a decent amount of snow and 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 […]
A short bilingual post about opportunity to join an awesome guided packrafting adventure in Lapland, with a 20% discount! Sorry for the marketing but I thought you might be interested… // Lyhyt tietoisku mahdollisuudesta päästä mukaan upealla opastetulle packraft-vaellukselle Lappiin 20% alennuksella! Pahoittelen markkinointia blogissa, mutta ajattelin, että tämä saattaisi kiinnostaa… In English: Due cancellations […]
This is sort of an archive or public trash bin for pages I don’t need to keep in the menus or on the front page anymore. I thought it would be nice to still keep them accessible and the links working to instead of permanently deleting them, I’ve moved them here. / / Tämä on […]
Talvisessa luonnossa voi harrastaa paljon muutakin kuin vaativia arktisia hiihtovaelluksia! Talvelle 2014 tarjolla on monipuolinen kokoelma hiihtäen, lumikengillä ja koiravaljakoilla tapahtuvia ohjelmia. Hiihtovaellus valoon 5.-12.1.2014 Inarijärvi, Pohjois-Suomi FI, EN Sydäntalven tunnelmia 12.-19.1.2014 Taivalkoski, Pohjois-Suomi FI, EN Talvivaeltajan vaihtoehdot 28.2.-2.3.2014 Repovesi, Etelä-Suomi FI, EN, GE Opastuskieli: FI = suomi, EN = englanti, GE = saksa Talvivaeltajan […]
