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GoExpo, Veikka G and 29km

Nice and sunny weekend in Southern Finland made me to walk some serious kilometres for a change. A six hour sprint with a semi full backpack to Järvenpää, ~29km, along very icy and uncomfortable roads...

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A Weekend in Lapland

After a few years of “separation” with winter Lapland, I got this time a chance to join my parents trip to Saariselkä, a ski resort in the northern Finland quite familiar to us. Although the trees were...

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West Highland Way, everything ready.

Tomorrow I’ll be flying to the land of Braveheart and Rob Roy, to experience the Highlands of Scotland. West Highland Way will be my path to take this time. I’m excited though the weather looks wet and...

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West Highland Way hiked and liked

152km trail walked in six days, from which 3 were totally gray and rainy and the rest time to times rainy. Despite some heavy winds and even hales, the weather wasn’t fortunately that bad. The scenery...

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WHW photos

Been a while since my last post as getting done my thesis, graduating and moving has taken all my time lately. But behind the link are the West Highland Way photos: Before this trip report and video...

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Hardangervidda trip report

We are back from Norway! Check out the story and all the photos here.

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West Highland Way trip report

Sorry for the long delay but finally I managed to write few words about my solo adventure in the Scottish Highland the last spring. Check out the story here. The video will come later:)

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West Highland Way trip video

It took half an year to start making this video but last week I finally did it, so here it is. Hope you guys liked it! Again I used basically all the clips I had taken, so not much selection but...

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The Year 2013

A small update on what’s going on now that the year has changed. I have some ideas for this year but nothing can be said for sure yet. I would like to do something big, a multiweek hike, and actually...

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Hardangervidda trip video

Here you go: In the beginning of that hike I thought not to record any video material at all, but then in the last day I decided to take some. Just to have the joy of editing and sharing some moving...

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Day walk in Croatia

A whole week to stay on a beach is too much for a hikers mind, even though the Mediterranean sea and sun offer a great relaxation experience. At halfway point of our Dalmatian tour I really needed to...

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Next destination: GR5 – The Grand Traverse of the Alps

Back in 2009 when we were getting ready for the first day of the APR, an old, muddy and weary looking French backpacker arrived to Sargans train station. After chatting with him we learned he had just...

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GR5 – Ready Steady GO

Couple of days left before taking the flight to the Alps. Some last minute preparations:

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GR5 DONE!

What an amazing adventure to hike all the way from Lake Geneva to Nice! Just got back home yesterday and it’s hard to believe that I really did it. When I finally saw the sea, it was just one of the...

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GR5 Trip video

I’m only at half way of editing the photos, but I’m done with the video already!:) I didn’t spend too much time with this one as I had kind of a clear vision what to do. Again I would have liked to...

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Autumn colors in Lapland

I spent the other week with my family in Kilpisjärvi, the north-western edge of the Finnish Lapland. No major hiking was planned but to do some nice day walks in the area, visit Norway couple of times...

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Nuuksio national park

Last week I visited the Nuuksio national park here in the outskirts of Espoo. The weather forecast promised partly sunny day so I thought why not to go for a half-day walk. I walked mainly along the...

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Unauthorized use of your outdoor photos

I found out an article which showed how to use the Google Image search to look for your own photos online. When you’re in the image search tab, there’s an icon of a camera in the right side of the...

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GR5 – DAY 0, Advent Calendar

In July 2013 I solo hiked the most famous part of the GR5 long distance walking route, The Grand Traverse of the Alps, from Lake Geneva to Nice, roughly 600km over the beautiful French Alps. I have...

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GR5 – DAY 1, to LES CROTTES

DAY 1, LA PLANCHE to LES CROTTES Ascent: 1530 m Descent: 1250 m Distance: 15 km Time on trail: 6:00 – 14:45 After a nervous night, the first night on trail is always, the morning revealed itself...

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