A tad late again, but with increasing parental duties time just gets less, and less, and less. Shop at the Official GoPro® Store. Girls in the Outdoors? Dereks Impressions from Trail Days 2012. Evere...
While Hiking in Finland is my main outlet for all outdoor related things (my personal blog being the place for everything else), I am increasingly also writing for other publications. It is fun, open...
Dear Readers, today you get seven exciting and interesting videos - one for each day of the week. So dont be greedy and watch them all in one go! Went hiking is a tool for recording your trips into t...
During my education to become a Wilderness Guide, I was in needof a pair of binoculars for bird watching and nature observation. While there are plenty of companies who make high quality binoculars, ...
Electronical gadgets - from your smartphone over a GPS to a camera - are increasingly often accompanying us on our outdoor adventures. Even if we dont have them switched on, we have them with us - ei...
Today I am interviewing Jan Betros from Sweden, Founder of Röjk. Röjk is a young company which makes garments that are very functional, stylish and have proper ethical and sustainable credentials. In...
Happy Mothers Day! Great news from Moonlight Gear in Japan - they now accept international orders! Now you can very easily order the very cool Japanese UL cottage gear, like Sanpos CF Stove! Trekking...
Just a short update on the Ultralight Summit 2012. The date is set, and the event kicks off on the 30th of July and runs for a week. We have a local contact which helps with planning, and our route w...
Lost for words, but will have more to say soon =) A Hikers Guide to Healing. Check out the REI Coupons & Rebates [Affiliate Link] Take your kids rock climbing! Stunning photos of a White Surly Pu...
Hyvää vappua - Happy May Day! Closeout Sale at Backcountry.com - Limited Time Only [Affiliate Link] An Update for the Ultralight Summit 2012 concerning Logistics. Redifining the defininition of Outdo...
The Snowspeeders landed at dusk on Hoth. Four UL conscripts, arriving from warm, sun-spoiled Tatooine to train in their fight against the heavyweight backpackers, embarked from the Snowspeeders, on t...
The last Week In Review to be written in Tampere. Treat yourself to a GoPro HERO2 camera and support Hiking in Finland! [Affiliate Link] How about some Kloofing in Suicide Gorge, South Africa? The Le...
It has been a while since the last interview, though I am happy to get back into introducing you to the people who make the fine gear which we use on our outdoor adventures. The start makes Stuart Ra...
Breath. Be Positive. Enjoy spring. 15% Off Your Entire Cart of Full-Priced Goods at Backcountry.com - Use Coupon Code: 7PA-1-3WDMP [Affiliate Link] Funeral For A Friend. LAUFBURSCHE Open Door happeni...
It is not often that you find a magazine that is good. And with good, I mean, like, really fricking awesome. fahrstil is such a magazine. I found out about fahrstil because Cass has a feature in this...
Spring? Not here. Shop at the Official GoPro® Store and support Hiking in Finland! The big news this week was the birth and opening of Germanys first UL cottage, LAUFBURSCHE. Greg gave his Blog a new...
LAUFBURSCHE, as many of you know, has been for a long time working behind the scenes on offering their gear commercially through a webshop. To open a cottage gear business in Germany is not as easy a...
Winters back! 30 cm of fresh powder, -7°C and sunshine. Time to get the skis back out of the cellar. Mark your calendars for the UL Summit 2012! The BCBoiler on Forbes. I hear Pyhä Ice Festival was a...
Dear readers, my announcement yesterday, in case its label, the date it was published and Brians sudden move to Finland didnt tip you off: It all was an elaborate Aprils Fool Day joke, in cooperation...
I know youre expecting "The Week In Review" here, though I have an important personal note to share with you. Im excited to tell you dear readers that I am moving onwards and leave Finland an...
There was a fine selection of gear with me on the recent overnighter & UTFWT 2.0 trip, and there was some gear that did well, and other gear that didnt. Heres a reanimation of those fine round-up pos...
“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world” ― Miyamoto Musashi Spiderwebs in the morning Why backcountry GPS units are overrated Hiking the Appalachian Trail is Selfish How To Reproof GORE-TE...
Finisterre is a small company hailing from Cornwall in the UK, who are especially well known in surfing circles. While I sadly dont surf (another unfulfilled dream of my youth) Finisterre appeared tw...
There is an increasing number of theoretical backpackers online - on Twitter, forums and blogs. They love to discuss gear, which in itself aint a bad thing - I love me some gear talk as well. However...
Yesterday was the spring equinox, and with much of Europe and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere already enjoying unbelievably warm weather, it is slowly time to retire downjackets and softshells an...
Often the company of a trip decides if it is going to be awesome or just "good". Im happy to report that last weeks trip was quadruple awesome because of the most excellent company. Thank you...
As you might have seen during the last months, I have been training and going on trips with a Hyperlite Mountain Gear Porter, a very fine pack indeed. A minimalistic, streamlined design that is very ...
Overnighter tomorrow? Im in =) Where do you want to go? It is pretty warm in Pirkanmaa, and I reckon youd like to go for a circle trail? Maybe something in Helvetinjärvi? Hopefully the snow carries w...
“Do not sleep under a roof. Carry no money or food. Go alone to places frightening to the common brand of men. Become a criminal of purpose. Be put in jail, and extricate yourself by your own wisdom....
It is time to say Good Bye, Dear Google Friend Connect Followers. Tomorrow, on the 1st of March, you will depart from here*, as Google didnt find you worthy enough and wants you to use Google+. You l...
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