Skiing the Planet

"Mongolia is kind of close, right?" Story about an attempt to ski everywhere in the world where there's snow. And in some places where there isn't. On and off-piste skiing on all continents, skiing into craters of live volcanoes, caving, climbing, photography, and travel.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Sauna & Swim in Sofia

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Before the Red Cross camp opened for the caving conference, I had to stay one night somewhere, and have a place for some work conference ...

Holy shit, it starts!

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It is amazing. Who would have believed that replacing a broken starter motor makes the car start nicely? But this happened. Even the f...

Hot pool in Santa Cruz

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I stayed one night at the  Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley , on a work trip. They had a pool... and a jacuzzi. Not bad. More swimming ...
Monday, October 14, 2019

Moon over the missile base

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I felt the urge to visit odd places, and an old Nike missile base seemed to fit the bill. But, I was quickly losing light on the only da...

Today's busses

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Today's busses are #350 and then #380. Photos and text (c) 2019 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved.
Thursday, October 10, 2019

The last start ...

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... of this starter motor. Hopefully fixed by tomorrow. Unless it's the engine... in which case we'll have to see. Photo...

Caving equipment store?

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I got an advertisement today from Verkkokauppa.com, a Finnish electronics store. The advertisement goes "everything for any cave...

Banff Mountain Festival 2019

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This evening I'm at the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Helsinki. The movies are about skiing, mountain biking, surfing, and caving....
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

CMH at Amer Sports

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I went to a marketing show of the Canadian Heli-ski operator, the legendary CMH , as they were visiting Helsinki. Lots of talk about h...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Monsters in the Duhlata Cave

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If you go deep into a cave, you may encounter monsters! Or at least, white stalactite dental work :-) The monsters may attack unsuspect...
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