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.

Friday, June 11, 2021

Solamäki tour

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Kari Vierinen organizes nature appreciation walks in Siuntio, and he called me to join their walk to the Solamäki caves in Siuntio. It was a...
Sunday, June 6, 2021

June and the Grani hill is still going strong

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  It is June 6th, and Grani ski hill *still* has snow! Thanks go to the ski hill maintenance team who made and piled a lot of snow during th...
Sunday, May 30, 2021

Saunalahti hole

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  I was originally going to explore bigger caves in Nuuksio this weekend with Jarmo, but I forgot that I was dogsitting Olli's dog while...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Herttoniemi boulder underside

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  While visiting (again) the secret Margarine factory tunnel, I  came across a small boulder cavelet in Herttoniemi. Not big, maybe 2x2 mete...

Airplane meal... on the ground!

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I've been missing this... or have I? More flying stories at Planetflier.com . Photos and stories (c) 2020 by Jari Arkko. All rights rese...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

Avalanche transceivers as cave location devices?

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  A while ago, Bo Lenander asked a question in the Swedish Caver's Association if avalanche transceivers could be used as cave location ...
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Kauniainen is melting!

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Kauniainen ski hill is melting! Just a few days ago it was almost completely skiable, but now... just two plots of snow left. Another local ...
Saturday, May 15, 2021

Volvo is back! (But how long?)

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Volvo is back! Refueled, washed, with summer tires and in sunshine it feels like a decent car now 🙂  And only 250 or so for the repairs, in...

The long walk

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  Long walk... enjoying the spring weather while on calls... also picking up my car from the repair shop :-) Read more car stories in the Pl...

And now the loaner car broke down!

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  Now the loaner car is broken and needs to be towed to the shop that already is repairing my Volvo. (Should I ask for another loaner? Shoul...
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