Kajakoijat
Team Kajakoijat: Pekka Uurto, Kristiina Latvala, Terhi Tapala
Kristiina is a wilderness guide, who is more used to move by foot or skiis than by boat. Nevertheless, she is eager to learn to use packraft. Luckily, she has some experience of canoeing and is a excellent swimmer. 😅
Pekka: At the end of my long IT career, I studied to be a nature and wilderness guide in Eerikkilä and now, as a freelancer, I focus on hiking and trekking. I started my own hiking company right in February and am now developing a small business on its behalf.
The background is the love of Lapland that developed in the Kiilopää area during the summers of youth. Gained skills and experience from patrolling, as a guide to the Suomen Latu and from many hikes during the last twenty years in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Canoeing is an essential part of the summer, Kokemäenjoki and Saimaa have been knocked down and now, according to the experience gained from Lake Inari, I look forward to Vätsäri.
Terhi is quickly exited in many kind of challange. She loves kayaking and canoeing. Packrafting is quite new experience but future with her new own packraft will be an adventure. Hoping that packraft will stay unbroken in this crazy but spectacular challange!
Kristiina on eräopas, joka tottunut veneen sijasta liikkumaan lähinnä jalkaisin ja hiihtäen, mutta myös innokas opettelemaan packraftaystä. Onneksi hänellä hieman melontakokemusta – ja myös uimataito on hyvä. 😅
Pekka: Opiskelin luonto- ja eräoppaaksi pitkän it-urani jälkeen ja perustin oman yrityksen helmikuussa. Nyt freelancerina keskityn vaellushommiin.
The background is the love of Lapland that developed in the Kiilopää area during the summers of youth. Gained skills and experience from patrolling, as a guide to the Suomen Latu and from many hikes during the last twenty years in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Canoeing is an essential part of the summer, Kokemäenjoki and Saimaa have been knocked down and now, according to the experience gained from Lake Inari, I look forward to Vätsäri.
Terhi is quickly exited in many kind of challange. She loves kayaking and canoeing. Packrafting is quite new experience but future with her new own packraft will be an adventure. Hoping that packraft will stay unbroken in this crazy but spectacular challange!