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Sports:Wilderness
Teemu Hartikainen is a Finnish thru-hiker, nordic skier, gear designer, and wilderness guide. He’s covered around 7,500 miles across various trails, from Finland's UKK-Trail to the Pacific Crest Trail. Very soon, he’ll attempt Norge på Langs (Norway Lengthwise) on skis, and will be launching a Finnish website to help educate hikers.
List of accomplishments:
2018 UKK-Trail west, Finland ~1000km/620mi
2019 Pacific Crest Trail, attempt 1700 of 4265km/1090mi of 2650mi with some of the Sierra on skis
2019 Gröna Bandet/"Green Ribbon" in Sweden, 1350km/830mi
2020 Vita Bandet/"White Ribbon" attempt, 400km of 1300km/250mi of 800mi in winter (his partner finished)
2020 UKK-trail east, and connecting trails near the eastern border of Finland ~700km/440mi 2021 Vita Bandet/"White Ribbon" in Sweden during winter 1300km/800mi
2021 Nuortti-Saariselkä-Tsarmitunturi-Vätsäri-Näätämö, unmarked trails and off trail, Finland 450km/280mi
2022 Ylläs-Pallas-Hetta-Tarvantovaara-Kilpisjärvi, along trails and off trail, total of 350km/220mi
2023 Pacific Crest Trail, flip flop, 4265km
2024 Upcoming Norge på Langs/"Norway lengthwise" winter traverse ~2700km/1700mi
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EP 115 - Picking Backpacking Gear Worth The Investment With Peter Reese
EP 114 - Backpacking in National Parks During the "Off-Season"
EP 113 - Pacific Crest Trail Fastest-Known Time Record Holder: Josh Perry Interview
EP 112 - Why You Should Hike the Arizona Trail with Matthew J. Nelson
EP 111 - Andrew Steven (Trail Weight) Interview
EP 110 - Vario Jacket Deep Dive
EP 109 - Franziska Weinheimer (Hike Oregon) Interview
EP 108 - 20,000 KM Of Exploration: An Interview With Ray Zahab
EP 107 - I Carried Backpacking Gear For 3 People
EP 106 - Hiking 100 Miles With A 9-Year-Old
EP 105 - The Uinta Highline Trail Thru-Hike - Part II
EP 104 - The Uinta Highline Trail Thru-Hike - Part I
EP 103 - The 70K Tushars Mountain Run
EP 102 - Justin Outdoors Interview
EP 101 - Dan Becker Interview
EP 100 - Performance Gear, Not Price: Episode 100 Celebration
EP 99 - Hidden Gems of the KotaUL Travel & Adventure Backpack
EP 98 - Devin Ashby Interview (Waymark Gear Co. & Backcountry Exposure)
EP 97 - Altitude Sun Hoodie Deep-Dive
EP 96 - Designing the Tushar Rain Jacket
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