EP 164 - Skiing 800 Miles Through Sweden & More: Teemu Hartikainen

EP 164 - Skiing 800 Miles Through Sweden & More: Teemu Hartikainen

Author: Outdoor Vitals January 2, 2024 Duration: 1:33:43

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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