Ultralight Backpacking and Hiking Courses in Helsinki, Finland – Private Teaching
Hiking is doing the same thing and requires the same skills whether you use traditional or ultralight gear, but with ultralight gear your backpack is lighter and that makes hiking a lot more enjoyable.
Both ways require the same basic gear, but when going ultralight you just take notice of how much everything weighs when buying the gear, and you don’t carry anything unnecessary with you.
Ultralight doesn’t mean giving up on comfort, because at least for me that’s the whole point of going ultralight, to make hiking more comfortable when you don’t have to carry a massive and super heavy backpack.
Giving up on safety to be lighter isn’t there either, being safe is the base level for everything. Something being heavier doesn’t mean it would automatically be safer either. Heavier backpack also brings it’s own risks in form of being physically more demanding.
Light backpack. Easy steps. Easy on the mind.
Winter camping course for those who have hiked and camped in summer, who want to learn how to camp in winter as well. Skills and knowledge for winter camping in forest environment.
We’ll go camping in winter for real so that you’ll see how to keep yourself from freezing and to know what kind of gear you need. You can borrow winter camping and hiking gear, or you can take your own three season gear to learn how you can use them in winter as well.
Travel time to Nuuksio National Park from Helsinki around 30 minutes.
Two days. Includes everything. 210 €.
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Course for those who want to start hiking and camping in three season conditions (spring, summer, fall) in ultralight fashion. Learn the skills to enjoy your time outdoors in Finland and Lapland without carrying a heavy backpack.
We’ll go through everything you need to have and know to go backpacking by yourself. After the course you’ll know what gear is really important and where you can save money, and you’ll know what to do when you go on your first adventure.
Travel time to Nuuksio National Park from Helsinki around 30 minutes.
Two days. Includes everything. 210 €.
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