{"id":21924,"date":"2025-11-25T04:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/?p=21924"},"modified":"2025-11-25T04:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:59:27","slug":"millainen-on-hyva-tiimi-osa-1-what-makes-a-good-team-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/millainen-on-hyva-tiimi-osa-1-what-makes-a-good-team-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Millainen on hyv\u00e4 tiimi, osa 1 \/ What Makes a Good Team, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Minulla on laskelmieni mukaan kokemusta kymmenest\u00e4 retkikunnasta, jotka ovat taivaltaneet aavikoilla, j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6ill\u00e4 ja kerran pari vuoristossakin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ja ensi lokakuussa on jo seuraavan vuoro, kun tiimimme l\u00e4htee 1000 kilsan taivallukselle Saharan autiomaahan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jos yritt\u00e4\u00e4 luoda kuvan seikkailujuoksijan ty\u00f6st\u00e4, niin siit\u00e4 saa julkisuuden perusteella helposti kuvan, ett\u00e4 juoksentelen maailman “\u00e4\u00e4rialueilla” yksikseni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Totuus on juuri p\u00e4in vastainen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olen ollut pahuksen onnekas tiimien suhteen, mutta on niit\u00e4 huti-rekrytointejakin tullut tehty\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e4ist\u00e4 j\u00e4lkimm\u00e4isist\u00e4 olemme maksaneet kovan hinnan, mutta oppineet my\u00f6s hurjan paljon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Jukka, millainen on paras mahdollinen retkikuntatiimi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.Hyv\u00e4\u00e4n ryhm\u00e4\u00e4n tulisi kuulua tasapainoinen yhdistelm\u00e4 kokemusta ja energiaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esimerkiksi j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6ll\u00e4 ryhm\u00e4ss\u00e4 on oltava kokenut p\u00e4\u00e4opas, joka tuntee paikalliset olosuhteet railoineen p\u00e4ivineen. H\u00e4n osaa lukea ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matkassa on oltava my\u00f6s huippukunnon omaavaa henkil\u00f6st\u00f6\u00e4, joka rakentaa leirin suit sait sukkelaan ja jaksaa tehd\u00e4 ryhm\u00e4n raskaat ty\u00f6t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Jokainen ymm\u00e4rt\u00e4\u00e4, ett\u00e4 \u201cpieni lipsahdus\u201d voi olla kohtalokas. Siksi tiimin on hengitett\u00e4v\u00e4 samaa “turvallisuuskulttuuria”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kommunikaation on oltava hyvin avointa ja on oltava malttia pys\u00e4hty\u00e4, jos jokin ratkaisu tuntuu v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4lt\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otan esimerkin Gr\u00f6nlannin j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6lt\u00e4. Kokoonnuimme p\u00e4ivitt\u00e4in joko inuiittien Laisin ja Salon tai Antin ja minun telttaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Er\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4 sain mm. meteorologilta viestin, ett\u00e4 myrskyalue saattaa l\u00e4hesty\u00e4, mutta toinen meille kantautunut viesti kertoi, ett\u00e4 n\u00e4in ei v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00e4 k\u00e4y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kysyin asiasta muiden mielipidett\u00e4. Kaksi tiimin j\u00e4sent\u00e4 oli 50\/50 l\u00e4hd\u00f6n tai paikalleen j\u00e4\u00e4misen kannalla, mutta p\u00e4\u00e4opas Salo n\u00e4ytti k\u00e4siliikkeell\u00e4, ett\u00e4 jos liikumme, niin hukka meid\u00e4t perii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kommunikaatio oli avointa ja jokaisen mielipidett\u00e4 kunnioitettiin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tein lopulta, kiitos Salon, p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6ksen pit\u00e4\u00e4 nykyinen leiripaikkamme ja aloimme valmistautumaan mahdolliseen myrskyyn rakentamalla j\u00e4\u00e4kuutioista “myrskyvallia”, jotta hurrikaani ei vahingoittaisi telttojamme. Sen lis\u00e4ksi kannoimme telttaan ylim\u00e4\u00e4riset muonavarastot useammalle p\u00e4iv\u00e4lle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jos olisimme l\u00e4hteneet tuolloin liikkeelle, niin en kirjoittaisi t\u00e4t\u00e4 blogia….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. J\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6ll\u00e4 tai aavikolla pahin vihollinen ei ole aina s\u00e4\u00e4, vaan p\u00e4\u00e4koppa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psyykkinen ja henkinen kuorma sek\u00e4 yksitoikkoisuus saattavat ottaa joistakin ihmisist\u00e4 yliotteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mukana kulkevien tyyppien on siedett\u00e4v\u00e4 hiljaisuutta, yksin\u00e4isyytt\u00e4, rutiinia ja ep\u00e4mukavuutta.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He eiv\u00e4t kinaa tai syyllist\u00e4 kavereita v\u00e4syneen\u00e4 ja turhautuneena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olen toiminut t\u00e4ss\u00e4 huonona esimerkkin\u00e4. P\u00e4\u00e4stelin Saharan halkijuoksun aikana paineita ulos ja kaduin sit\u00e4 j\u00e4lkik\u00e4teen raskaasti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pyysin ja sain anteeksi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ja opin l\u00e4ksyni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jatkan tiimiaiheesta huomenna lis\u00e4\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success.\u201d\u00a0(Sir Ernest Shackleton)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to my calculations, I have experience from ten expeditions that have trekked across deserts, glaciers, and once or twice even in the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And next October it will be time for the next one, when our team sets out on a 1,000-kilometre journey across the Sahara Desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you try to imagine the work of an adventure runner, public perception easily gives the impression that I roam the \u201cextremes of the world\u201d all by myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is quite the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been damn lucky with my teams, but I\u2019ve made a few bad recruitment choices as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have paid a high price for those, but we have also learned an enormous amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Jukka, what makes the best possible expedition team?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. A good group should have a balanced mix of experience and energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, on a glacier the group must include an experienced lead guide who knows the local conditions, crevasses and all. They know how to read the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also need personnel in top physical condition who can set up camp quickly and handle the heavy work of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Everyone understands that a \u201csmall slip\u201d can be fatal. That\u2019s why the team must breathe the same<\/strong> safety culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communication must be very open, and you must have the patience to stop if any solution feels wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me give an example from the Greenland ice sheet. Every day we gathered either in the tent of the Inuit men Laisi and Salo or in Antti\u2019s and my tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day I received a message from a meteorologist saying that a storm front might be approaching, but another message suggested that this might not be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked the others for their opinions. Two team members were 50\/50 on whether to leave or stay put, but the lead guide, Salo, gestured with his hand that if we moved, we would be doomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communication was open, and everyone\u2019s opinion was respected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end\u2014thanks to Salo\u2014I decided to stay at our current camp, and we began preparing for a possible storm by building a \u201cstorm wall\u201d out of ice blocks so that the hurricane wouldn\u2019t damage our tents. We also carried extra food supplies into the tent for several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we had set off that day, I would not be writing this blog\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. On a glacier or in the desert, the worst enemy isn\u2019t always the weather\u2014it\u2019s your own head.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The psychological and mental load, as well as monotony, can get the better of some people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people travelling with you must be able to tolerate silence, loneliness, routine, and discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They don\u2019t squabble or blame others when tired or frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have set a poor example in this regard. During the run across the Sahara I vented my frustrations, and I regretted it deeply afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked for forgiveness, and I received it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I learned my lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll continue on the topic of teams tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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