Kylm\u00e4st\u00e4 ja kuumasta voi tehd\u00e4 yst\u00e4v\u00e4n tai vihollisen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gr\u00f6nlannissa (2013) tanskalainen Jens-Erik teki siit\u00e4 vihollisen ja yksi asia johti toiseen ja sen j\u00e4lkeen kolmanteen, jonka j\u00e4lkeen koko retkikunta joutui lopettamaan toimintansa..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minulla on talvisin t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 Nuuksiossa kylm\u00e4, mutta kun menen j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6lle, niin eip\u00e4 ole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asennoidun siell\u00e4 kylmyyteen eri tavalla kuin t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 Suomessa. Olen kuullut samaa muutamalta j\u00e4\u00e4tikk\u00f6-expertilt\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hyv\u00e4 tiimi on my\u00f6s sellainen, joka huolehtii toisistaan<\/strong> tarjoten hyv\u00e4\u00e4 energiaa, tarkkailee toisten paleltumia tai auringon aiheuttamia ihomuutoksia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c4\u00e4riolosuhteissa suunnitelma A saattaa ep\u00e4onnistua, joten meill\u00e4 on oltava kyky\u00e4 improvisoida.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Emme voi lamaantua tilanteen edess\u00e4 vaan reagoida siihen kylm\u00e4n nopeasti. Usein, meid\u00e4n on l\u00f6ydett\u00e4v\u00e4 ratkaisuja rajallisista resursseista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kalaharin autiomaan halkijuoksun loppuvaiheessa muonavarastot alkoivat ehty\u00e4 eik\u00e4 autiomaasta l\u00f6ytynyt kauppaa, josta olisimme voineet tehd\u00e4 t\u00e4ydennysostoja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tiimimme kokkina toiminut “Captain” ei j\u00e4\u00e4nyt sormi suussa miettim\u00e4\u00e4n \/ murehtimaan asiaa, vaan alkoi improvisoimaan. Ja kuinka hyvi\u00e4 safkoja h\u00e4n tekik\u00e4\u00e4n…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Improvisointikyky on usein se, mik\u00e4 erottaa onnistuneen retkikunnan evakuoinnista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saharan halkijuoksun aikana paikallinen armeija pisti stopin meid\u00e4n reittisuunnitelmalle, mutta me emme siit\u00e4 lamaantuneet vaan etsimme uuden niin, ett\u00e4 itse tavoite, juosta Saharan autiomaan halki, ei vaarantunut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n En l\u00e4hde aavikoille tai j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6ille muiden kuin tyyppien, joilla on “me ennen min\u00e4\u00e4” -periaate. Senkin takia teen mieluusti t\u00f6it\u00e4 erikoisjoukkosotilaiden kanssa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Siell\u00e4 jo karsintavaiheessa itsekk\u00e4\u00e4t (paskiaiset) lent\u00e4v\u00e4t ulos ennen kuin p\u00e4\u00e4tyv\u00e4t tiimeihin, joissa sinun on pidett\u00e4v\u00e4 huolta viereisest\u00e4 kaverista ja p\u00e4in vastoin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tiimi jakaa my\u00f6s yhteiset arvot<\/strong>. Meill\u00e4 se tarkoittaa kunnioitusta luontoa kohtaan “leave no trace” -periaatteita noudattaen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fokus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meid\u00e4n kaikkien on keskitytt\u00e4v\u00e4 yhteisen tavoitteen saavuttamiseen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minulla on t\u00e4st\u00e4 yksi hyv\u00e4 esimerkki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olimme aikeissa l\u00e4hte\u00e4 ylitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n Gr\u00f6nlannin mannerj\u00e4\u00e4tikk\u00f6\u00e4 jo vuonna 2018, mutta tein suunnitelmaan muutoksen ja siirsin tavoitetta vuodella eteenp\u00e4in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tiimimme kuuluvan Larsin vaimo oli raskaana ja laskettu aika oli toukokuu 2018 eli juuri se ajankohta, kun olisimme j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6ll\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n En halunnut ottaa sit\u00e4 riski\u00e4, ett\u00e4 Larsin fokus on jossain muussa asiassa kuin j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6n ylityksess\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mit\u00e4p\u00e4, jos synnytys ei olisikaan mennyt suunnitellusti? Siin\u00e4 tapauksessa koko tiimin toimintakyky olisi ollut vaarassa ja itse asiassa olisimme joutuneet keskeytt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n retkikunnan etenemisen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lars oli sit\u00e4 mielt\u00e4, ett\u00e4 l\u00e4hdet\u00e4\u00e4n reissuun jo 2018, mutta pidin p\u00e4\u00e4ni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kotiasiat on oltava kunnossa,<\/strong> muutoin j\u00e4\u00e4lle tai hiekalle ei ole mit\u00e4\u00e4n asiaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kaikista t\u00e4rkein on keskin\u00e4inen luottamus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sen rakentamiseen menee aikaa, mutta sen voi my\u00f6s menett\u00e4\u00e4 hetkess\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ennen Kalaharin halkijuoksua juttelin Kalaharin alueella majailevan Willemin kanssa,<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00e4n kertoi minulle seuraavaa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Jukka, jos kohtelet n\u00e4it\u00e4 sinun mukaasi l\u00e4htevi\u00e4 miehi\u00e4…ja t\u00e4ss\u00e4 kohdin h\u00e4n k\u00e4ytti n-sanaa, jota en t\u00e4ss\u00e4 toista mutta ymm\u00e4rt\u00e4nette mit\u00e4 tarkoitan….,he tekev\u00e4t sinulle t\u00f6it\u00e4 yhdeks\u00e4st\u00e4 viiteen. Mutta, jos kohtelet heit\u00e4 ihmisin\u00e4, siis samalla tavalla kuten toivoisit itse\u00e4si kohdeltavan, he tulevat sinun ja leijonan v\u00e4liin”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kalaharin tiimist\u00e4 tuli ehk\u00e4p\u00e4 vahvin, mit\u00e4 olen ikin\u00e4 kokenut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pid\u00e4 huolta tiimist\u00e4, sill\u00e4 se pit\u00e4\u00e4 sinusta huolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ****************************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m continuing the reflection I began yesterday on the question: \u201cWhat makes a good team?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In our case, the ability to endure both cold and heat is an absolute strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ultimately, it\u2019s all about your attitude toward different conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cold and heat can become either a friend or an enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Greenland (2013), a Danish man named Jens-Erik made them his enemy. One thing led to another and then to a third, and the entire expedition had to be shut down\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n In wintertime here in Nuuksio I often feel cold, but when I go to the glacier, I don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I approach the cold differently there than I do here in Finland. I\u2019ve heard the same from a number of glacier experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A good team is also one that takes care of one another offering positive energy, checking each other for frostbite or sun-induced skin changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In extreme conditions, Plan A may fail, so we must have the ability to improvise.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We cannot freeze in the face of a situation, so we must respond to it coolly and quickly. Often, we have to find solutions with very limited resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the final stretch of the run across the Kalahari Desert, our food supplies began to run low, and unsurprisingly there were no shops in the desert where we could restock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our team cook, \u201cCaptain,\u201d didn\u2019t stand there helplessly worrying. He started improvising. And the meals he produced\u2026 they were incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ability to improvise is often what separates a successful expedition from an evacuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the run across the Sahara, the local army shut down our planned route, but we didn\u2019t freeze; we found a new one in a way that didn\u2019t jeopardize our main objective: to run across the Sahara Desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I don\u2019t go to deserts or glaciers with anyone who doesn\u2019t live by a \u201cwe before me\u201d principle. That\u2019s also why I prefer working with special forces soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During their selection, selfish types (the assholes) are filtered out long before they end up on teams where you must take care of the guy next to you…and he must take care of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A team also shares common values. For us, that means respect for nature and following \u201cleave no trace\u201d principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Focus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We must all stay focused on achieving the common goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have a good example of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We were planning to cross the Greenland ice sheet already in 2018, but I changed the plan and postponed the objective by one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lars, one of our team members, was expecting a child with his wife, and the due date was in May 2018 which was exactly when we would have been on the ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I didn\u2019t want to take the risk that Lars\u2019 focus would be anywhere other than on the crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What if the birth didn\u2019t go as planned? In that case, the entire team\u2019s operational capability would have been endangered and in fact, we would have had to abort the expedition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lars wanted to go already in 2018, but I stood my ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your home life needs to be in order; otherwise you have no business setting foot on ice or sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most important thing of all is mutual trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It takes time to build, but it can be lost in a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the Kalahari crossing, I spoke with Willem, who lives in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He told me the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJukka, if you treat the men going with you like\u2026\u201d \u2014 and here he used the n-word, which I won\u2019t repeat, but you understand what he meant \u2014 \u201cthey will work for you from nine to five. But if you treat them as human beings, the way you\u2019d want to be treated yourself, they will step between you and a lion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kalahari team may have been the strongest I\u2019ve ever experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Take care of the team, and the team will take care of you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A very happy Team Greenland in Isortoq just before we were hitting on the ice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jatkan eilen alkanutta pohdintaa aiheesta, “millainen on hyv\u00e4 tiimi?” Kylm\u00e4n ja kuuman sieto on meid\u00e4n tapauksessa ehdoton vahvuus. Oikeastaan kyse on siit\u00e4, miten asennoituu erilaisiin olosuhteisiin. Kylm\u00e4st\u00e4 ja kuumasta voi tehd\u00e4 yst\u00e4v\u00e4n tai vihollisen. Gr\u00f6nlannissa (2013) tanskalainen Jens-Erik teki siit\u00e4 vihollisen ja yksi asia johti toiseen ja sen j\u00e4lkeen kolmanteen, jonka j\u00e4lkeen koko retkikunta joutui […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21928"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21934,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21928\/revisions\/21934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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