Author: Toni Niiranen
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Yam-berries
Khrhkhkkrrr had a hiccup. Again. As always, when she had eaten more than two hikka-furs for breakfast without slek, or any other drink. But today was a special day, so she just had to pump up the energy reserves. And anyways higher in the hills there should be some shadowed kettles where yam-berries should still…
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Surf’s Up
Story 21/21: Sofa surfing family fun Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, exploration, nature, water sports, surfing Media: DVDs: Surf’s up (2007), Point Break (1991), Madagascar (2005), Ice Age (2002) Continent: Antarctica Location: Shiverpool, Antarctica / Helsinki, Finland Time: January, 2011 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Surf’s Up –…
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Ross Sea sledging
Story 20/21: The Ross Sea Party in the Antarctica, 1915 Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, exploration, nature Books: Sakari Pälssi: Mongolian matkalta, 1911, Sakari Pälssi: Merillä ja erämaissa; 1929, J.G. Andersson: Etelänavan sankareita, 1948; Kurt Lütgen: Arktiksen armoilla, 1957 Continent: Antarctica Location: Ross Sea Time: September, 1915 Table: Topics and…
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Antarctic dinosaur
Story 19/21: Non Stop comics – seated adventuring Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, science, fiction, comics Books: Non Stop, 1977, The traveller from the Mesozoic, 1957 Continent: Antarctica Location: Lahti, Finland Time: September, 1986 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Visitor from afar Story 19/21: Non…
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Puking Chimborazo
Story 18/21: Feeling sick above distant thunder storm Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Travel, nature, trekking, mountaineering Books: Tintin, guide books Continent: South America Location: Chimborazo, Ecuador Time: June, 1998 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Puking Chimborazo Story 18/21: Feeling sick above distant thunder storm…
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Utila deep dive
Story 17/21: Diving to 40 meters depth at 5th PADI dive Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Backpacking, nature, diving Media: DVDs: Jacques Cousteau, Tintin. Books: Tintin, Robinson Crusoe, Jack London, diving log and PADI-books, guide book Continent: South and Central America Location: Utila, Honduras Time: June, 1998 Table: Topics and specs…
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Aconcagua winds
Story 16/21: Winds ripping high altitude tent Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Mountaineering, storms Books: Corto Maltese, In Patagonia, guide books Continent: South America Location: Plaza de Mulas, Aconcagua Time: November, 2009 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Winds of Aconcagua Story 16/21: Winds ripping high…
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Hypothermia in Jurassic Park
Story 15/21: Meat Loaf at Waterfront in the Finger Lakes region Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Boy Scouts, water sports, movies Media: CDs: Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell; DVDs: Jurassic Park, Point Break, diary, Boy Scout manuals, comic books Continent: North America Location: Finger Lakes, Upstate New York Time:…
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Denali dry shower
Story 14/21: Maintenance day at Basin Camp, 4330 m, Denali Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Mountaineering, expedition, Arctic, storms Books: Sinuhe the Egyptian (in 2 parts, 1945), maps, guides, TNF Duffel bag, hair of dry shower Continent: North America Location: Denali (Mount McKinlay), Alaska, USA Time: May, 2008 Table: Topics…
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Sunrise-trek in Mexico
Story 13/21: Hiking in highlands of Nuevo León Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Hiking, nature, sunrise Books: LP Mexico, maps, México Desconocido, National Geographic, Lucky Luke Continent: North America Location: Nuevo León, Mexico Time: September, 1997 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Sunrise-trek in Mexico Story…
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Ice climbing – Sweden
Story 12/21: Northern lights above frozen water fall Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, exploration, nature, water sports, ice fall climbing Books: Starlight & storm (1956), car maps, fotos, 1990’s climbing magazines, boot, ice screws, crampons Continent: Europe Location: Greven & Grevinnan, Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Sweden Time: March, 1995 Table:…
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Iceland – Stormy skiing
Story 11/21: 50-years-storm – flying in wind Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Expedition, skiing, storm, nature Books: Photo album, encyclopaedia (1960, 9th edition 1968-72), scout binder Continent: Europe Location: Northern Iceland Time: Easter, 1990 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Story 11/21: Scandinavian scout and guide skiing expedition…
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COVID-19 kayaking
Story 10/21: Ecotourism under midnight sun Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, kayaking, nature Books: The last of the Mohicans (1826), Oumpah-pah (1958-1962), Yakari (1973) Continent: Europe Location: Wanha Viitonen -kayaking route, Petäjävesi, Finland Time: July, 2020 (1st summer of CoVid-19 -pandemic) Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Story…
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Trekking Toubkal
Story 9/21: 2-day break off a 3-generation package-trip Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, trekking, nature Books: The aviator (1926), Night flight (1931), mountain guides, phrase book (French), diary (+ hiking boot & pole) Continent: Africa Location: Atlas Mountains, Morocco Time: March, 2002 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental…
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Climbing Mount Kenya
Story 8/21: Snow in the tropic Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, mountaineering, climbing Books: No picnic on Mount Kenya (1946), Green hills of Africa (1935), Tintin in the Congo (1931), climbing and travel guides laid over East-African fabrics Continent: Africa Location: Mount Kenya natural park Time: March, 2003 Table: Topics and specs of this…
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Evening in Sahara
Story 7/21: Semi-wildlife in Sahara Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Travel, desert, animals Books: Tintin (The Crab with the Golden Claws, 1943); Little Prince, 1943; Star of Africa board game, 1951 Continent: Africa Location: Tunisia, Sahara Time: February, 1986 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Evening in Sahara Howling…
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Diving in Maldives
Story 6/21: Ari Atoll turtle encounter Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Travel, exploration, nature, diving Books: Robinson Crusoe (1719), diving study book and log, LP guidebooks Continent: Asia Location: Whale Shark National Park, Maldives Time: June, 2022 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Head-banging with a marine…
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Eating sand at Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Story 5/21: Ulugh Muztagh expedition Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, exploration, expeditions Books: Spirou: Running scared (1988), Valley of the exiles (1989), Mongolian matkalta (1911) Continent: Asia Location: Xinjiang, China Time: September, 2003 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Eating sand at Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ulugh Muztagh expedition September, 2003 Kyrgyz…
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Long day to longhouse in Borneo
Story 4/21: Borneo, long boats and houses Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, exploration, nature, jungle Books: Barelli at Nusa Penida (1952) Continent: Asia Location: Borneo Time: June, 1990 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Long day to longhouse in Borneo June, 1990 Pair of brown eyes glance…
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Winter fun in the park
End of urban Arctic adventuring Tale group: Weather observations Class: Climate change and weather Themes: Arctic, skiing, cloudy Continent: Europe Location: Helsinki, Finland Time: Sun 14. Jan, 2024, 13:52 Temperature: -5o C Winter fun in the park – End of urban Arctic adventuring Over two hours of skiing yesterday and supporting a 90 minutes evening game…
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White lines downtown
Urban freeride on powder Tale group: Weather observations Class: Climate change and weather Themes: Arctic, skiing, sunrise, wind Continent: Europe Location: Helsinki, Finland Time: Sat 13. Jan, 2024, 10:10 Temperature: -6o C White lines downtown – Urban free ride on powder Chilly waves push shreds of ice against the slate-like piles on the arctic shore. I…
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Art in the dark
Lux Helsinki 2024 Tale group: Weather observations Class: Climate change and weather Themes: Arctic, art, replacing fossil fuels Continent: Europe Location: Helsinki, Finland Time: Sun 7. Jan, 2024, 20:07 Temperature: -16o C Art in the dark – Lux Helsinki 2024 Sound of my hard shoe soles echo from the art deco walls of the main shopping…
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Chilly sunrise
Skiing in a park Tale group: Weather observations Class: Climate change and weather Themes: Arctic, skiing, sunrise Continent: Europe Location: Helsinki, Finland Time: Sun 7. Jan, 2024, 9:25 Temperature: -17o C Chilly sunrise – Skiing in the park Dry snow crunches, when ski poles hit the white ground. Arctic sun is just rising and, in the…
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Fiji surf
Story 3/21: Fijian reef break dive Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Adventure, ecotravel, nature, diving Books: Guidebooks: Stormrider (surfing) and Lonely Planet (travel) Continent: Polynesia & Austral-Asia Location: Fiji Time: June, 2003 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Surf and dive – reef break in Fiji…
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The possum
Story 2/21: Possums irritating kiwis Tale group: 1st 21 stories Class: Stories by continents Themes: Backpacking, travel, VanLife, nature Books: Lonely Planet New Zealand guidebook Continent: Polynesia & Austral-Asia Location: New Zealand Time: May, 2003 Table: Topics and specs of this environmental story at DebaTales.com Soft roadkill – possums causing kiwis gray hair May, 2003…