Rachel

Full CV / Resume

The link to my CV (done for the position of wilderness guide, cancelled due to covid )

I am currently based in Switzerland after having spent more than 6 months in Rovaniemi ealier this year. I have been in love with Scandinavia, and especially with Finnish Lapland for many years now. My first time in Rovaniemi and Lapland was in 2012 for a “typical” tourist tour. And since then, I never stopped coming back and have been exploring the area on many occasions.

In 2010, I left my position as a police officer and trained self-defense teacher to become an outdoor coach and adventurer. I needed to spend more time in nature! I specialized in unsupported treks and ultralight backpacking for private clients.

This great jump into the unknown took me on many great adventures. I have been hiking to many places in Europe and in the Alps, on my own or with clients - mainly private or with small groups. I stopped that activity as a full-time job in 2016 to focus on some personal outdoor challenges I wanted to do. I did two major solo and unsupported expeditions in Scandinavia:

The first one, Hiking for the Arctic, was a 700km trek with my two dogs on the Nordkalottleden, from Kautokeino/No to Kvikjokk/S. We did it in roughly 22 days.

The second one was this last February, Arctic 1000. I left from Rovaniemi to do a 1’000km loop all the way up to Ivalo-Inari and back, on skis and pulka, totally unsupported. I managed to cover 700km in about three weeks on the route I had designed. It has been quite an extreme experience! The snow conditions were indeed extreme this year! And I finally had to stop due to material Anyway, it was amazing, and I was happy with the way I handled the cold temperatures and rough conditions.

I also did some Arctic races, in particular three times the Rovaniemi 150 Arctic races on foot, once the 150km and twice the 300km. I was the first woman to have ever finished it in 2017. Last year I worked as a volunteer.

For the preparation of Arctic 1000, I decided to spend the winter season in Rovaniemi and moved there with my dogs, cat, and horse early December 2019. Due to COVID-19, I was lucky enough to stay a bit longer and finally drove back at the end of last month. It allowed me to learn more about the region, made new s and brush up my Finnish! I am now the happy owner of a rehomed 5-year-old husky.

I have seen the name of your company on many occasions when I was around Rovaniemi, so when I saw the advert, I decided to you!  After many years as an independent and a very demanding year to prepare Arctic 1000, I feel the need for a change. It would be refreshing and inspiring to work for your Rovaniemi and/or Levi team.

I believe that my experience as an outdoor coach and adventurer, the skills I have developed through my different expeditions, as well as my language skills and my professional background are valuable experience. I love to share my passion for nature, the wide-open spaces, and animals. I am optimistic by nature, like to uplift and inspire people and always prefer to focus on the solution rather than the problem. I have a creative spirit and like to keep learning new skills and things and working with your company would give me that opportunity. I do not mind cold temperatures, hard conditions and demanding hours.

You will find detailed information on my resume and more about me on my site.





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