He previously cycled from Japan to Switzerland, and still holds the Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey by Skateboard (12,159km). Hokkaido Wilds founder Rob Thomson is no stranger to adventure travel and expeditions. 100% of revenue earned on the site through guide referrals and links goes to a fund to support local Hokkaido volunteer groups committed to sustainable access to the Hokkaido outdoors (incorporated non-profit status planned for early 2020). The site currently boasts over 100 ski touring, cycle touring, and hiking routes, all accessible for free.
The Hokkaido Wilds is a non-profit website that exists to inspire people to explore and enjoy Hokkaido’s extraordinary outdoors by ski, bicycle, foot, and canoe in an informed and responsible way ( see all safety and educational posts here). We’ve already published over 100 ski, cycle, and hike routes, so we’re excited to add canoeing and packrafting routes to the site.” So really, it’ll be three years of weekend and vacation micro-adventuring, making the most of the time we have off. We’re calling this project an expedition, but we have day jobs. “These are no secret to local canoeists, with a number of Japanese guidebooks published in the 1990’s. “Hokkaido is Japan’s most wild and rugged island, with a number of pristine rivers and lakes, many perfect for overnight and multi-day canoeing trips,” explains founder Rob Thomson. These routes guides, produced during weekend and vacation trips across the island, will be the first of their kind to be produced in English in Japan. Along with former New Zealand whitewater kayak representative Chris Auld, the team will produce detailed route guides for the established lake and river touring routes to be posted on their popular Hokkaido outdoor website,. New Zealand couple Rob and Haidee Thomson have announced a three-year ‘expedition’ to document over 50 canoe and packrafting routes in Hokkaido, Japan’s northern-most island.
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