Struggling to keep my dogs from bolting while we wait for the other teams to get ready.


And finally on our way! I was now confident enough to hold my large DSLR camera with one hand and take a photograph while holding onto the sled as it sliced through the snow.


Nigel and his team following just behind me.


Tor was up front leading us in the right direction and was guiding his dogs by shouting right and left (Gee! & Haw!). As he was leading and cutting a path through the fresh snow he had a team of eight dogs to compensate for the harder workload.

It was amazing to see such endlessly white and barren landscape and it almost felt we were on the moon or on a far-off planet.


Around about 2pm we stopped and put down the snowhooks (anchors) to give the dogs a breather.