And the fastest team is…
Daniel Juillaguet wins the 12 dog team class! Congratulations! Félicitations!
Waiting
Working as a volunteer on a long distance race means lots of waiting, waiting for the mushers to arrive and being ready when the teams show up. Foto: Claes Arvidsson
Weather report
Lots of snow fell over Jämtland during the day. Now, temperatures have dropped to – 19° C. But at least, there is no wind!
Having a laugh
Even the veterinarians seem to have the times of their lives while working for the Amundsen Race!
Another musher scratches
We have received reports that the winner of the 8 dog team class in 2013, Taisto Torneus, has scratched this year’s race when he passed Gubbhögen on his way back to Strömsund.
Happy volunteers
A trademark for the Amundsen Race has been its nice, happy and helpful volunteers. It seems that the tradition was carried on this year also! Thank you to all of you wonderful volunteers for helping out, making this race an appreciated experience for many mushers! Maybe that’s the reason why so m
Father and daughter
The journey for spanish mushers Julian (the father) an d Uxue (the daughter) Zufiaurre ends in Norråker 2. Our photographer Martin Wagenius catched a picture of them while they were out on the third leg, in the area of Norråker, before they chose to scratch. It’s such a poetic picture…
Our co-worker
For several years now, Cia Sundkvist has been involved in organizing the Amundsen Race, as she did this year also but instead of helping out as a volunteer during the race itself, she decided to race with her 8 dog team. Unfortunately, she had to scratch at the last checkpoint, which is a pity sinc
Another fighter
Kevin Koene from the Netherlands is another jolly musher. Last year, because of a snowstorm and after a lot of thinking and torment, he decided to scratch the race. Now, he’s trying anew. There is also a lot of snow this time, but no storm winds, nor high mountains to pass this year. Good luck [&
Everyone is doing its best
The leading dog teams deserve a lot of attention and are worthy of our admiration, as well as the mushers with less experience of long distance races who are really doing their best to get to the finish line. French musher Gilles Demeu was the last one to reach checkpoint Norråker 2 and we hope [&