Reuters — The 2017 edition of Fjallraven Polar was completed by 28 people on Sunday (April 9) as the dogsledders crossed 300 kilometers of Arctic wilderness from Norway to Sweden.
The participants from 12 countries and more than 200 sled dogs set off from Singnaldalen, Norway on April 3 and camped at various sites along the route to Jukkasjarvi, Sweden.
Fjallraven Polar was founded by Ake Nordin when he met Kenth Fjellborg, one of Sweden’s most prominent dog-sled drivers, in the early 1990’s.
Now in its 20th year the expedition was inspired by Iditarod, a dog sled competition that goes through the Alaskan wilderness, which is arguably the most difficult race of its kind in the world.
The difference with Fjallraven Polar is that it’s for ordinary people with no dog-sledding expertise who experience everything from blizzards and temperatures of minus 30 degrees centigrade to the Northern Lights and stunning landscapes.
