Mushers: Conquering the Yukon Quest episode 1
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Episode 1 - The toughest dog sled race in the World
Preparations for the 31st edition of the Yukon Quest has begun. The toughest sled dog race in the world attracts a very special bread of competitors. Veterans like Brent Sass, Hugh Neff, Allen Moore and Normand Casavant and rookies, like Matt Hall, Jason Campeau, Damond Tedford and Kristin Knight Pace are all drawn in to the challenges of the long-distance sled dog world. Our characters share their fears and excitement about competing in this historic race. What they all have in common is a passion for adventure and a love of dogs. Who among them has what it takes to win?
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The Quest and the Iditarod are both awesome
In the past I have climbed extensively in summer and winter in the Canadian Rockies. I have had numerous closed calls BUT the Yukon Quest offers to the mushers and their dogs a sense of real adventure with lots of exposure to various factors. Just like mountaineers, to be a good mushers require good mental and physical fitness to achieve such a challenge. Everyone participating to that tought dog race deserve RESPECT, from the first at the finish line to the last.
Great to see the Yukon Quest is still the Toughest Sled Dog Race on Earth. Happen to finish it in 1991 👍🏼
Dunno how I missed this vid before! Love the YQ. Hope it's run this year.
15:35 Arcade is so dark; there-there's Saint Barbs BBQ.
That’s was a beautiful and fantastic video.
We love to follow the Yukon Quest. Thank you for sharing.
What a great video! Cheers for sharing. Love those doggies!
Thank you Wolfmaan!
Here's a viewing tip: If you already know all about the Yukon Quest sled dog race, go straight to Episode 2 to get right into the action!
Merci et bon courage!! a la course des chiens husky ! j'ai ete au Yukon l'hiver et je mettais mes moclocks, bottes tres chaude . Il faisait tellement froid -45 celsius !
So do the competitors only really stop to rest, eat, sleep at checkpoints?
I know in the iditarod, they can grab food and straw from the check points and then they may camp in the wood however they are required to take (I think) two 8 hour breaks at a check point and one 24 hour break at a check point.
I’m doing a presentation about this
What are the drawbacks of this race?
Animals dieing, mental and physical animal abuse... Oh ya the dogs love being mentally warped into dragging a lazy humans ass through a frozen tundra instead of going for a nice walk/run through a field on their own terms...
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BS! The Iditarod is the most difficult race. This race is the pre lim.
OH !! NO !!! THE YUKON QUEST ,WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST RACES !!~ A, Thousand Miles thru The Hardest Territory !! The IDIROD IS At TOUGH ONE TOO !! ~ I, KNOW BOTH RACES !!
Hate me or not for this comment. But I don’t agree with such dog races and I stand against it. Making dogs run for that long in extremely cold conditions just for the “thrill and fun” of it is not okay ! How you have no idea how painful it must be when the dogs suffer from leg cramps and muscle failure, that’s fucking horrible. I don’t give a fuck if it’s a “cultural” thing, it’s negligence.
Nobody is forcing you to be here get the fuck out
You're entitled to your opinions. However, the sled dogs are not forced to run. They run because they love to run. As far as "leg cramps and muscle failure", have you witnessed sled dogs with such problems or is your statement based upon comparison between a human long distance runner and sled dogs, and the incorrect assumption a sled dog will have the same problems as a human?
I used to feel that way too but when I learned more about the race, the dogs, and the mushers, I changed my opinion because these dogs truly want to run. They are very well cared for and looked after. The mushers will sacrifice themselves to care for their dogs. Likely, they eat better on the trail than the mushers.
No, !! SORRY,, You, do not UNDERSTAND THE HUSKY & it's Will to Run !! ~ ALTHOUGH, I, DO AGREE WITH YOU, THE IN BREEDING,, THE TAKING AWAY FROM REAL HUSKY BREEDS .. But, trust a Yukon Girl, here that has A Team of Huskies back Home & raised 2 of Them, OUT off, C.K.C & AK.C. Siberian Champs, not only as Show Dogs, but Working Dogs, raised from 6 weeks old, IT IS IN THEIR D.N.A. TO RUN !!~~ They are Magnificent !! & BELIEVE ME, THEY HAVE HECK OF A LOT TO TEACH US !! ~ RUNNING IS WHAT THEY LOVE & LIVE FOR !!