The Husky Lapland Challenge

31^st  Mar – 7^th  Apr 2012
7^th  - 14^th  April 2011
14^th – 21^st  April 2012

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Option A - Raising the Minimum Sponsorship

   Registration Fee: £549
   Min Sponsorship: £3795

 Option B - Self-funding

   Registration Fee: £549
   Challenge Fee: £1699

 
Ever dreamt of driving your own team of spirited huskies across the Arctic, with civilisation left far behind? Well, now that dream can become a reality!

Join us on this, the most unique of charity events, as we spend six days sledding through the rolling highlands and deep forests of Lapland for an experience you will never forget. Our charity challenge is to sled 250km from Norway, into Sweden through untouched nature, in order to finish at the world famous Ice Hotel (the original!) in Jukkasjarvi!

Our challenge begins in the Arctic city of Tromso, where we make our way to the Dog Sled Centre in order to meet our husky companions. After meeting and greeting our furry friends, we then dive straight into the spirit of adventure and spend our first night in a traditional Lavvo, surrounding the roaring fire.

This charity challenge is suitable for beginners to sledding, as full training will be given - all you need to join our challenge is a thirst for extreme adventure! This is no ordinary charity challenge - we will be required to erect our own tents, cook for ourselves and fulfil all camping duties with the equipment provided. In addition to looking after ourselves, we'll also be responsible for looking after our teams of huskies - be assured, this is a true, "hands on" wilderness challenge!

Watching the Northern Lights and tending our dogs will give us an exact experience for living as the Laplanders do. This is one of our most popular charity challenges and is over subscribed year on year... a truly unforgettable experience awaits you.

Your Itinerary:

Day 1 - Depart UK for flight to Tromso. Transfer to Dog Sled Centre and overnight in Lavvo.

Day 2 - Transfer to start point. Sled to Camp 1. Distance - 30km

Day 3 - Sled through Isdalen (Ice Valley) to Camp 2. Distance - 60km

Day 4 - Mush our way into Sweden to reach Fish Camp. Distance - 50km

Day 5 - Exciting day of sledding through the forest to next camp. Distance - 50km

Day 6 - Cross the frozen lakes of Sweden. Distance - 40km

Day 7 - Last day sledding and one final push through forests and across frozen lakes to Ice Hotel. Transfer to Tromso for celebratory dinner.

Day 8 - We transfer to the airport and board our flight back to the UK.

Register Your Place:
To register your place and for more information please contact Sarah Tennent, Challenge Events Manager on s.tennent@spinal.co.uk or call 0845 678 6633 ext. 217.