The world’s northernmost sled dog racer is Hungarian

Krisztián Roland Kiss is preparing with his team for the 2017 World Championship, held in Canada. Although he could compete in Norwegian colours, since he has been living there for 10 years, his dream is to win a medal for Hungary, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes.

“I was born in Miskolc, and lived there until my love for sled dog racing and my dream to become one of the best 4-dog sprint mushers in Europe led me to Norway” Kiss writes on his Facebook page, where he shares photos and videos showing his preparations for the World Championship.

“I learned about sled dog racing while still living in Hungary. I spent 2-3 seasons competing with a Siberian Husky – Alaskan Husky team, which was later completed with Vizsla mixed breeds. I learnt a lot during these races, and it was very inspiring to see the world’s best racers up close. It was around this time that the idea to compete on their level took root. Northern Norway became the next destination, where for 2 years I trained a long distance Alaskan Husky team for 500 km races. I spent several thousand kilometres standing on the sled in each season, often among very trying Arctic weather conditions.”

“I cared for and fed 60 dogs, and learnt an awful lot in the process. In 2007, I became the first Hungarian to complete the 320 km long Norwegian competition called Pasvik Trail. I loved this period but I was fuelled by my dream to compete as a sprint racer. For this, I had to start everything from scratch again. Soon my first German Pointer/Pointer/Husky mix puppy arrived, followed by many others. This is how the story of the PolarPointer started. Hard work and training eventually had its reward.