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...Others push heavy sleds, lunge with sandbags across their shoulders and throw weighted balls. “Manchester, make some noise!” shouts an MC over the loudspeakers. Spectators cheer....
...“Rain or shine the dogs are ready to run,” concurs Ginetta George, co-founder of UK-based DogFit, which provides kit and training....
...With a prior Danish venture to map the island lost, retrieving their work has fallen to two Nordic explorers making a 400-mile round trip by dog sled....
...That trip saw them drifting in pack ice for months aboard their ship Fram, an abandoned push for the pole on dog sleds, then a dash for safety in two kayaks....
...From there, it’s a case of spotting suitable peaks and ski touring up to the summits, potentially using the boats to scout along the coastline or packing tents into polar pulks (sleds) for longer excursions...
...In a bid to improve the sport’s sustainability, it also offers a repair service and sells pre-owned kit.kitlender.com; ecoski.co.uk Silent sleds The snarling noise and exhaust emissions of snowmobiles...
...SFr3,999 (about £3,130), bmc-switzerland.com Seabob F5 SR Sled Get set for a jet-powered underwater experience....
...Harrison Ford copes well with his computerised co-star, deploying his usual gruff manner and wonky smile and mustering much warmth amid frozen climes....
...To underline the speed from runway to piste, SkiStar is offering transfers to Sälen by dog sled. Each sled is pulled by 10 Alaskan huskies, carries up to four passengers and costs Skr4,995 (£421)....
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...It would be easy to suppose that James May and Jeremy Clarkson, his co-presenter for the past 20 years, are pretty similar....
...Who is going to co-ordinate connecting a private construction project to a critical piece of transport infrastructure underground?...
...A muzak version of “The First Noel” tinkles from the speakers, while behind Santa’s office, reindeers with sleds trundle tourists round a little track of sludgy, machine-made snow for €17 a go....
...Toni Sailer, Kit Shine blue men’s ski jacket, £799, tonisailer.com You sled it! Take your toboggan game to the next level....
...The different British cohorts had to set off at different times and try to co-ordinate their speed....
...For more on Gaynor Leeper’s dog-sledding tours visit voyageactive.co.uk...
...Instead travellers can create a tailored itinerary by buying separate tickets for each leg via an online agent such as Real Russia (realrussia.co.uk, see Trans-Siberian Journey Planner)....
...I co-founded an organisation that uses these materials to keep older people connected by tapping into their passion for sport....
...Ligne Roset, ligne-roset-bromley.co.uk. Nest, 9 Parkway Rise, Sheffield S9 4WQ (0114-243 3000; nest.co.uk). Poltrona Frau, 150 St John Street, London EC1 (020-7014 5980; poltronafraugroup.com)....
...Details dreamsmithevents.com; basedonatruestory.co.uk; exosphere.com; bellinitravel.com...
...Various venues, Oxford, until October 5, photographyoxford.co.uk...
...Co-ordinating the push and load has to be second nature to a bobsleigh team: for every 1/100th of a second shaved off the running start, 3/100ths of a second is gained at the finish....
...I worked at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage for 35 years as an auxiliary patient services co-ordinator and director of the volunteer services....
...The Adelta Bubble Chair is available from www.nest.co.uk for £4,320...
.... £79.99, www.splashandrelax.co.uk Mountain Sled 100 Made from beechwood with steel runners to increase downhill thrill....
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