Last night the

true spirit of this gruelling race

shone through in the dark!

Hans Gatt #13

Sebastian Schnuelle # 11

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Hans & Sebastian are two mushers

that we know & respect.

In the dark of night

Sebastian came across Hans

in a rather difficult &

extremely dangerous predicament!

Seasoned dog mushers,

in fact two of the best the world,

they were able to work together

to keep both themselves &

all of the dogs safe from harms way...

but, I dare say, Lady Luck

was hanging around with them too!!

Hans' team & sled broke through

a thin skim of ice, dropping them into chest deep overflow...

icy cold & potentially deadly water.

Sebastian was on his tail so,

he was able to join Hans' quest to

save the dogs & get to safty.

I can't imagine how long it took the two men

to haul the dogs out of the water

and retreive Hans' sled before they could

get themselves to the security of dry land!

But, once there, Sebastian apparently built

a fire & assisted in getting Hans dry.

It was said that they even made dry boots,

for Hans, out of dog blankets burlap & necklines!!

And of course, Sebastian stayed with his friend.

Apparently, after an hour

they left the warmth of their fire &

headed back onto the trail.

Sebastian can likely kiss

a second place finish goodbye

along with Hans...

but all that really matters, today,

is that they are all safe!!

I dearly hope that Susan Rogan

(Hans' Sweetie) does something special

for Sebastian this Valentine's Day

!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the link to the original article on the Yukon Quest website...
http://www.yukonquest.com/site/news-articles/?articleid=1918

Well done Sebastian :)

May Lady Luck give you

wings over Eagle Summit!

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