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Can you Crack the Fulda Challenge?

Rob Howard / 30.03.2006

Following the return of the most successful Fulda Challenge UK team ever, organisers of the extreme arctic adventure are now accepting applications for the 2007 event.

The Fulda Challenge takes place early each year, in the Yukon Territory of Canada. After touching down in the Yukon’s capital of Whitehorse, the demanding schedule for the week long event will see the teams cover over 2,000km surrounded by spectacular frozen scenery.

Renowned for its top quality winter sports facilities, the Yukon is Canada’s northern frontier and is currently preparing to host the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

The selected UK team will face tough competition from nine other teams representing Italy, The Netherlands, Austria, USA, Canada, Germany and Poland as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

The teams made up of one man and one woman will drive in a convoy of Toyota Rav4s and are forced to combat perilous winter driving conditions. This may not prove as bad as expected because the Toyotas will be equipped with Fulda’s dedicated Tramp 4x4 Yukon tyres for enhanced grip and performance.

During the challenge the teams will travel north to Dawson City, the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush, where they will battle temperatures as low as -50°C. From there they will continue up the Dempster Highway to Eagle Plains and the Arctic Circle. For some of the events, the teams may also move south and cross the Canadian border into Skagway, Alaska, USA.