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 Diamond Day
For the winners there was one final stage to complete: a specially arranged visit to the EKATI mine ... |
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 Race to the Finish
The final day began in bright sunshine at Trout Rock Lodge and finished in bitter winds back at Matrix Camp ... |
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 Trout Rock Lodge
After 5 days the ski race leaders are separated by 32 seconds ... |
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 Onto Great Slave Lake
Day 4, and the BHP Billiton Rock & Ice Ultra restarted with 22 Diamond Ultra athletes preparing to leave Matrix Village ... |
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 Ice Road Trekkers
On day 3 the K-Rock race reached its conclusion with finishers arriving back in Yellowknife ... |
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 To Jennejohn
The snow clouds of day one cleared overnight and the northern lights lit up the sky over the camp during the night ... |
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 A Long First Day
The skies were overcast as racers gathered at Matrix Village, staying in the tents as long as they could to keep out of the biting wind chill ... |
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 A Quick Who’s Who
Among the ultra distance racers here there is vast range of experience and a lot of competition in the 4 categories within each race ... |
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 Double the Racers, Double the Diamonds
We had 30 thirty racers camping out on the ice last year and this year it’s 57 ... |
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 Preparations in Yellowknife
All the racers have now arrived in Yellowknife and received a friendly Northern welcome ... |
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 Diamond Racers
Race HQ is set up at ‘Matrix Village’, built on the ice at Yellowknife Bay on Great Slave Lake ... |
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