Yukon Arctic Ultra Update

As Yukon Arctic Ultra 2004 moves into Day 6, reports reached us from Pelly Crossing, the finish line. Except of course that it is only the finish line when competitors reach it for the second time. First they pass through it, on the way to Pelly Farms. It is only when they return to Pelly Crossing that the race is over. The loop is more than 30 miles.

Andrew Barnett and Laszlo Kovacs, still travelling together, left the checkpoint at Pelly Crossing at 9.45 am this morning. They are expected back, to claim their various first places, the one on foot and the other on skis, at around 10 am on Friday morning.

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Shelley Gellately is expected soon at Pelly Crossing. Steve Bowron will soon be in pursuit - he is at McCabe at the moment - and Luke is expected to arrive at McCabe soon.

Finally, it seems the reports that Arkim was a little underhand by not waking up Steve Bowron when he left their mutual bivvy were unfair. They had no agreement to wake one another up apparently. Still, if they had, he might have set off in the right direction.