Šediváčkův Long dog sled race to kick off on January 21

The annual Šediváčkův Long dog sled race in the Orlicke Mountains, considered one of the most difficult in Europe, will start on 21 January and last until the 25th, the organizers announced on Monday. Around 700 draft dogs and more than a hundred mushers from Czechia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Holland, Croatia, Hungary and Poland are expected to take part. Šediváčkův Long is a five-stage dog sled race over 300 kilometers along the ridges of the Orlické Mountains with one or two mandatory overnight stays in the open, where competitors can rely only on their own equipment. In addition to the length of the courses, competitors have to overcome an elevation of over 7,500 meters.