August 19th, 2009 @ 2 p.m.

Join us here at Latitude 39 for our Official Kick-Off party for the 1st Annual Andes Crossing with Sled Dogs. Meet our International team of Mushers: Maximo Junquet (Argentina), Hernan Ciprani (Argentina), Dominique Schaer (Suiza), Will Hodgson (New Zealand), Sergio Vasquez (Chile), Rob Leeds (U.S.), Ralph Mertens (Germany) and Konrad Jakob (Germany).

About the trip:

This year we are planning the first crossing of the Andes in Northern Patagonia from Chile to Argentina with dog sleds. The event will start the 20th of August 2009 close to Reigolil Chile and will finish on the 28th of August 2009 in Argentina. This is the first crossing ever of the Andes by dog sled. We plan to do it with an international team of mushers from Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, United States and Germany. We will go with 6-8 dog sleds. Every sled pulled by 6-8 dogs. The route is beautiful in an amazing, untouched nature through Araucaria Forrests, along active volcanoes and clear Patagonian rivers.

With this event we would like to support two enviromental protection programs. 
One is the „Patagonia sin represas“ movement,who protects chilean Patagonia from the construction of dams. The other environmental protection company is „FairChile“, an organization for the reforestation of the chilean rainforest.

Our sponsor’s and representative’s from media crew and publications will be there as well. Come by and check out the action and help us wish these guys and gals a Bon Voyage!

To keep up on the progress of their trip log on to: http://www.novena-region.com