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It’s a crisp -11 C in the Jukkasjärvi area of Swedish Lapland, 200 km above the Arctic Circle. I’m doing my best to remain calm as six powerful huskies charge ahead, carrying me behind them on a small sled affixed to skis. The dogs maneuver through narrow snowy paths, coming within a whisker of hitting a tree. As we descend, trees line either side and the path becomes increasingly windy. The dogs are confident, having run this path hundreds of times before. Me, not so much.