The wind finally gives up and the qimutsiit are on the road again. They leave the rocky terrain of the mine and enter narrow valleys nested in between steep cliffs, to end up in the wide open, on the Pangaliriaq lake.

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The dog teams awake to more clement weather. Alhough it is still bitterly cold out there, the wind has finally died off. As soon as they take off from the place where the dogs spent the night while the men were in, they have to cross the mine road, which goes from Katinniq to Deception Bay. The dogs, who are usually taught not to venture on land that is not covered by snow, have a little bit of a problem to set their minds to cross that dirt road. Adamie Qumak, who some call Osama Bin Laden because somewhat ressemblance to the famous terrorist (see participants photos), particularly had technical difficulties crossing that road, his dogs getting tangled in a few of the many flag poles marking the side of the road. Once offroad, things got better, especially the scenery. Journeying for over 20 miles in narrow valleys hidden between steep cliffs,the view was just breathtaking. The canyons being a hideout for ptarmigan, some of the qimutsitiit had to keep an eye on their dogs, hunters by blood. Once through the valleys, the landscape change quite drastically, bringing the dog teams into the wide open of the Kangilialuk and Pangaliriaq lakes, for at least another 25 miles. Sheer ice on the lakes gave some trouble to Juani Beaulne, who wouldn’t dare step foot on this transparent floor, probably thinking they would fall through. In order to give them confidence, he had to walk in front of his dogs the whole way, acting as the lead dog, until they reached the other end of the lake. The wind finding no obstacle on the lakes, the qimutsitiit were happy to find shelter for the night in a river valley, not too far from Deception Bay. While most slept in tents, some went through the effort of building igloos, to find the comfort of a warm sleeping quarter, the temperature always being above zero due to the insulating properties of the snow. The camp site not too far from the mine road, it was a little bit odd to hear the roaming of the trucks passing by all through the night, carrying nickel concentrate to the storage hangar at the dock of Deception Bay.

Rank		Racer		Today’s Time		Total Time
1.		Peter Kiatainaq		5 hrs 16 min 28 sec		13 hrs 34 min 44 sec
2.		Charlie Watt Jr.		5 hrs 9 min 56 sec		13 hrs 45 min 18 sec
3.		Willie Kulla Sr.		5 hrs 15 min 54 sec		13 hrs 49 min 34 sec
4.		Bobby Novalinga		5 hrs 54 min 20 sec		14 hrs 38 min 58 sec
5.		Tamusi Sivuaraapik		6 hrs 24 min		16 hrs 42 min 4 sec
6.		Aisara Kenuayuak		6 hrs 51 min 58 sec		16 hrs 56 min 48 sec
7.		Harry Okpik		5 hrs 59 min 1 sec		16 hrs 58 min 7 sec
8.		Charlie Inukpuk		6 hrs 4 min 15 sec		17 hrs 9 min 48 sec
9.		George Annanack		6 hrs 40 min 31 sec		19 hrs 1 min 34 sec
10.		Willie Cain Jr.		6 hrs 45 min 2 sec		19 hrs 25 min 50 sec
11.		Juani Beaulne		7 hrs 37 min 2 sec		20 hrs 53 min 7 sec
12.		Adamie Inukpuk		7 hrs 14 min 9 sec		21 hrs 59 min 19 sec
13.		Nutaraaluk Iyaituk		7 hrs 33 min 19 sec		21 hrs 29 min 56 sec
14.		Adamie Qumak		8 hrs 15 min 50 sec		21 hrs 59 min 19 sec