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Meet The Mushers: Ben Valks

By oddJoe ⋅ January 20, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Ben is your typical, rugged, Dutch adventurer, if by rugged you mean jet-setting playboy who probably travels first class. Okay, we kid a bit, but he won a dressage championship for heaven’s sake. That’s not to say Ben isn’t a world traveler, having worked in South America and Japan before establishing his own company in Dubai, UAE. He was first bitten by the mushing bug during a trip to Alaska in 1999 and returned several times to learn more about the sport. Finally, he sold his business and relocated to The Last Frontier and began training full time. He makes his very first run in the Iditarod this year. Veel geluk, Ben.