Sentence examples for pulling sledges from inspiring English sources

Hardy urchins pulling sledges,.

He knew from experience how indispensable well-trained dogs were for pulling sledges.

Scott's strategy was to rely not just on dogs but also on motorized sledges, 10 little horses and manpower — the men themselves pulling sledges.

Known to the Inuit simply as qimmiq, or dog, they were working partners, pulling sledges in the winter, carrying packs in the summer, sniffing out seal breathing holes in the spring, and fearlessly protecting camps from polar bears year round.

By Parke Cummings The New Yorker, February 16 , 1929P. 77 Hardy urchins pulling sledges, View Article By Miranda Carter By Jia Tolentino By Emily Nussbaum By George Packer.

Mr Scott, who hopes to raise £100,000 for the charity Cancer and Leukaemia In Childhood, is no stranger to extraordinary feats of endurance, having run across the Jordan desert dressed as Indiana Jones, climbed Everest and walked to the South Pole, pulling sledges himself.

Three 14-dog teams will pull sledges loaded with food and gear.

Robert Swan, who in 1985 walked snowmobiles or dogs to pull sledges, has announced plans to embark on a similar expedition on foot to the North Pole.

According to this thesis, Amundsen approached the hardships realistically, applying practical lessons from his experience with Eskimos in the north and relying on well-trained dogs to pull sledges.

Sir Ranulph and his fellow explorers normally pull sledges carrying everything they need with them on such journeys.

The British navy stayed with their man pulled sledges rather than dog sledges as the Inuits used.