38th year of famed Canadian sled dog race begins with 18 teams . the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors will be trying for fourth consecutive win . Teams will spend the next week and a half crossing 1,049 miles through some of the most demanding and formidable conditions on Earth , including North America 's largest mountain chain , the Alaska range . `` It 's like watching your kid graduate from college , '' Jeff King says of completing .
38th year of famed Canadian sled dog race begins with 18 teams . the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors will be trying for fourth consecutive win . `` It 's like watching your kid graduate from college , '' Jeff King says of completing .