Here, for the first time, an English language account of life and work with the Sirius Sledge Patrol in North and Northeast Greenland; ane man's recol lections of his three years working for the Patrol, in 1977-80. Stories af humour, hardship, life and travel in a spectacular and harsh landscape -now the largest national park in the world.

Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen is a former member of the renowned Danish military dogsledge patrol Sirius. He is a co-founder of the North-East GreenlandicCompany Nanok and its director since 1999.