NorwayRobert Sørlie
Robert is one of the best known mushers. He has contributed a lot to the product development and…
Story of Robert
- Born:
- 15 February 1958
- Nationality:
- Norway
- Disciplines:
- Mushing
Robert is one of the best known mushers. He has contributed a lot to the product development and testing of Non-stop dogwear equipment.
Robert started with dogsledding because he loved the outdoor life. In the beginning he borrowed dogs, and he was reading about Helge Ingstad and fur-trappers. Robert has won the Iditarod race twice, and the connection with the dogs means everything for him.
My dogs
Mikkel
Alaska Husky01 January 2007Mikkel is one of those dogs that is special for Robert. Mikkel has raced Iditarod, Femund and Finnmark together with Robert.
“Mikkel is special to me, because he takes responsibility, he is honest, never been injured and has never stopped”.
Achievements
- Rookie of the Year Award 2002
- Penair’s Spirit of Alaska Award 2003
- GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award 2003
- Millennium Hotel’s First Musher to the Yukon Award 2003
- Wells Fargo’s Gold Coast Award 2003
- Lolly Medley Memorial Golden Harness Award 2003
- Penair’s Spirit of Alaska Award 2005
- GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award 2005
- Wells Fargo’s Gold Coast Award 2005
- Lolly Medley Memorial Golden Harness Award
- 12 x winner Femundløpet
- 3 x winner Finnmarksløpet
- 2x winner of Iditarod
