Ski mountaineering is also known as “skimo.” He says he now wants to continue ski mountaineering training and go to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. “I’ve become addicted to it that I just want to continue doing it,” he added. “I like being so uncomfortable that I want to give up and you have that little voice in your head saying, ‘just quit, just quit, just quit,’ and you just push a little harder, a little harder.” (Courtesy: Instagram/Brad Farquhar)“I like the pain,” he says, laughing. The 37-year-old has also summited Denali in Alaska - North American’s tallest mountain - and ran 400 kilometres through the Sahara Desert.įarquhar says he loves taking on physical challenges that push him outside his comfort zone.īrad Farquhar ran the Sand Marathon through the Sahara Desert in 2012.

Now he came to Nova Scotia and he’s my best friend.” “I’m so thankful for him because I wouldn’t (have) been able to complete the Iditarod if it wasn’t for him. He credits his dog Jerry for helping him finish the race. Now has a new dream in mind.įarquhar raced 1,600 kilometres with a team of 14 dogs across Alaska during the 2018 Iditarod.īrad Farquhar credits his dog Jerry for helping him finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2018. Adventurer Brad Farquhar successfully swam the English Channel and completed the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race well before the age of 40.

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