HUMAN

Name: Tuva Almas

Age: 22

Residence: Norway

Occupation: Guide/Student

Years involved with the Iditarod: This is my first year

Iditarod Role: Handler for Hannah Lyrek

Current Location: Nome, Alaska

Date of Photo: March 16, 2022

Temperature: 68F Indoors at Iditarod Headquarters

What, who or how and when did you first get involved with the Iditarod?

I first became involved with Iditarod when I met Hannah and we became friends in 2019. Then I started working as… For her family business, and training with her dogs and they were talking about Iditarod, and then I became a part of the team.

What is your Why? Why are you here TODAY and involved with the Iditarod?

I’m here today, and I’m involved with Iditarod because I’m Hannah’s handler, and I’m been in training with her all year, and we have done races together, and picked up the… Out the best dogs. So now we are here. Yeah.

Tell me about just one of your most memorable Iditarod experiences.

One of my most memorable Iditarod experience was on the ceremonial all start on Saturday when I was lucky to drive the sled next… Back to Hannah yeah. In the street. And it was so cool. Yeah, it was like, now we are here in Alaska and Iditarod and it like became real. And it was so cool to drive down the street and just see all the people and see the dogs working front of the team. And yeah, it was amazing.

What in life do you know for sure?

What I know for sure in life is that you never have to stop dreaming and everything is possible.