On March 7, the main part of the “Beringia” sled dog race kicks off in Kamchatka. One of its participants is a cleric of the Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka diocese, who will deliver over 400 kilograms of humanitarian aid to remote settlements along the route of the race.  

Archpriest Vladislav Revenok, the Rector of the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in the village of Esso, is also the head of the Diocesan department for interaction with the Cossacks of the Kamchatka. He successfully passed the preliminary stage of the competition: he came third on a sled with a team of eight dogs. Now the priest will take part in the main stage of the race as a musher and deliver humanitarian cargo to residents of remote villages: warm clothes, stationery, and Orthodox children's literature.

"Beringia" is a traditional Kamchatka sled dog race. It has been held annually since 1990. With the support of the All-Union Fund of the Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East, the first race was held in January, 1990. Then eight teams entered the track with a length of 250 kilometers.

The following year, the length of the route was already 1980 kilometers. This sled dog race was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest in the world. The largest number of competitors - 17 teams - took part in the races of 2009 and 2010 - entered the start. This year the race covers a distance of 1100 kilometers.