"Help to change my life"

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“About me”  

   I am Krisztian Roland Kiss, 42 years old, living above the arctic circle in Northern Norway (Nordreisa, Oksfjord). I live alone in a small house with my eight dogs, I own a small kennel called Polarpointer Racing Sleddogs. I am the world’s northernmost sprint musher, but also an ultra athlete, sky runner, climber, mountain lover. I work as a healthcare worker, with disabled people, who have limited physical or mental condition.

   I had a nice life, but then I made the biggest mistake I could and it all fell apart. I have been struggling to get everything back for the past few years, and now I would even ask for your help.




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''My story”

     I used to race with my dogs as a part of the Norwegian national team. Racing with my dogs was my life! We achieved many great results on big international races. Our biggest accomplishment is a 5th place at the World Championship and a couple of World and European Cup medals. My racing carrier was going upwards, but then it all fell apart because of my biggest mistake ever, because of drunk driving.

   In the summer of 2014, I drove into the ditch. Luckily I didn’t cause any accidents or injuries. I lost my driving license for 2 years, and had to spend 3 weeks in prison. Got a serious fine and I lost my small dogfood business without my car, and it also meant some serious financial consequences.

    This was followed by the hardest period of my life, but I never gave up!





“The worst time of my life”  

   The place where I live is a little paradise for me and my dogs. But our home is 30km away from the community center, where I work.
   To keep my life going in the arctic, to be able to keep my dogs and my job, I did everything I could! Often I did even more.
  People often said:
-“Krisztian you can't do this , it's not gonna work when you live so far! What are you going to do in winter without a car? “
  I didn't have any good answer. But I knew I can not quit. I have dogs to take care about and I have dreams to follow! I just kept going.
   Without any useful public transport available, I rode 60 kilometers a day, altogether nearly 20,000 kilometers on my bicycle during winter and summer, in rain, snow, freezing cold in the harsh and often changing Norwegian weather. I was either getting soaking wet or froze to my bone many- many times.In the harshest weathers or when I was really tired my good neighbour helped when he could, but I tried to stand on my own feet as much as I could. Sometimes my colleagues gave me a ride.
   But still, I liked being a bit more independent, and preferred to go on my own.




   Many times I couldn’t even afford to buy food, I was starving many times. Good friends and colleagues started to support me with food, so I could continue fighting. But despite every problem I always took good care of my lovely patients in my work, and their smiles gave me often the strength I needed. Sometimes I also was able to go to some running races, which also helped me to go through the deadlocks.

   I took the control over my finances, I started to pay the serious fine I was given. I was fighting every day! But no matter how hard I was fighting I had to give some of my dogs away on order to keep the others. But in reality it was not me, who saved my dogs, it was the other way around, they saved me!
    I was depressed many times during this period, and it was hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but they were always there for me! I got loads of love from my dogs, but unfortunately sometimes it happened, that one of them got sick, and without a car I could not take them to the vet when it was needed. I had to wait for help for long hours or even until next day. I don’t wish that helpless, heartbreaking feeling I had while waiting on anyone. They were the ones, who cheered me up when I was done, if we could finally go out for a training their happiness also made me feel better and reminded me of the things it’s worth to fight for.

   I was looking forward to the time, when I can get my drivers license back, so I can start living a normal life again.


“Finally the Day Arrives”

   After the most challenging 2,5 years of my life I got back my license in the November of 2016. I was the happiest person in the whole World, I thought I was dreaming. Everything seemed right again. But this happiness didn’t last long, only for one month! My car broke down and for a long time they couldn’t even tell what the problem was.





    Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford to get my car fixed. So I started cycling again or took my little moped, and continued the whole fight right where I left it in the middle of winter. Many times I took the one hour long trip in -20 Celsius or even colder temperature. Many times, I couldn’t even get to work or didn’t even start due to bad weather.

   These days I am travelling with a small 50cc four-wheeler, as long as it works… It’s in very bad condition and can break down any minute because of the daily ordeals.





“Winter is here again”

    Nowadays, it’s getting colder and darker here in northern Norway. I am cold again, ailing, and the real winter is not even here yet.

  Every trip is an ordeal of mental and physical toughness for me.




  There is nothing left to look forward to, the repair cost of my car is just too expensive for me, and I can’t get any credit from my bank either. I have no chance to save for it. I try to work more and harder, but without a warm car I just can’t work it through the whole winter, which is nearly 6 months long up here. I can’t lose my work! I am afraid for my health and safety. Driving a small fourwheeler moped on the icy main road in challenging winter weather is dangerous and it’s not guaranteed that I will arrive and not broke down on my way.






“ My wish, my dream”  

    My only wish is to get my car fixed as soon as possible, and with that get my life back. I wish to be able to feel as a human being again, to arrive to work fresh and rested. .To be able to meet friends, get some social life, meet my musher friends again. To be able to carry my dogs to the vet anytime when it’s needed. To be able to go to my beloved mountains.
  I just want my life to be a bit easier in every aspect. But my biggest dream would be to be able travel and race with my dogs again, maybe even on the next big championship in February.
  This way my life would be complete again.





  “Cost breakdown”  

   In the garage, the mechanics found out, that the clutch and some steering parts have to be replaced in my 2006 Nissan Primastar.

  I am trying to find cheaper parts and get a discount in order to reduce the total price of the repair. Currently waiting for offer from another car repair shop.




Here is the list of parts/labor needed:

- Clutch disassemble/assemble                    15451,20 NOK

-Clutch set                                                                  5809,00 NOK

- Oil                                                                                   911,40 NOK

- Steering gear disassemble/assemble        4454,40 NOK

- Steering gear hydraulic                                  10984,00 NOK

- Servo oil                                                                       184,00 NOK

- Ball joints left                                                            697,00 NOK

-Ball joints right                                                          704,00 NOK

- Wheel control                                                        1400,00 NOK

- VAT                                                                              8119,00 NOK ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL   40595,00 NOK / 5000,00 USD / 4230,00 EUR


GOAL (estimated, incl. fees)     42000,00 NOK


“How you can help”  

  It was a hard decision for me to ask for help. It's very hard to ask for money.

  I would never do that in any normal circumstances, but now I feel that I don’t have any other options left.

  If you do support me, I would appreciate every small amount of donation. But even the sharing of this page on your Facebook timeline would be a huge help for me!

   If my campaign doesn’t reach the goal, I still hope to maybe be able to buy a cheap, small old car , just to survive the winter. In case I would get more than I need I would spend every extra penny to the wellbeing of my dogs.



   By now, I have paid my debt of society and paid all the fines. I paid a high price for all that, but I learnt from it. It was a lesson for a lifetime I will never forget and which I will never make again.


Thank you everyone for helping me to get back my car!