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Ben Stamm

Bib Number: 15
Hometown: Argyle, WI
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Biography

Ben Stamm, 60, was born in Wisconsin and has lived near Argyle since he was 11 years old. He’s been in construction 40 years and also has a boat rental/bait shop. After seeing Iditarod on television and Rick Swenson telling of raising puppies from the time they opened their eyes and then taking them to Nome, that became his main goal. Ben bought four trained dogs and three litters of puppies in the fall of 1999 and has been training and running dogs ever since. Ben is a member of the Wisconsin Trappers, Argyle Rod & Gun Club, Mush with P.R.I.D.E and the NRA. He enjoys hunting and trapping. Ben is married to Alice. They have a son, Scott, 40, daughter in law, Stacey and granddaughters, Spencer 5 and Sadie 1 1/2.

Sponsors

Bootie Brigade
Arrowhead Fabrics
Lone Tom Outfitter Co.
Hughes Seafood Co, WI
Mark & Chris Stephenson, TX

Danny Stone, TX
Dave Dorota, WI
Technical Vantage Gear, WI (www.tadvgear.com)
Talkeetna Real Estate, AK


2007 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/03 10:30:00 12
Campbell Airstrip (BLM) 3/03 11:33:00 12 1h 3m
Willow 3/04 14:26:00 16 59
Yentna (YENT-na) 3/04 17:55:00 16 3/04 18:04:00 16 0h 9m 3h 29m 12.92 45
Skwentna 3/04 23:11:00 16 3/05 02:00:00 16 2h 49m 5h 7m 6.64 34
Finger Lake 3/05 10:09:00 16 3/05 14:00:00 16 3h 51m 8h 9m 5.52 45
Rainy Pass 3/05 18:38:00 16 3/06 21:06:00 15 26h 28m 4h 38m 6.47 ✔ 30
Rohn (Rone) 3/07 04:07:00 15 3/07 12:38:00 15 8h 31m 7h 1m 6.84 ✔ 48
Nikolai (NIK-o-lye) 3/08 01:52:00 15 13h 14m 6.05 ✔ Scratched 80