Iditarod Musher Profile

Linwood Fiedler, 56, was born and raised in Vermont. He received his BSW at Carroll College and his MSW at University of Montana. He began dog mushing in 1980 and lived in Montana before moving to Alaska in 1990. He says he moved to Alaska "experience Alaska and to run the Iditarod." For the last 11 summers he has operated a glacier tour business in the Juneau area. He says, "Last year was a building year for a young team. We're back and race focused." Linwood and his wife Kathleen are the parents of three, Justin, Dalton and Christi.