We are saddened to share the news that former Iditarod musher Paul Gebhardt, age 67, passed away this last Saturday after a battle with cancer that started in 2017.
Born and raised on a family farm in central Minnesota, Paul had taken care of animals his whole life, so taking up dog mushing after moving to Alaska in 1989 seemed natural. Paul ran his first Iditarod in 1996 and ran the race 20 more times after that, earning his team eight Top-10 finishes and a multitude of Special Awards, including the Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award.
Our condolences go out to Paul’s family, his two daughters, his friends, followers and the entire mushing community.
