It’s the second Sunday of the 51st Iditarod. There are 30 of the original 33 still on the trail. The front of the pack is sitting in Shaktoolik – Redington, Kaiser and Diehl. Rounding out the top five, Matt Hall and Kelly Maixner are heading to Shaktoolik. Reports say the winds are blowing around 25 …
Talking with the village residents makes the tail experience for Iditarod personnel meaningful and memorable.
Ryan Redington is the first musher to reach the Gold Coast. He made the 85 mile run from Kaltag in 10 hours and 5 minutes with an average speed of 8.43 miles an hour. Redington took regular breaks to snack his dogs. Peter Kaiser and Richie Diehl who departed Kaltag within 40 minutes of Redington, …
Mar 12, 2023 Ryan Redington wins the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award Veteran musher Ryan Redington (bib #5), of Knik, Alaska is the first musher to reach the Unalakleet checkpoint at 4:20 am with 12 dogs in harness, making him the recipient of the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. This award was first presented …
March 11, 2023 Rookie musher Gregg Vitello scratches at Iditarod checkpoint Anchorage, Alaska – Rookie musher Gregg Vitello (bib #29), of Milan, New Hampshire, scratched at 3:34 p.m. today at the Iditarod checkpoint which was in best interest of his team. Greg contacted Race Marshal Mark Nordman through a third party and …
Ryan Redington was the first of a trio of mushers to arrive in Kaltag. Ryan arrived at 12:47, Richie Diehl at 13:03 and Peter Kaiser at 13:19. As the first team to arrive in Kaltag, Ryan receives the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award. BBNC employee and shareholder, Christine Brandon, travelled to …
As we comprehend the news of Brent Sass scratching at Eagle Island for health reasons, twelve teams have departed Eagle Island (mile 592) for Kaltag (mile 652). Front runners – Redington, Diehl, Kaiser, Holmes, Maixner, Porsild and Failor are all moving at more than 8 mph. These colder temperatures and light winds are favorable for the …
Mar 11, 2023 Ryan Redington receives the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award Veteran Iditarod musher Ryan Redington (bib #5), of Knik, Alaska is the first musher to arrive at the Kaltag checkpoint at 12:47 pm with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so, Redington claims the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish …
March 11, 2023 Veteran musher, Brent Sass, scratches at Eagle Island Checkpoint Veteran musher and 2022 Iditarod Champion, Brent Sass (bib #14), of Eureka, Alaska, scratched at 7:42 a.m. today at the Eagle Island checkpoint as he didn’t feel he could care for his team due to current concerns with his periodontal health. …
Eddie Burke, Jr. shipped ice out to checkpoints to melt for water instead of snow. Ice is more dense than snow and quicker to convert to the quantity of water needed for feeding dogs.
