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Travis Beals of Willow, Alaska has finished his sixth Iditarod in the same number of starts. His best finish came in 2018 when he claimed 9th place with a time of 10 days and 46 minutes. In tough windy conditions, Beals had a great run from White Mountain to Safety. Out of White Mountain he passed Matt …
Hello friends, What a race . . . what a winner! Pete Kiser and 8 of his canines crossed under the Burled Arch in Nome at 3:40 AM Alaska time to a large crowd of race fans, family, and friends. Pete’s good friend and last year’s champion, Joar Leifseth Ulsom followed him to the finish …
Jessie Royer earns third place in Iditarod XLVII. Jessie arrived at the Burled Arch in wind driven snow. Since Peter Kaiser and Joar Leifseth Ulsom arrived early this morning, the banner over the arch has been taken down. This is a regular occurrence when the wind picks up. The forecast is for winds 10 – …
Peter Kaiser was the first musher to reach White Mountain in Iditarod XLVII. Kaiser in bib #9 lives in Bethel, Alaska. He reached White Mountain with eight dogs in harness at 08:05. Kaiser is required to rest 8 hours before he can depart for the 77 mile run to Nome. Chief Financial Officer, Jed Ballard, of …
Good morning from White Mountain
Pete Kaiser pulled into White Mountain to a cheering crowd and the church bells ringing. From a volunteer standpoint, he ran a very considerate schedule, giving us a full night of sleep and even time for breakfast, before arriving. Watching Pete bed down his team was a display of masterful efficiency. No wasted moves or trips …
Made it to WhiteMountain after a pit stop in Elim to deliver more trail markers. Ryan Air was gracious enough to fly our group of volunteers over Golovin Bay. Lots of open water. No surprise that the trail from Shaktoolik goes closer to shore than usual. See below a few pictures from along the route. …
The next 2 mushers to arrive are competing for a Top 10 Position, Actually make the next 4 Mushers. They all arrived in quick succession. Paige Drobny, Travis Beals, Ryan Redington and Aaron Burmeister are all parked up against the river bank. Paige was joking about how she had a hard time to keep up …
Matt Failor and Matt Hall are both having their debut in the Top 10 in Iditarod. Both mushers have spend a lot of time working on the glaciers in South East Alaska for Alaska Icefield Expediton. Keeping dogs in Top shape is what also got me into glacier tours a long time ago. Once fall …
Mitch Seavey came and went in Unalakleet with 9 dogs. This is Mitch’s 26th start in the Iditarod and he has been a champion in 2004, 2013 and 2017. Since 2013 he has not finished out of the Top 3. This year, he has to fight to hang on to 5th place. Aliy Zirkle and …
Traffic in Unalakleet will pick up in the next few hours. Nicolas Petit arrived at 09:46 Sunday Morning. He made the run from Kaltag without resting at either of the traditional resting spots – Tri-pod Flats or Old Woman Cabin. When Petite brought his dogs down the river, past the AC Store and into the …
