As expected, the first musher has reached Nome, Alaska today as part of the 2020 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Norwegian Thomas Waerner complete the course early this morning, arriving at the finish line 12:37 AM local time to claim his first victory in this iconic endurance challenge. His total race time was 9 days, 10 … Read more
The 2020 Iditarod Sled Dog Race is entering its final stages, and true to form it looks like we could have a very dramatic finish. As the teams pull within 100 miles (160 km) of the finish line in Nome, it is still a wide-open race, with four racers through the checkpoint in Elim as … Read more
The 2020 Iditarod Dog Sled Race continued apace over the weekend, with the mushers and their teams inching every closer to Nome. It has been a long, challenging, and weird race thus far, and not just because of the abundance of snow that is creating difficulties for the team. Even in the wilds of Alaska, … Read more
The strategy of the top mushers in the 2020 Iditarod is starting to emerge. Yesterday, many of the contenders in this year’s race took their mandatory 24-hour rest, even as the teams began approaching the halfway point of the event. That means that they have returned to the trail today, rested and ready to continue … Read more
The 2020 Iditarod got underway this past weekend, with the ceremonial start taking place on Saturday in Anchorage. That was followed by the restart at Willow on Sunday, which is where the real race began. Now, two full days into the event, the leaderboard includes some very familiar names. We’re also starting to see some … Read more
I’m preparing to head out of town for the rest of the week starting tomorrow, but I didn’t want to miss the chance to remind readers that one of my favorite annual events starts on Saturday. That’s when the 2020 Iditarod Sled Dog Race begins in Alaska, sending some of the top mushers in the … Read more
American explorer Lonnie Dupre has always been a trailblazer when it comes to doing things his own way. After all, he is the first person to climb Denali solo in January, while other past expeditions have included crossing the Bearing Strait by dogsled, traversing the Northwest Passage by dogsled, and he traveled to the North … Read more
How far are you willing to push yourself to achieve your goals and dreams? That’s a question that we all ask ourselves from time to time, but for dog sledder Liza Dietzen, it is something she must grapple with in a sport that can push you to your limits. Liza’s dream has always been to … Read more
For some, dog sledding is a controversial topic. There are those who argue that the dogs are mistreated or abused when they are used to pull a sled. But in some parts of the world, dog sledding is a part of the history and culture of the place. Greenland is one of those places and … Read more
The 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race was decided yesterday when the first mushers arrived in Nome. It was a nip and tuck event all the way through, with some exciting racing out in the Alaskan wilderness. While this year’s race had a smaller field than in recent years, it was packed with some of … Read more