Yukon quest the 1,000 mile international sled dog race. Gps tracking of the yukon quest sled dog race live view. She was camped just past scroggie creek for about 12 hours, ran for less than an hour, then rested for about three hours. Over beer and hamburgers at the two rivers lodge near fairbanks, alaska, a small group of mushers conceived a gutsy idea for a new sled dog race that would be more challenging than any other marathon race in the far north.
The 2017 yukon river quest, arguably the toughest, craziest and most extraordinary race in the world of paddling, is set to begin today in the canadian wilderness, with eight bold and adventurous stand up paddlers joining dozens of canoe and kayak competitors for the 715km 444 mile odyssey along the infamous yukon river. Gps tracking used in iditarod race becomes a teaching tool. Leaders making final push to whitehorse whitehorse daily star. Yrq rules 2020 posted in english, approved 102519 note at the end is a separate required gear appendix for printing also there will be no translations of this document english is the official language of the race yrq first aid revised 2019. Wikimedia commons has media related to yukon quest. The quest race tracker showed that honda was resting a lot on her run into dawson. Yukon quest online store official online store of the yukon quest 1,000 mile international sled dog race.
Includes the stories of grace hawkins, karen pierce and miranda co. The time estimated for a boat to arrive at a checkpoint is calculated based on how long it takes for a typical boat, how far they are along in the section, and a weird multiplier factor based on their speed on the first leg of the race and which leg they are on. Whitehorse if you go to the 2012 yukon river quest website and click on race tracker youll find the result of three years planning, testing and programming by yukon based software programmer peter coates. Yukon quest international sled dog race online store where you can get official yukon quest merchandise anywhere in the world. Firefly, a sixyearold male belonging to yukons yuka honda, expired shortly before the team arrived in dawson city on feb. The story of the worlds toughest sled dog race freedman, lew on.
This category is a collection of articles connected to the running of the annual yukon quest 1,000mile sled dog race in alaska and the yukon territory. The yukon quest has experienced the death of a dog for its second year in a row, race organizers announced in a news release early feb. Alaska musher allen moore wins yukon quest sled dog race. Brent sass withdraws from 2017 iditarod after scratching from the yukon quest. Includes leaderboard coverage, race flow, replay and links to individual track history pages. Ryno kennel is home to iditarod and yukon quest veteran, ryne olson and her growing sled dog racing kennel in two rivers, alaska. The yukon quest 300 sled dog race has once again welcomed all mushers this 2017 year. Heading to whitehorse yukon quest musher brent sass is seen in. This website uses cookies to ensure its stable operation. The shapefiles are suitable for use in mapping gis software. Its a wrap rob cooke claims red lantern to bring 2015 yukon quest to a close. More than dogs and mushers trying the yukon quest trail. Aided by military helicopter, rescuers reach injured quest. The yukon quest international sled dog race spans some of the harshest and most beautiful winter territory anywhere.
Aided by military helicopter, rescuers reach injured quest musher. Here is a little map of both the iditarod northern route and yukon quest trail, which i made from these shapefiles and similar ones for the yukon quest using free mapping data from natural earth and the iditarod and the free gis software called udig. Fifteen teams embarked on the 2020 yukon quest on february 1. Please follow along this year as we train for the yukon quest and iditarod or. Live tracking event map for yukon quest 2018 a mile international sled dog race traveling from fairbanks, alaska to whitehorse, yukon. The yukon itself is almost the size of spain, with a population of about 35,000 people. Official race rules for the 22nd annual yukon river quest marathon paddling race. I often hear talk of how tough the yukon quest is and that the iditarod is just a sprint race to nome. Support all the great sponsors supporting the 2020 yukon quest. Jeremy and i took our guests over to the starting area at 9.
Main menu home features portfolio trail tracking about contact. The race was located in whitehorse, yukon and was held on february 4th at 3pm pst with live gps tracking found here to track the racers this race is held for any mushers who enjoy the experience of the yukon quest trail. Teams travel through 1,000 miles of wilderness from fairbanks, alaska to whitehorse, yukon, passing over challenging terrain, four summits, and facing unpredictable weather conditions along. Yukon quest musher yuka honda, her handler deb knight and petunia, a retired sled dog visited selkirk elementary school to show students what goes into a quest sled. Click on any of the teams listed down the side and an infographic pops up on the map showing where the team is located. Interested in a spot tracker for your race, event or trip. The yukon river quest, the worlds longest annual paddle race, is an infamous challenge in the world of canoe and. The yukon river quest is an annual marathon paddling race. Race updates facebook race updates twitter yq website for live tracking. Chantelle bergeron and michelle bechtholds grade 3 class in airdrie followed the 2017 quest. Musher brent sass in bethel before the start of last months kuskokwim 300 sled dog race. Note that all times are computed from spot points and are best estimates only.
Media in category 2015 yukon quest the following 46. The yukon quest involves 1,000 miles of subarctic wilderness between fairbanks, alaska and whitehorse, yukon territory. Embeddable tracking application, live tracking event map for yukon quest 2020, leaderboard coverage, including links to individual track history pages. It seems to work reasonably well with the 20 and 2014 data. If you are interested on the yukon quest and the dog teamsmushers locations, the official yukon quest web site has provided gps tracking.
The yukon quest is a mile international sled dog race between whitehorse, yukon and fairbanks, alaska. Also featured is a dual diopter adjustment with central focusing knob, a fixed eye span and fully multicoated optics. The 1,000 mile international sled dog race fairbanks ak to whitehorse. It could be because all of your preparation was done in the company of dogs alone. Whitehorse if you go to the 2012 yukon river quest website and click on race tracker youll find the result of three years planning, testing and programming by yukonbased software programmer peter coates. On saturday, mushers embark on the yukon quest, a dog sled. The race, which has captivated audiences worldwide, is also used as a teaching tool in many classrooms. Pages businesses nonprofit organization yukon quest official site photos. Brent sass withdraws from 2017 iditarod after scratching. The 1,000 mile international sled dog race fairbanks ak to whitehorse yt. You consent to cookies processing if you continue to use our website.
Zoom in and you will see where that team is relation to. The fairbanks daily newsminer reports two rivers musher allen moore reached the finish. Paddlers come from around the world to test their endurance, racing day and night to the klondike on one of north americas great rivers. Live tracker yukon quest yukon quest 300 2019 live tracker by trackleaders. The tracker 3x42 is backed by yukons limited lifetime warranty. Rescued after being swept off a boat, miranda more. February 7, 2015 start whitehorse, yukon to fairbanks, alaska. Live tracking event map for yukon quest 300 2019 the 300 mile version 200 miles this year of the classic yukon quest sled dog race. Whitehorse, yukon river, takhini river, braeburn lodge, braeburn lake, coghlan lake, frank lake, chain lakes, carmacks. February 2nd, 2019 yukon quest race schedule subject to change. Pin holes in the lens caps allow the tracker to be used in the daytime when the caps are closed.
The live race tracker follows the racers as they progress through the race. Witness the magical spectacle of the northern lights as they dance across the sky. It proceeds along hundreds of miles of rivers and lakes, through woodland and over four mountain ranges in any ordinary year five last. Fairbanks, alaska ap a 60yearold alaska musher has won the 2018 yukon quest sled dog race. Having seen most of both races and trails, i would argue that there are more similarities than differences of running a 1,000mile race from whitehorse to fairbanks or from anchorage to nome. Race coverage main yukon tracker split projection chart race replays official race site commentsfeedback. Yukon quest mushers, including repeat champions lance mackey and hans gatt, gathered thursday evening to relax and chat with fans and each other. Pages in category yukon quest the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. Because of the harsh winter conditions, difficult trail, and the limited support that competitors are allowed, it is considered the most difficult sled dog race in the world, or even the toughest race in the world even. This journey of a thousand miles begins for each competitor with 14 barking dogs. The dog sled race, which is also referred to as the last great race, spans more than 1150 miles of some of alaskas most rugged terrain, starting in anchorage and ending in nome.