JESSIE HOLMES WINS THE GCI DOROTHY G. PAGE HALFWAY AWARD Veteran Iditarod musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7), of Brushkana, Alaska, is the first musher to reach the Cripple checkpoint, which is halfway point of the Northern Route in Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. Holmes arrived on March 12th at 1:56 p.m. with 16 dogs in harness.
By arriving first in Cripple, Holmes wins the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award and has a choice of either $3,000 in gold nuggets or a smartphone of his choosing with a year of free GCI mobile service. He chose the gold for his dogs! HOLMES IS ALSO THE FIRST TO THE YUKON!
Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7), of Brushkana, Alaska, is the first musher to arrive at the Ruby checkpoint on the Yukon River on March 13, 2026 at 4:55 a.m. with 15 dogs in harness. In doing so, Holmes claims the First Musher to the Yukon Award. The award consists of a gourmet dinner prepared by Chef Rob Smith and Brandon Desebel from Locally Grown Restaurants, which owns the popular Anchorage eateries Spenard Roadhouse, Snow City Cafe, Crush Wine Bistro and South Restaurant and Coffeehouse.
This is why you shouldn’t do things like this (shut off your sound the music adds nothing).
Another Darwin Award candidate…
Iditarod update:
JESSIE HOLMES WINS THE GCI DOROTHY G. PAGE HALFWAY AWARD
Veteran Iditarod musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7), of Brushkana, Alaska, is the first musher to reach the Cripple checkpoint, which is halfway point of the Northern Route in Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. Holmes arrived on March 12th at 1:56 p.m. with 16 dogs in harness.
By arriving first in Cripple, Holmes wins the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award and has a choice of either $3,000 in gold nuggets or a smartphone of his choosing with a year of free GCI mobile service. He chose the gold for his dogs!
HOLMES IS ALSO THE FIRST TO THE YUKON!
Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib # 7), of Brushkana, Alaska, is the first musher to arrive at the Ruby checkpoint on the Yukon River on March 13, 2026 at 4:55 a.m. with 15 dogs in harness. In doing so, Holmes claims the First Musher to the Yukon Award. The award consists of a gourmet dinner prepared by Chef Rob Smith and Brandon Desebel from Locally Grown Restaurants, which owns the popular Anchorage eateries Spenard Roadhouse, Snow City Cafe, Crush Wine Bistro and South Restaurant and Coffeehouse.