Libby Riddles, 1st Female Champion of the Iditarod

Mushing 1,000 miles across the frozen Alaskan wilderness

Libby Riddles with dogs Axle and Dugan after taking first place at the 1985 Iditarod dog sled race. She was the first woman to win the famed arctic chase.

Forty years ago, Libby Riddles became the first woman to conquer the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the world’s most prestigious canine mushing competition.

Braving harsh winter conditions including a vi…