HUMAN

Name: MONTE MABRY
Age: 60
Residence: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Occupation: GEOPHYSICIST
Years involved with Iditarod: THIS IS MY 22ND
Iditarod Role: A PILOT AND DIRECTOR OF TRAINING FOR THE PILOTS AND ALSO THE CHIEF CHECKER.
Current Location: MCGRATH, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 8, 2019
Temperature: 32F / OUTDOORS

What is your Why?.. Why are you here today and involved in Iditarod?:

WELL, THE FLYING FIRST OF ALL. I ENJOY THE SKI FLYING. I PRIMARILY FLY FLOATS. I GREW UP IN A PILOT FAMILY. MY FATHER WAS A BUSH PILOT. AND ALSO THE PEOPLE OUT HERE, JUST THE CAMARADERIE. I COME FOR THE FLYING, BUT I ENJOY THE PEOPLE THE MOST.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

WELL, SINCE YOU’RE ASKING ME, JEFF, THE MOST MEMORABLE WAS CATCHING A LOOSE DOG TEAM ON THE YUKON WITHOUT THE MUSHER. WE LANDED AHEAD OF THE TEAM AND JEFF FLIPPED THE SLED OVER AND EVENTUALLY THE MUSHER CAUGHT UP.

What do you know for sure?:

I KNOW FOR SURE I LOVE ALL SIX OF MY CHILDREN.