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Actually there is 1 checkpoint the mushers stay at for 8 hours. The checkpoint required is White Mountain. Then they have to take a 24 hour stop and one more 8 hour stop at any checkpoint.
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Is there a certain amount of time that mushers have to stay at a checkpoint?
yes. example: every musher in the iditarod race can spend 24 hours only once at a checkpoint. so it would be a good idea when they are tired to stop at a checkpoint for 24 hours since they only get to do it once. they all have limited time at checkpoint. if u r confused, go 2 the iditarod website.
Which is the halfway point for the Iditarod in this years race?
The "halfway point" checkpoint for the iditarod race is Ophir to Iditarod
What is the halfway checkpoint on this year's Iditarod trail?
Cripple
What is the first checkpoint in the iditarod race?
They pick them out of a hat!
What is the name of the checkpoint with the highest land elevation in the iditarod?
Rainy Pass
What is the name of the old ghost town that is the halfway checkpoint on the southern route?
iditarod
What is a checkpoint in the Iditarod race?
A checkpoint is a place you MUST stop at. There is a vet at each checkpoint to examine the dogs. Also, there is a 24 hour stop that you may not leave until 24 hours later.
Where do mushers in the Iditarod sleep?
They sleep at the checkpoint stops. If they want they can make an igloo or something that they might rather sleep in then the checkpoint where a lot of other teams are.
Where do mushers sleep in the Iditarod race?
They sleep at the checkpoint stops. If they want they can make an igloo or something that they might rather sleep in then the checkpoint where a lot of other teams are.
Restart of the 2010 Iditarod is what checkpoint?
The Iditarod race begins in Anchorage, Alaska. The race ends in Nome, Alaska. The race takes place in the beginning of March.
What was the main industry of Iditarod checkpoint?
Gold. It is now a ghost town. The first people in this town came for the Alaska gold rush.
What happens at a mandatory stop in the Iditarod?
You have to stay for 12 hours you rest and feed yourself and your dogs
