2012 Musher/Skijorer Profiles
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130 miles Sled
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1. Alexandra Rochat (Bib# 15) 
Age: 30
Occupation: Veterinary Technician
Kennel Name: Swisssy
How many years have you been mushing? 3
How many dogs in your kennel? 9
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskan Huskies
Race History: Carbon Hill, Percy Jr, River Runner
Personal Sponsors: Christiane Rochat (mom)
How did you get started mushing? I met a musher and her dogs in Lapland years ago and I have since moved to Canada to start running my own team.
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2. Claudia Wickert (Bib# 5)
(Driver change from Fabian Schmitz due to injury)
Age: 31
Occupation: GIS Technician
Kennel Name: Space Dogs
How many years have you been mushing? 4
How many dogs in your kennel? 12
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskan & Siberian Huskies
Race History: RR 100, DPSAY Twisters, Carbon Hill
How did you get started mushing? Worked as a Mushing Guide & Handler in BC
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3. Martine LeLevier (Bib# 6)
Age: 43
Occupation: Camp Cook
Kennel Name: Looping Kennel
How many years have you been mushing? few
How many dogs in your kennel? 24
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskan Husky
Race History: few local races
How did you get started mushing? to get fun
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4. Nathaniel Hamlyn (Bib# 10)
Age: 17
Kennel Name: Northern Light’s Kennels
How many years have you been mushing? 5
How many dogs in your kennel? 14
Breed or background of your dogs: mostly Siberians, some Alaskans
Race History: a couple local races – recreation only
Personal Sponsors: Family + Friends
How did you get started mushing? I had friends that were dog mushers and after I got a Husky pup I was hooked!
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5. Adam Robinson (Bib# 12)
Age: 25
Occupation: Dog Sled Guide
Kennel Name: Sky High Kennels
How many years have you been mushing? 5
How many dogs in your kennel? many
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskans
Race History: Eldorado Gold Cup
Personal Sponsors: Sky High Wilderness Ranch
How did you get started mushing? Guiding trips for Chocpaw expeditions
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6. Normand Casavant (Bib# 11)
Age: 49
Occupation: Musher
Kennel Name: Casaventures
How many years have you been mushing? 25
How many dogs in your kennel? 30
Breed or background of your dogs: Casavant, Streeper, Gatt, Kleedehn, Baker
Race History: Carbon Hill 2012 (first place)
Personal Sponsors: Karine Grenier
How did you get started mushing? It’s all about nature
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7. Gerry Willomitzer (Bib# 9)
Age: 42
Occupation: Log Building Contractor
Kennel Name: Blackjack Racing Kennel
How many years have you been mushing? 15
How many dogs in your kennel? 60
Breed or background of your dogs: Kleedehn, Gatt, Mackey
Race History: Quest & Iditarod
Personal Sponsors: Skookum Asphalt, Nuway Crushing, Total North, Eldorado Logworks
How did you get started mushing? Handler for William Kleedehn
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8. Steve Gibbons (Bib# 3)
Age: 51
Occupation: Shipper/Reciever
Kennel Name: South Paw
How many years have you been mushing? 37
How many dogs in your kennel? 23
Breed or background of your dogs: Husky Hound crosses
Race History: just started running mid distance 3 years ago, mostly ran sprint
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9. Hans Gatt (Bib# 2)
Age: 53
Occupation: Sled builder
Kennel Name: Gatt
How many years have you been mushing? 25
How many dogs in your kennel? 20 race dogs, 21 other including retired
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskans
Race History: Quest, Iditarod, Stage Stop, Sprint, Copper Basin, Percy, Twister series
Personal Sponsors: Eagle Pack
How did you get started mushing? sprint racing Europe
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10. Petra Bachhuber (Bib# 4)
Age: 20
Occupation: Student
Kennel Name: Gatt
How many dogs in your kennel? 20 race dogs, 21 other including retired
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskans
Race History: Twister race
Personal Sponsors: Gatt Kennel
How did you get started mushing? last year in Sweden as a handler
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11. Will van Randen (Bib# 8)
Age: 45
Occupation: Builder
How many years have you been mushing? 17
How many dogs in your kennel? 22
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskan Husky
How did you get started mushing? One pet dog & a toboggan
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12. Brian Wilmshurst (Bib# 7)
Age: 30
Occupation: Ferry Deckhand
Kennel Name: B-Line Racing Kennel
How many years have you been mushing? 4
How many dogs in your kennel? 35
Breed or background of your dogs: Ledwidge
Race History: Quest 2012, Percy de Wolfe 2010, 2011, River Runner 2011, Gin Gin 2011
Personal Sponsors: Skookum Brand, Endurance Automotive, Schmidt Mining
How did you get started mushing? Volunteered for the Quest
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13. Luc Tweddell (Bib# 13)
Age: 36
Occupation: Welder
Kennel Name: Echoes Kennel
How many years have you been mushing? 18
How many dogs in your kennel? 20
Personal Sponsors: Echoes Mobile Welding
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14. Ed Hopkins (Bib# 1)
Age: 47
Occupation: Musher
Kennel Name: Tagish Lake Kennel
How many dogs in your kennel? 60
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskan
Race History: lots
Personal Sponsors: Nutrisource, Selwyn Resources, Ground Effect Media
How did you get started mushing? After watching the first Quest
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15. Matty McHugh (Bib# 14)
Age: 30
Occupation: Staker / Fish guy
How many years have you been mushing? 5+
How many dogs in your kennel? 18
Breed or background of your dogs: Boivin, Kleedehn, Cor
Race History: Percy, Percy jr, Twister series
How did you get started mushing? with K.B. & the Quest
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130 miles Skijor
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65 miles Skijor
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1. Amelie Janin
Age: 29
Occupation: Chemist
Kennel Name: Un Air de Liberte
How many years have you been mushing?
6 years canicrossing, 1 year mushing
How many dogs in your kennel? 6
Breed or background of your dogs: Alaskan
Race History: DPSAY Twisters, Carbon Hill 2012
How did you get started mushing? By running behind my German Shepherd
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2. Darryl Sheepway
Age: 34
Kennel Name: Sleddog Racing
How many years have you been mushing? a few
How many dogs in your kennel? 6
Breed or background of your dogs: Sleddogs
Race History: Many local skijoring races
How did you get started mushing? running dogs
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3. Gaetan Pierrard
Age: 35
Occupation: Exploration, Carpentry
Kennel Name: Kennel 9
How many years have you been mushing? 5
How many dogs in your kennel? 11
Breed or background of your dogs: Kleedehn, Gatt
Race History: Carbon Hill, Sunnydale Classic, Road & River Runner, Percy skijor
How did you get started mushing? Handling in Norway
