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Luc Mehl of Anchorage didn’t come into this year expecting to win two of the state’s longest and baddest wilderness races. But that’s exactly what he did. The 33-year-old stud captured titles in the 200-mile Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic in the Brooks Range in April and the 120-mile Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic in Alaska… Read more »

For more than 3 ½ days, Sam Hooper of Denali Park hiked alone on ATV trails, along caribou routes, over tundra and through marshes and swamps. When he wasn’t hiking, he packrafted various creeks and rivers and portaged around rapids when necessary. The former Denali National Park backcountry ranger struggled with nausea most of the… Read more »

Current NHL player Joey Crabb of Anchorage gets his mug splashed on the TV enough that he gets recognized pretty much wherever he goes in town. The spotlight is cool, but he’s not obsessed with it. That’s why it’s nice for him to come home for the summer, because family and friends treat him like… Read more »