"Blinding blizzards. Freezing wind. Paralyzing cold temperatures. The 1, 100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a race across the nation's most forbidding, demanding, and dangerous territory. Competitors must be resourceful, rugged, and resilient. Often they must make life and death choices. These are the stories--in their own words--of men and women who challenge the elements. Many fans believe this is the best book written about the Iditarod. Lew Freedman, an award-winning journalist and former sports editor for the Anchorage Daily News, now covers outdoor-adventure for the Chicago Tribune. He has written a dozen books about Alaska. "-Publisher.