Jessie Holmes, who appeared on the long-running Nat Geo sequence Life Below Zero that follows folks dwelling subsistence life in essentially the most distant elements of Alaska, received the famed Iditarod Path Sled Canine Race on Friday.
It was his eighth time within the race, which this yr was expanded from the conventional 1,000 miles throughout the Alaskan wilds to greater than 1,100 due to a scarcity of snow — making it the longest Iditarod ever. The race started March 3 in Fairbanks, and Holmes crossed the end line right now in Nome with a time of 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes and 41 seconds.
“It’s laborious to place into phrases, however it’s a magical feeling,” Holmes informed the Associated Press after the win. “It’s not about this second now. It’s about all these moments alongside the path.”
Holmes was born in Alabama and moved to Alaska in 2004. He’s a carpenter by commerce and lives about 50 miles southwest of Fairbanks in Nenana, the AP stated.
He appeared on Life Under Zero from 2015-2023. The sequence simply aired its twenty third season.
Right here’s a clip from a Season 19 episode the place Holmes returns to his previous homestead and fishes for burbot.
Life Under Zero has received 9 Emmys amongst 19 nominations, many within the Cinematography and Image Modifying Classes. In 2024, it received for Excellent Cinematography for a Actuality Program, giving DPs Michael Cheeseman and Danny Day their seventh wins for the present.
