Team Yahoo
Team Number: 47
Country: USA
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COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Roman Dial, CAPTAIN	39	Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Professor of Environmental Science, Adventure Journalist
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1996-97: 2nd place in '96, 9th in '97. 1998 Raid Gauloises 24th Place, 1982-84, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1997, Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, 1996 ESPN X-Games Adventure Race, 1997 Dawson 9th place, 1995 Iditasport Snowshoe 3rd place.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Nora Tobin	32	Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Counselor
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1997: 9th place. 1998 Tour of Anchorage Alaska 8th place, 1997 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, 1997 Bird Ridge Race Alaska 3rd place, 1997 Tour of Anchorage Alaska 4th place, 1996 Matanuska Peak Race 1st place — broke record by 20 minutes, 1995 Abo Wilderness Race 1st place.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Vern Tejas	46	Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Communications Installer
Athletic Resume: 1981 and 1997 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, 1997 Dyea to Dawson, 1993 Iditasport Triathlon 1st place, 1997 Iditabike, 1984 Iditaski 7th place. Vern has been a mountain guide on Denali/McKinley for 20 years, and in 1988 he made the first solo winter ascent of Mt. McKinley. Vern is currently an instructor for crevasse rescue for Alpine Ascents International.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Gordy Vernon	43	Seward, Alaska, USA	Occupational Therapist
Athletic Resume: 1993, 1997, 1998 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic 1st place. Gordy has international mountaineering experience in the US, Chile, Argentina, France, Switzerland, Mexico, Tanzania, and Tibet. He has raced in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic for the last 10 years.
ABOUT TEAM YAHOO: Team Yahoo is sponsored by Yahoo. This team is comprised of four Alaskans who want to put forth a strong showing in the Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge in order to demonstrate that Alaska is a power in the sport of Expedition Racing. Team members believe Patagonia to be the mirror image of the glacial wilderness of their homeland which will give them an advantage. Their emphasis is on speed and quickness with members gathering much of their experience from the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic Adventure Race. This team's members are diverse and experienced. Team captain Roman Dial is preparing for his third Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge having captained his '97 team to a 10th place finish (the first US team). Vern Tejas has spent the last 15 years building and maintaining radio towers and has been guiding on Denali and other high peaks for 20 years. Gordy Vernon has incorporated sea and lake kayaking into his profession as an occupational therapist and proud new mom Nora Tobin is an accomplished rock climber who biked through Asia for 13 months in the early '90s.