Backpack Bear Claims 2026 Fat Bear Week Title in Alaska

Backpack edges past Dancing Queen to win the Fat Bear Week title

The Guardian • 30 sept. 14h49

Backpack, a 20-year-old brown bear known for frequenting a rock on the Brooks River, secured the Fat Bear Week title at Katmai National Park by a margin of about 5,000 votes.

Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week

NBC News • 30 sept. 10h34

Backpack, a male brown bear known as Bear 89, was declared the winner of Fat Bear Week in Katmai National Park, beating Bear 910 with more than 100,000 votes.

Gentle giant Backpack wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week

aljazeera.com • 30 sept. 07h09

Backpack, a male brown bear known as Bear 89, secured the Fat Bear Week title in Katmai National Park with over 100,000 online votes, edging out Bear 910.

Backpack voted Fat Bear Week 2026 winner, beating out another offspring of former champ

CBS News • 30 sept. 01h14

Backpack secured the 2026 Fat Bear Week title at Katmai National Park, edging out bear 910 by a narrow margin in the final round.

Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ

Alaska Public Media • 30 sept. 01h06

Backpack, a 20-year-old brown bear known for riding on his mother’s back, won the 2026 Fat Bear Week contest after receiving roughly 5,000 more votes than the runner-up.

Bear 910 vs. Backpack: It's the final showdown for Alaska's Fat Bear Week

PBS • 29 sept. 20h18

Bear 910 and Backpack are the two remaining contenders in the 12th annual Fat Bear Week contest, with voters set to decide the heavyweight champion of Katmai National Park on Tuesday.