Backpack, Bear 89, wins Alaska's Fat Bear Week 2026

Backpack, officially Bear 89, was declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week on September 30, 2026, defeating Bear 910 in the final with just over 50 percent of the vote. The 12th annual contest featured 16 brown bears in Katmai. It celebrates pre-hibernation weight gain among 2,200 bears on the Alaska Peninsula.