June 21, 2024 After yesterdays rainstorm, the weather cleared and today was gorgeous for the team. The old adage for acclimatization is “climb high, sleep low” and the team’s hike today fits that bill perfectly, climbing to a high point at Lava Tower (4600m/15000ft) before descending back to 13000 ft at the Barranco Camp. From […]
June 20, 2024 It’s full on climbing season down here in the Cascades and summer weather is finally come to fruition. Here’s a recap of this week’s summits! June 18 – Mt. Baker via the North Ridge led by Justin Sackett June 19 – Mt. Baker via the Coleman-Deming led by Tyler Nachand June 20 […]
June 19, 2024 Phunuru called to say that the team were safe and sound up at Machame Camp (nearly 10K, at treeline) after a good dinner and under clearing skies. Earlier today was quite wet for their trip up from Moshi, through the forest. It was a good reminder for why we take the time […]
June 16, 2024 Last night at around 6 PM PST, we got the call from Timm Phillips that Team 6 was standing on the summit of Denali! After the team had a safe and successful descent back to 17K Camp, we’re able to share the news. Timm and team spent the night and are packing […]
June 13, 2024 IMG Denali Teams 6 and 7 led by Timm and Porter are at 14K Camp today! Team 6 is resting and will make their final move to 17K Camp when the time is right, hopefully in the next few days. Team 7 made it to 14K camp yesterday and today made a […]
June 10, 2024 Phunuru checked in this evening and said the team was doing well and they were all settled in for the night at Barranco Camp! On their way to Barranco Camp today they ascended to Lava Tower which sits just about at 15,000′ for a hot lunch and rest for acclimatization. Tomorrow the […]
June 10, 2024 Team 4 led by Forrest Baldwin and Team 5 led by Rowan Stewart have arrived back in Talkeetna, they will be headed home in the coming days. Team 6 lead by Timm Philliips is moving to 14 Camp today, Team 7 lead by Porter McMichael is carrying to 13.4 today. Good Luck […]
June, 9th 2024 Phunuru reports that the team had a nice hike today up to Shira Camp about 12,300 feet. After leaving the Machame Camp they climbed out of the forest into the moorland zone, where they start to see the “weird plants” like Lobelia and Groundsel that only live at high altitude near the […]
June 8, 2024 It’s no lie that the spring season down here in Washington has been a bit rough for us with consistent stormy weather. With that being said, we’ve been able to reach the summit a few times this spring in good fashion… and this morning is one of those times! IMG Lead Guide […]
June 8, 2024 Phunuru checked in this morning reporting that the team had a great day trekking through the jungle to Machame Camp, the first stop on their adventure to the summit of Kilimanjaro! All’s well for the team, now all they have to do today is eat a lovely dinner and have a good […]
