May 18, 2024 All is going well on Denali so far… which is all we can really ask for as guides! With conditions being okay compared to last year, our teams all have good forward momentum and are chugging their way towards the top. Team 1 led by Peter Dale is leading the charge of […]
May 18, 2024 IMG’s Porter McMichael has now reached Kathmandu, and sent a gorgeous dawn photo from his climb a few days ago. The climbers have now all reached Kathmandu, the final loads are all off the mountain and have been packed up, and the yaks are coming to Base Camp today to carry the […]
May 17th, 2024 Team 1 led by Peter Dale, has arrived at 14,000′ after a heavy pack and sled day, the work begins after pulling into camp! Setting up the tents, building snow walls, group kitchen, melting snow, and finally hot drinks, and dinner. Fun fact about 14,000′ is the “backcountry restroom has the best […]
May 16th, 2024 Another productive day on Denali! Team 1 lead by Peter Dale is moving up to 14,000′, where they will set up camp, and settle in for rest and recovery. Camp at 14000′ is filled with many teams from all over globe, and is staffed by the Denali National Park Rangers at their […]
Great news, all the IMG Everest climbers, Lhotse climbers and sherpas have safely descended to Base Camp. In addition, Camps 3 and 4 have been dismantled and all gear and oxygen bottles brought down. Currently our team of sherpas are at Camp 2 dismantling camp in preparation for the final down carries through the Icefall. […]
May 13, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that all IMG climbers and Sherpas are safe and sound back to Camp 2. Their timing is good, as high winds are predicted to build again over Everest for the next few days. Their plan will be to return to Base Camp either tomorrow or the next day. Well […]
May 12, 2024 Phunuru reports that his team had a successful climb to the summit of Lhotse, reaching the top at 3:50am on May 13. They are now on their way back down to Camp 2. Over on Everest, the climbers who made the summit with Porter rang the bell between 4:45 and 7:35 and […]
May 12, 2024 The team had a smooth trip up to Camp 4 today, climbing up through the Yellow Band and the upper part of the Lhotse Face. Porter reports that the weather was not perfect, and that the team was in a snow squall for several hours and that it was quite blustery when […]
May 12, 2024 So far so good in Alaska this season! Here’s the latest: Team Dale is making their way up the Kahiltna Glacier. The team is camped at 9500′ and is making their move to 11K Camp. This is one of the first big milestones in their journey! From 11K the team will rest […]
May 11, 2024 Porter and Phunuru report that the climbers had a nice day and have reached Camp 3 at about 24,000 feet. They got to plug in to their oxygen today and everyone enjoyed the magic of being able to catch their breath! Now they are resting comfortably at Camp 3, with an early […]
