June 6, 2023 IMGD Teams 1 and 2, led by Nickel Wood and Nicole Sims, respectively, flew off the glacier and safely arrived back in Talkeetna. The teams are enjoying showers, burgers, and the smell of trees. IMGD Team 3 & 4, led by Forrest Baldwin and Johnny Schrock, respectively, are moving onward and upward! […]
June 5, 2023 – IMGD Team 1 and IMGD Team 2, led by Nickel Wood and Nicole Sims, respectively, are descending to Ski Hill (7800′) today and intend to travel to the airstrip and fly off tomorrow. IMGD Team 3 and IMGD Team 4, led by Forrest Baldwin and Johnny Schrock, respectively, flew in last […]
June 4th, 2023 As of today there has been no change to the teams’ status. Both Team 1 and 2 arrived to 17K camp on Monday and Tuesday respectively, but the weather took a turn for the worse. They are still hunkering down at 17K camp while they wait for the storm to break before […]
June 1, 2023 – IMG Denali Team 1, led by Nickel Wood, was stymied by windy weather on their summit attempt yesterday and returned to 17 Camp after an unsuccessful summit attempt. The team remains there presently and is in high spirits as they survey their options for the coming days. IMG Denali Team 2, […]
May 28, 2023 Our two IMGD teams on the mountain have synced their schedules, and are now climbing pretty much in tandem. Both teams were able to cache gear at Washburn’s Thumb (16,700′) yesterday. Presently the teams are taking a rest day and are looking to make their move to 17k camp. All they need […]
May 25, 2023 IMGD Teams 1 and 2 have made it to 14k camp in good style. Today, guides from Team 1 are preparing gear for the upper mountain while the team takes a rest day. Team 1 is looking to make a carry to 17k camp in the coming days. Team 2 is […]
May 21, 2023 Both IMG Teams that are currently on Denali checked in with good news today. Nicole Sims reports that Team 2 is at 11 Camp after retrieving their 10,000ft cache today. Nickle Wood reports that Team 1 is at 11 Camp after carrying and caching at Windy Corner today (13,500ft). All is well […]
May 15, 2023 The guides for our first two Denali teams left Ashford this morning and are on their way to Anchorage to meet our first two teams. Hopefully these groups will be flying onto the Kahiltna Glacier early this week. We’re excited to be back in Alaska this spring for another year on Denali! […]
May 4, 2023 We’re excited to share that our first team has made it to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The team reached the top yesterday after four days on a skills seminar preparing these climbers for Denali and beyond. The route was smooth and the team had great weather. It is finally the summer […]
9 March, 2023 An Everest expedition starts long before the climbers and trekkers show up in Nepal, and our Sherpa team have now been working for several months on the preparations. In Kathmandu Ang Jangbu reports that they have now received our big initial food shipment. These items are now being repacked into loads and […]
