June 15, 2023 Team 5 has successfully made it to 14K Camp where they were greeted by familiar IMG faces from Teams 3 and 4. Today, Team 5 is taking a well-deserved rest day while Teams 3 and 4 look to cache gear at 16,200′ just above the top of the fixed lines. Once Teams […]
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Denali Teams Almost Ready for 14K

June 10, 2023 Teams 3 and 4 led by Jonny and Forrest have been patiently waiting for their turn to move to 14K camp, and their time is almost here. Yesterday the teams cached at Windy Corner and took a rest day back at 11K camp today. Tomorrow the teams will finally make their push […]
Denali Teams 3 and 4 On The Move

June 9, 2023 This season on Denali has been nothing but bad weather, but our teams continue to persevere in true Denali fashion. Teams 3 and 4 led by Jonny Schrock and Forrest Baldwin are moving in tandem. These teams are carrying to 13K today to cache their gear before an anticipated move to 14K […]
Team 3 & 4 on the up!

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! […]
Denali Update 6/5

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 […]
Update on IMG Denali Teams

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 […]
Teams On The Move

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, […]
Denali Teams Ready for 17k

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 […]
Denali Teams 1 & 2 At 14K Camp

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 […]
Denali Teams Continue Upward

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 […]