May 25, 2026 Well the sun has finally made an appearance on the High One, and all IMG Denali teams are taking advantage of the good weather. IMGD Team 1 back-carried to retrieve their cache at 13,500′ yesterday. Today, they are going to attempt to carry and cache gear up to 16,200′ today. This cache […]
May 22, 2026 Team 1 is still waiting at 11K Camp, with everything ready to go for the moment they can climb higher on the mountain and reach 14K Camp. After four days of waiting, Team 2 boarded the plane to the Kahiltna Glacier! They’re currently en route to Ski Hill Camp, and will hopefully […]
May 21, 2026 After a blustery day yesterday, and a continuation of that weather into today, Team 1 is still waiting at 11K Camp before they can progress to 14K Camp. The climb from 11K to 14K Camps is where the expedition starts to hit a steeper elevation gain, so waiting for the right weather […]
May 19, 2026 After a travel day to 11,000′ Camp yesterday, Team 1 is taking a well-deserved rest. Rest days on the mountain can look a lot of different ways, but common activities are card games, watching a pre-downloaded movie or episode of a tv show, or chatting with teammates and strengthening the group bond! […]
May 18, 2026 After making their first carry of the expedition on Saturday, and taking a rest day due to weather conditions on Sunday, Team 1, lead by Forrest Baldwin, is headed to 11,000 Camp today. This is great progress, and the climbers are looking strong! Keep up the good work, Team 1! Team 2, […]
May 18, 2026 It’s been a busy day here at IMG Denali! Here are the updates from the teams: Team 1 – Forrest Baldwin, Paal Bredal, Grace Kline, and Grace Coady After spending all day yesterday at Ski Hill Camp waiting for the weather to clear, the team finally found their break in the action […]
May 15, 2026 After a long day of climbing yesterday with all their gear, Team 1 is taking a well deserved rest day at Ski Hill Camp! Tomorrow they’ll begin carrying to the 10,000 ft cache, the first of several they’ll utilize over the course of the climb for acclimatization and gear management purposes. Team […]
May 14, 2026 After a long day of gear packing and repacking, Team 1 was able to enjoy a lovely dinner at Denali Brew Pub in Talkeetna last night before getting a restful night’s sleep for their big day today! We’re happy to report that Team 1 was able to successfully fly to Kahiltna Base […]
May 13, 2026 IMG Denali Team 1 led by Forrest Baldwin is off to Talkeetna today! After a productive day of food shopping and gear checks yesterday the team is fully outfitted with the gear they need for the expedition. Today, the team will check in with the National Park Service and put the final […]
May 13, 2026 Congratulations to our first summit team of the season! It’s so good to be back up on upper Mount Rainier with views for miles and memories to last a lifetime. Thanks for all your hard work, team!
