June 5, 2025 The weather has not been a friend to Teams 1 (Swanson) and 2 (Bond) on this trip. After waiting eight days for a weather window to make a break for 17 Camp and then for the summit, they have both had to make the decision to descend. While this isn’t ever what […]
June 3, 2025 Conditions on the mountain remain the same as they’ve been the past few days, and all teams remain in place. However, there’s good weather in the near future! Teams 1 and 2 are looking toward later this week for possible summit windows as a temporary ridging weather pattern crosses over southern Alaska. […]
June 2, 2025 All four teams have been blocked by inclement weather for another day. Teams 1 and 2 (Swanson and Bond) remain at 14 Camp where they’ve been hanging out, snacking, and performing general camp maintenance for several days. Team 3 (Dale) is hunkered down at Ski Hill Camp, and Team 4 (Phillips) is […]
May 31st, 2025 Teams 1 (Swanson) and 2 (Bond) successfully completed a carry day from 14K Camp to a cache spot on 16K Ridge. Now, as a weather system passes over Denali, they are nestled in at 14K Camp, knowing they have set themselves up for success higher on the mountain. Activities during storms involve […]
May 30, 2025 Teams 1 and 2 are still waiting out weather at 14 Camp. A weather window looks to open up tomorrow, allowing them to carry to 16K Ridge in the morning. Beyond that, current weather patterns will likely keep them from ascending further for a little while longer, but a summit attempt […]
May 29, 2025 Team 1 is resting at 14 camp today, as they wait for a weather window to carry their first load of gear to high camp. Team 2 is in much the same position as team 1. They are also resting at 14 Camp, and will likely continue to await better weather through […]
May 28, 2025 – Team 3, led by Peter Dale, has arrived in Anchorage! There are still two groups left to fly out, but we have officially launched over half of our 2025 Denali/McKinley teams. Team 1 is retrieving their cached goods from 13,000 Camp today, and tonight should be their second to last night […]
May 27, 2025 IMG Denali teams 1 and 2 are still only one day apart! Team 1 are headed to 14,000 camp for the night. After caching supplies yesterday, they’re acclimated and have had a chance to store some of their supplies higher up the mountain. Team 2 spent today caching their own supplies! Ideally, […]
May 25th, 2025 Both IMG Denali teams are currently camped and operating out of the 11,000′ camp. Team 1 made a carry up Motorcycle Hill and around the famous Windy Corner today to supply their next cache, located at 13,500′.Team 2 reached the 11,000′ camp yesterday and are currently back-carrying to retrieve items cached at […]
May 25th, 2025 A successful week for International Mountain Guides on Mt. Rainier, as 2 of our Disappointment Cleaver teams enjoyed summits. Team #1 lead by Juliana Garcia celebrated the first summit of the 2025 season, with cold and breezy conditions and limited visibility from the crater. Team #2 lead by Angie Diana, summited […]
