May 23, 2025 Team 1, lead by Brad Swanson, is ascending to 11k Camp! This incredible landscape provides a beautiful view of Foraker’s summit on a clear day, as seen in the photo above. Team 2, led by Max Bond, is caching at 10k, and will be spending to night at Ski Hill. Caching is […]
May 20, 2025 Team 1 is on day three of waiting to fly out of Talkeetna, the staging ground from which the climbers will take a bush plane up to the Kahiltna Glacier Base Camp. However, this delay is not unusual and spirits are high among the team as they make new friends, human […]
May 17th, 2025 Today, they’ll be busy with final gear checks and attending the mandatory National Park Service briefing. Spirits are high as the team prepares to launch their climb of North America’s highest peak. Best of luck to everyone, the mountain awaits! Follow along here on the blog and on our social media for […]
April 29, 2025 Well- that’s a wrap, folks! We’re finishing up guide training this week. Over the past week we’ve had field sessions for the guides to review and test on crevasse rescue, avalanche rescue, camp maintenance and many more topics. Our team going up to Denali also had their own field day and HQ […]
April 28, 2025 IMG is gearing up for the season on Rainier, and our new guides spent last week with with some of our supervisors, getting to know Mt. Rainier!
April 24, 2025 New guide training 2025 underway on Rainier.
April 3rd, 2025 The team had an active rest day in Pheriche yesterday, with both some hiking and resting! Today the team trekked higher up the valley, to Dzongla (4800m; 15,700 ft) on the trail towards the Cho La Pass which leads to Gokyo. Kusang Tshering reports the team are now all tucked into a […]
April 3rd, 2025 IMG’s Denali Prep Expedition Seminar spent four days on Mt. Rainier last weekend, honing teamwork and essential mountaineering skills. Winter on Mt. Rainier provides the perfect environment to experience the challenges of a larger expedition, such as Denali, Aconcagua, or Everest. The team faced a mix of weather conditions while practicing technical […]
April 1st, 2025 The Lobuche team overnighted in Phortse, before moving up to Pangboche via the high trail on the west side of the Khumbu valley. This is a more rugged trail with great views along the way. Everyone is doing well, and today they continued their ascent to Pheriche (4,371 m;14,340 ft) where they […]
March 29, 2025 Day one of Denali Prep Seminar on Mt. Rainier! Pristine snow, and blue sky’s as the team ascends to their basecamp. Max Bond (Photo)
