May 18, 2026
Team 2 waiting to Fly! (Izzy Holmes)
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 to make their move to 11K Camp (Camp 2). The team had already completed one carry to 10,000′ feet and cached some gear. As the weather allows tomorrow, the team will do what we call a ‘back carry’ and go down to retrieve their cached gear and bring it back to Camp 2. Way to go team putting in forward progress even when the weather doesn’t cooperate.
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- IMGD Team 2 duffle bags ready to go! (Izzy Holmes)
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- Kevin Alexander doing a group lesson in Talkeetna (Izzy Holmes)
Team 2 – Brad Swanson, Kevin Alexander, Tyler Nachand, Izzy Holmes
Team 2 is in Talkeetna waiting to fly. After two busy prep days, the team is all packed and ready to go. All that needs to happen now is the weather to cooperate and the air taxi to give them the green light to fly. Until then, they will be waiting patiently in Talkeetna! Fingers crossed that this team can catch one of the later flights tonight. If not, they might be staying an extra night in town. Only time will tell!
Team 3 is meeting at IMG HQ tomorrow to go through their final guide gear and equipment check, and to do their pre-trip briefing with IMG Denali staff.