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)
Denali Prep on Mt. Rainier!
Denali
50 Years On Denali
July 10, 1974 Fifty years ago today I made my first ascent of Denali, the culmination of a successful 41 day “Denali Traverse 1974” expedition. I was 19 years old with over 20 Rainier ascents and one season as an RMI guide under my belt, but was already very experienced at suffering. We started in […]
Denali Team 6 Summits!
June 16, 2024 Last night at around 6 PM PST, we got the call from Timm Phillips that Team 6 was standing on the summit of Denali! After the team had a safe and successful descent back to 17K Camp, we’re able to share the news. Timm and team spent the night and are packing […]
Denali Teams 6 & 7 At 14K Camp
June 13, 2024 IMG Denali Teams 6 and 7 led by Timm and Porter are at 14K Camp today! Team 6 is resting and will make their final move to 17K Camp when the time is right, hopefully in the next few days. Team 7 made it to 14K camp yesterday and today made a […]
IMG June 10th Denali Update
June 10, 2024 Team 4 led by Forrest Baldwin and Team 5 led by Rowan Stewart have arrived back in Talkeetna, they will be headed home in the coming days. Team 6 lead by Timm Philliips is moving to 14 Camp today, Team 7 lead by Porter McMichael is carrying to 13.4 today. Good Luck […]
IMG Denali Teams Summit!
June 8, 2024 Late last night we got the call that IMG Denali Team 5 led by Rowan Stewart reached the summit of Denali with his team! The climbers are all down safely to 17K Camp and are making their descent back to 14K Camp where they will spend some time regrouping and organizing themselves […]
Denali Team 7 is OTD!
June 7, 2024 IMG Denali Team 7 is out the door this morning and en route to the Kahiltna Glacier! This is the final IMG Denali team to enter the field this season, a bittersweet moment for us as we slowly start to wrap up our 2024 climbing season. Thankfully, we still have a lot […]
Denali Teams Ready For Action!
June 6, 2024 Our IMG Denali season has been going well so far! We’re excited to have summits under our belt already and our fingers are crossed for the next batch. Team 4 led by Forrest Baldwin is poised at 17K today to make their push for the summit in the coming days and Team […]
Updates on Denali Teams 4, 5, and 6
June 1, 2024 IMG Denali Team 4 led by Forrest Baldwin is making an acclimatization carry up the fixed lines to 16,000 feet today. This puts Forrest’s team in position to make a move to 17K Camp when the time is right. Team 5 led by Rowan Stewart is right behind Team 4. The team […]
Denali Season Continues
May 30, 2024 Although we just had our first rounds of Denali summits this year, we’re not out of the woods yet! Denali Teams 4 & 5 are making their way up the mountain and are doing well. Team 4 reached 14K camp yesterday and Team 5 is looking to move to 14K in the […]