It’s been a long winter, but spring has arrived at IMG headquarters and our first crew of climbers with it! This first program is a Winter Expedition Prep Seminar. This seminar is an excellent training opportunity for future Denali/McKinley climbers, and covers the skills you’ll need to reach the summit. It feels so good to […]
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 […]
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)
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 […]
May 16th, 2024 Another productive day on Denali! Team 1 lead by Peter Dale is moving up to 14,000′, where they will set up camp, and settle in for rest and recovery. Camp at 14000′ is filled with many teams from all over globe, and is staffed by the Denali National Park Rangers at their […]
May 15th, 2024 Team Sackett flew onto the runway of the Kahiltna glacier yesterday. The team emptying the plane, filling their packs, and sleds with over 100#s of food, fuel, and personal supplies. Team Sackett has already made camp at Ski Hill, as they begin their journey. Hard work today for team Gilson, caching supplies […]
June 30, 2021 We are happy to report that our last two IMG Denali teams for 2021 reached the summit yesterday and are now back to 17 Camp.  Congrats to Andy Polloczek and Nicole Sims and their respective climbers and guides, they did a nice job with the Denali weather chess match.  Today they will […]
June 28, 2021 Nicole and her Team 6 moved up to 17 Camp yesterday, and are taking an active rest day today while working on the camp.  Now,  Andy and his Team 7 are moving up to 17K today. We’ll keep our fingers crossed on the weather. Hopefully the two teams can climb together to […]
June 24, 2021 Our remaining three IMG Denali teams are each following a different strategy, to be flexible with the weather and their respective capabilities.   Denali is currently getting hit by a weather system that is bringing snow and wind to the Alaska Range. Dallas and his Team 5 were feeling strong and moved to […]
June 18, 2021 IMG leader Andy Polloczek reports that the food is packed, the duffels are stacked, and that Team 7 are set to fly! By now they should all be on the Kahiltna Glacier, ready to begin their chess match with Denali. Higher up on the hill leaders Dallas and Nicole report that their […]
