July 1, 2009 Lead Guide Mike Hamill and his team reached the summit of Denali yesterday and are already back in Talkeetna! 20+ hours of daylight tends to give climbers a bit of extra motivation to get downhill! I just spoke with IMG Guide Eben Reckord who summitted a few days ago with Phil – […]
June 29, 2009 IMG Partner Phil Ershler called in from High Camp this morning after his team reached the summit! After a cruiser trip last year (right around 14 days) Phil and his team paid their dues while they waited out a barrage of storms. They spent over a week at 14,000ft as well as […]
June 27, 2009 Phil called from high camp at 17,000 feet. This is their second night at high camp. With him is guide Eben Reckord and 3 of the original group of 6 team members. The rest of the team descended with other guides due to time constraints. All is well with the group, and […]
June 22, 2009 Phil Ershler called in from 14,000′ on Denali at 11:00 a.m. on June 22 with the following report: They have carried supplies to high camp at 17,000 feet, and are holding at the 14,000 foot camp, waiting for an improvement in weather. They would normally spend 4 days at 14,000 feet, so […]
June 18, 2009 IMG Partner Phil Ershler called in early this morning to report that his team is at 14,000ft. on Denali and plans to carry to 17,000 today. If all goes as planned they’ll be on top in a few days! Note that this is Phil’s 31st climb on Denail! Tye Chapman Operations Manager
