June 6, 2023 IMGD Teams 1 and 2, led by Nickel Wood and Nicole Sims, respectively, flew off the glacier and safely arrived back in Talkeetna. The teams are enjoying showers, burgers, and the smell of trees. IMGD Team 3 & 4, led by Forrest Baldwin and Johnny Schrock, respectively, are moving onward and upward! […]
June 5, 2023 – IMGD Team 1 and IMGD Team 2, led by Nickel Wood and Nicole Sims, respectively, are descending to Ski Hill (7800′) today and intend to travel to the airstrip and fly off tomorrow. IMGD Team 3 and IMGD Team 4, led by Forrest Baldwin and Johnny Schrock, respectively, flew in last […]
June 4th, 2023 As of today there has been no change to the teams’ status. Both Team 1 and 2 arrived to 17K camp on Monday and Tuesday respectively, but the weather took a turn for the worse. They are still hunkering down at 17K camp while they wait for the storm to break before […]
June 1, 2023 – IMG Denali Team 1, led by Nickel Wood, was stymied by windy weather on their summit attempt yesterday and returned to 17 Camp after an unsuccessful summit attempt. The team remains there presently and is in high spirits as they survey their options for the coming days. IMG Denali Team 2, […]
May 30, 2023 – IMGD Team 1, led by Nickel Wood, climbed from 14 Camp to 17 Camp yesterday in clear weather. The team reported high spirits as they set up their camp last night, and will rest through the today as they look for a summit window in the next couple of days. IMGD […]
May 28, 2023 Our two IMGD teams on the mountain have synced their schedules, and are now climbing pretty much in tandem. Both teams were able to cache gear at Washburn’s Thumb (16,700′) yesterday. Presently the teams are taking a rest day and are looking to make their move to 17k camp. All they need […]
May 25, 2023 IMGD Teams 1 and 2 have made it to 14k camp in good style. Today, guides from Team 1 are preparing gear for the upper mountain while the team takes a rest day. Team 1 is looking to make a carry to 17k camp in the coming days. Team 2 is […]
May 23, 2023 – IMG Team 1, led by Nickel Wood, moves to Camp 3 (’14 Camp’) today after taking a rest day at 11,200ft. The team will pass their cache of food and gear that they left on Sunday at Windy Corner to retrieve tomorrow during an ‘active rest day’. IMG Team 2, led […]
May 19, 2023 – IMG Team 1, led by Nickel Wood, reported good progress as they camped at Ski Hill camp last night at 7600ft. Today and tomorrow they will move up to Camp 3 at 11,000ft, slowly acclimatizing as they ascend. IMG Team 2, let by Nicole Sims, is hot on their heels, following […]
May 17, 2023 – IMG Denali Team 1, led by Nickel Wood, took off from Talkeetna today and touched down on the Kahiltna Glacier in the early afternoon. After a rainy day of preparations yesterday, the team was thrilled to wake up to sunny skies and excellent flying weather. The team loaded up their gear, […]
