IMG guide Nickel Wood called on the Iridium to report that Team 4 had a nice Denali summit day.  They made good time on the climb and descent and were all back to the 17 Camp getting ready to start on some well-deserved hot drinks and dinner.  They will start down tomorrow. Meanwhile we have […]
June 5, 2021 With the Team 1,2,3 climbers all heading down now, it’s time for IMG Leader Nickel Wood and his Team 4 to step up to the plate. Today they moved from 14 Camp up to 17. Sounds like the weather is decent and they may take a shot at the top tomorrow. The […]
June 3, 2021 Both Andy Polloczek’s Team 1 and Peter Dale’s Team 3 pushed up to high camp and joined forces for the summit bids. We are excited to report that our first wave of IMG Denali climbers, led by Peter, reached the summit last night and are all back to high camp now. They […]
June 1, 2021 Our IMG Denali climbers are up at 14 Camp and have been staying busy doing a variety of rest days, camp work and carries.  It’s been cold and breezy the last few days, and the teams have worked to harden their camps with snow block walls. The climbers have carried loads up […]
May 27, 2021 Several days of nice weather on Denali have allowed our four expedition teams to make good progress. Teams 1 and 2 have both moved from the 11 Camp up to the 14 Camp. This move required three days: first the teams carried their cache up around Windy Corner, buried it (so the […]
May 24, 2021 Up in the Alaska Range the weather has improved considerably and we are happy to report that IMG lead guide Nickel Wood and his Team 4 were able to fly into Kahiltna BC this morning. They were all chomping at the bit to start climbing and were hoping to be able to […]
May 23, 2021 The good thing about climbing in Alaska during the summer is the 24 hour daylight. That means that when the weather starts clearing, the pilots can take advantage of an opportunity to fly. That was exactly the scenario for Peter Dale and our IMGD Team #3. It did not take them very […]
May, 22, 2021 We have four IMG Denali teams in the field now, and we are psyched about it! Team 2 leader Justin Merle called on the sat phone from camp 3 at 11,000 feet this morning with an update. His team has been working hard, so the arrival of a snow storm was a […]
May 18, 2021 Chief Guide Justin Merle called to report that his Custom Denali Team were loading up the TAT Turbine Otter and would soon be on their way to 7000 feet at Kahiltna Base Camp. The weather looks good today, so we are hopeful they will get into BC without any issues. This is […]
May 16, 2021 After two years of waiting, we are proud to report that IMG Denali is back on The Great One.  The weather didn’t look so good this morning for the team,  but sure enough it improved a bit and they got the green light from the pilots at Talkeetena Air Taxi to get […]
