May 25, 2022 – Team 4 (led by Nicole Sims) and our Custom Denali Team 5 (led by Willie Webster) have joined the other teams on Denali; all 5 teams are on the mountain! Team 4 flew on to the Kahiltna on Sunday in beautiful weather, and Custom Denali Team 5 flew on Tuesday. All […]
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 […]
June 15, 2021 IMG leaders Nicole Sims and Dallas Glass report that their respective teams are doing well, and have been making good progress.  They have been moving at “night†which is a bit of a misnomer since it is never dark in Alaska this time of year. Their goal down low on the mountain […]
June 12, 2021 IMG Denali Guides Nicole Sims and Dallas Glass checked in this morning to report the weather was good for flying today, and that their respective custom teams are ready to go. With Nicole Sims is Assistant guide Rowan Stewart, with Khai and Milind. With Dallas is Assistant guide Keith Rumburg, with Iulia, […]
June 10, 2021 Our IMG Denali Team 4 got flown out of Kahiltna Base Camp this morning after waiting two days for flyable weather.   Now they are all back in Talkeetna getting their showers, packing up, and plotting their next move. That marks the end of our first wave of teams, and the beginning of […]
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 […]
