June 10, 2024
Camp 14K with Hunter in the background. (Riley Gilson Photo)
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 teams!
June, 9th 2024
The entire team, and Kilimanjaro crew at Shira Camp. (Phunuru)
Phunuru reports that the team had a nice hike today up to Shira Camp about 12,300 feet. After leaving the Machame Camp they climbed out of the forest into the moorland zone, where they start to see the “weird plants” like Lobelia and Groundsel that only live at high altitude near the Equator. The Shira plateau is a remnant of an old volcano and marks the point where the team will start traversing around the south side of the mountain (for the next three days). Everyone is doing well and the entire team got together for a group photo. Between the climbers, Chagga guides, porters, cook team and camping team, it’s a good size group. Unlike mountains in other places where you can climb on your own, on Kilimanjaro you are required to hire the local staff which is a big benefit to the local economy. All’s well in Tanzania.
June 8, 2024
IMG climbers on the summit (Justin Merle)
It’s no lie that the spring season down here in Washington has been a bit rough for us with consistent stormy weather. With that being said, we’ve been able to reach the summit a few times this spring in good fashion… and this morning is one of those times!
IMG Lead Guide Tyler Nachand and the rest of the team reached Mt. Rainier’s crater rim at 4:45 this morning! The team had a gorgeous sunrise from the summit and had a swift and safe descent off the mountain! Hopefully with good weather continuing through the next week, more summit success will come our way.
June 8, 2024
Phunuru checked in this morning reporting that the team had a great day trekking through the jungle to Machame Camp, the first stop on their adventure to the summit of Kilimanjaro! All’s well for the team, now all they have to do today is eat a lovely dinner and have a good sleep to rest for their climb to Shira Camp tomorrow.
June 8, 2024
IMG Denali 2024 Teams Arriving to the Summit (Riley Gilson)
Late last night we got the call that IMG Denali Team 5 led by Rowan Stewart reached the summit of Denali with his team! The climbers are all down safely to 17K Camp and are making their descent back to 14K Camp where they will spend some time regrouping and organizing themselves for the rest of the descent.
Team 6 led by Timm Phillips is planning on making their first carry to 13K today and will return to their camp at 11K. Team 7 led by Porter McMichael is at Ski Hill Camp making their way up the Lower Kahiltna Glacier.
All’s well on Denali!
June 7, 2024
Dinner time in Moshi (Phunuru)
Exploring Moshi (Phunuru)
June Kili cimbers in Moshi (Phunuru)
Phunuru Sherpa reports from Moshi Tanzania that our June custom team all arrived with their luggage and that everyone is doing well. Today the team explored town, did some shopping, and got all packed up to start the climb tomorrow. They will be heading out at 8am for the Machame Gate (trailhead) and they are looking forward to hitting the trail. All’s well in Tanzania!
June 7, 2024
Denali Team 7 posing in front of the plane at TAT (Brad Swanson)
IMG Denali Team 7 is out the door this morning and en route to the Kahiltna Glacier! This is the final IMG Denali team to enter the field this season, a bittersweet moment for us as we slowly start to wrap up our 2024 climbing season. Thankfully, we still have a lot of climbing to go, so we’re not done yet!
Teams 4 & 5 are at 17K camp poised for a joint-summit attempt in the coming days.
Team 6 is making their way up the mountain in good fashion. The team is at 11K camp today marking another big milestone in their expedition.
June 6, 2024
Fixed Lines, heading to 17K (Peter Dale)
Our IMG Denali season has been going well so far! We’re excited to have summits under our belt already and our fingers are crossed for the next batch.
Team 4 led by Forrest Baldwin is poised at 17K today to make their push for the summit in the coming days and Team 5 led by Rowan Stewart is moving to 17K today to also make their move soon.
Team 6 led by Timm Phillips is making their move to 11K camp! The team is strong and doing well.
June 4th, 2024
Updated communications today from IMG Denali teams are: Team 4 lead by Forrest Baldwin and IMG Team 5 lead by Rowan Stewart are moving up the fixed lines today. IMG Team 6 lead by Timm Phillips flew on this morning, and IMG Team 7 lead by Porter McMichael arriving in Anchorage tomorrow.
Thank you to Riley Gilsen leader of Team 2 for sharing his recent photo’s!
June 3rd, 2024
Team 4 lead by Forest Baldwin and Team 5 led by Rowan Stewart is spending more time at 14K Camp. These teams are watching the weather and waiting for their turn up the fixed ropes, and will be moving their cache supplies to the top of the ridge soon, and on to camp at 17K.
Team 6 led by Timm Phillips is meeting in Anchorage today, and moving to Talkeetna tomorrow, where their journey is just beginning.
Good Luck to all of our teams!
