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’.

Denali West Buttress Route

IMG Team 2, led by Nicole Sims, is close behind. Nicole and her team cached their extra food and gear at Windy Corner yesterday, and will rest today before moving to 14 Camp in the coming days.

All is well on Denali!

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 a similar schedule, but one day behind.

View from the airplane on the way to Denali (Dallas Glass)

The team reports good weather and conditions on the tallest peak in North America. All is well!

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, climbed aboard, and took off. It’s been a busy few days of preparing to climb the tallest peak in North America.

IMGD Team 1 poses in front of their gear right before boarding their plane to the Kahiltna (Harry Hamlin)

Hot on Team 1’s heels is IMG Denali Team 2 led by Nicole Sims. Team 2 spent the day preparing food and packing gear in Talkeetna, planning to fly onto the Kahiltna in the morning.

IMG Team 2 on their way to Talkeetna (Lara Ralich)

Stay tuned for more updates as our Denali teams begin their climb!