May 25, 2026
The sun finally came out on High One and all the IMG Denali teams were taking advantage of the good weather.
Fixed route to 17K (Peter Dale)
IMGD Team 1 fought back yesterday at 13,500 feet to retrieve their cache. Today they will attempt to carry and store gear to an altitude of 16,200 feet. This cache point is located at the top of the fixed route and is an important milestone in the team’s journey to the summit!
IMGD Team 2 entered the 11k camp yesterday and will be hitting back at 10,000′ today to get their cache back. Depending on weather conditions, the team will rest tomorrow or head to 13,500 meters again.
View from Motorcycle Mountain looking back to the 11,000-foot campground. (Eric Simonson)
IMGD Team 3 is heading to 11k training camp today!
IMGD Team 4 arrived in Talkeetna today. They are briefing NPS today and putting the finishing touches on their package! Good luck to them on their flight to Cahirtna tomorrow.
Our games are on hold this week before our next two teams head out in early June.