SMI Guide, Amy Ness, Giving Presentation on Torres Del Paine in Lone Pine May 9th

Come join SMI Guide, Amy Ness and her partner, Myles Moser, for a presentation of their recent expedition to Patagonia, Chile, where they lived for 19 days on the 4,000...
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Denali 2015 Team Making Steady Progress Up the Mountain

Organizing loads at Base Camp at 7200’ The 2015 Denali team is right on track and feeling good! On Friday, they landed on the Kahiltna Glacier and began their progress....
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SMI McKinley (Simmons) 2014 Expedition

SMI’s Kurt Wedberg and his Team, Fred, Jim and Mike Simmons as well as MT guide Blaine Horner have finally gotten started on their quest to summit Mt. McKinley. After...
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Denali 2015 Team Flies to Kahiltna Glacier to Begin Climb

Kurt Wedberg, president and lead guide at SMI, and his 2015 Denali Team found a break in the weather to fly onto the Kahiltna Glacier today from Talkeetna, AK. This...
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Denali 2015 Update: Team About 3-4 Days From Summit

The 2015 Denali team is still on the move. On Motorcycle Hill above Camp 3. Camp 3 at 11,000’ is seen below us in the sun. Today they cached a...
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Denali 2015 Team Reaches the Summit!

Kurt Wedberg, Tristan Sieleman and the entire 2015 Denali Team made the summit yesterday, June 23rd! Kurt checked in saying: “100% on top of North America! Teary eyed & psyched...
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Sierra Gem – Bear Creek Spire

The beautiful Bear Creek Spire Lately, it seems, our guides have been spending a lot of time climbing Bear Creek Spire. With multiple classic routes of varying levels, BCS is...
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The Aconcagua 2017 Team Starts Their Trip!

Yesterday, the Aconcagua 2017 team gathered in Mendoza, Argentina, and are prepared to start their climb to the summit of Aconcagua! Aconcagua is the tallest peak in the Southern and...
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Aconcagua Team Makes It to Base Camp!

“The Aconcagua team looking strong successfully reach Base Camp at 13,747′ after a 3-day trek! Beautiful weather here. Happy Sunday Everyone!” -Kurt Wedberg (SMI Founder) Morning light on the peaks...
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