blueshade - Aug 2, 2010 11:22 am Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2010
Mt. Baker - Easton Glacier
One of the prettier climbs I did during my trip. Relatively easy, too. Could do easily as a day hike but it's nice to see the scenery of the Railroad Grade during daylight. Snow stayed hard well after dawn, personally I would start later next time.
Great weather. Some clouds, but they stayed above the summit so views were still awesome. First climb on a crevassed route for our group. We were exhausted when we returned to base camp so decided to rest for an additional night before packing out and thought a text message was successfully sent to our contact person. Turns out the message did not go through, and since we were more than 12 hours after our expected return time, we were met by search and rescue at the parking lot. Overall a great climb and good time with friends and family. Spent the rest of the week hiking in Heather Meadows which was still mostly snow covered.
Mike Lewis - Jul 22, 2010 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2010
Colman-Deming
Summited, but no views. Visibility dropped to below 20 feet because of mist at around 7,500'. Very wet. I had prepared for good weather and was quite miserable as a result. Met a couple groups from American Alpine Institute on the way up. Cheerful people, but angry mountain. Must redo some time.
Dennis Poulin - Jul 19, 2010 10:54 pm Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2010
Easton Glacier
Geat climb with Alpine Ascents and legendary guide Pat Timson. Perfect weather, perfect snow conditions, great team. It doesn't get any better than this one. What a beautiful mountain.
My friend Will was kind enough to teach me the basics of glacier travel for this peak. We were able to ascend by ski most of the way, but did use crampons for the last 1500 feet. The ski down was unbelievable (and a lot better than walking!)
live2climb90 - Jul 1, 2010 3:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
North Ridge
Awesome trip up the north ridge. Recommend it for anybody tryin to make that next step.
davidvdr - Jun 28, 2010 12:44 am Date Climbed: May 16, 2004
Mini Expedition Style
Wondered around the glaciers for 3 day while practicing glacier travel and crevasse rescue. Spend 4th day in tent while a storm blew through. Summited via Coleman Headwall...big wakeup call but lots of fun.
BKW - Jun 25, 2010 12:25 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2010
Coleman-Deming Bash
The cloud forming on the summit all morning suddenly cleared when we were just below the Roman Wall. A very dramatic reveal. Beautiful summit, very windy. We were one of only two groups to make it up that day due to posthole purgatory.
Vinny - May 26, 2010 1:49 pm Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2006
Colfax attempt from Thunder Glacier
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=15877.new#new
summary:
fantastic skiing but we were stymied by the ice conditions on the ridge of the primary objective.
fzte - May 24, 2010 11:37 pm Date Climbed: May 13, 2010
Perfect Weather
My first big climb since breaking my ankle 2 months earlier. Topped out just after 7am in perfect weather conditions. Coleman/Deming was in good shape and there were no open crevasses on the route.
mrchad9 - May 9, 2010 5:25 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2006
Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain...
Rained on us half of every day of a 6-day glacier training course. One guy bailed in the middle of the night on day one, the rest stuck it out... Wetter and colder every day. Was both fun and miserable. Summit day was great though, got above the clouds and into the sun.
fzte - Feb 22, 2010 6:00 pm Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2010
Coleman/Deming
Camped out for 2 nights just below 6000ft. It was really windy but the weather was amazing. I got sick and opted not to go for the summit with my group. It was still an enjoyable couple of days in the mountains though.
Snowslogger - Dec 28, 2009 12:12 am Date Climbed: May 22, 1983
The Bham mtn
My local mtn when I went to WWU. Climbed it a second time a year later, but in September - amazing how many more crevasses were open.
project360 - Oct 14, 2009 11:53 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008
Mt Baker Solo Climb
Great climb all alone on the mountain...
project360 - Oct 14, 2009 11:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
Always in view...
No matter how many times I climb Mt Baker, she is an unbelievable weekend...
geosean - Oct 7, 2009 3:28 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2008
WWU OC Trip
My first climb on a glaciated peak! The WWU Outdoor Center fall trip went off without a hitch. We took the Coleman Route up Grouse Creek from the Heliotrope TH. Thunderstorm hit as we walked down the 2.8 snowy road miles to the cars.
geosean - Oct 6, 2009 9:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009
2nd Route Climbed
It was a long day on the Easton Route due to some slow partners, but we made it up, and down just in time for a thunderstorm to hit. Went into the crater, which was cool – and sulphurous.
jonesa37 - Sep 17, 2009 2:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2009
First Summit of Baker
via Easton glacier with Alex Croft, Lauren Hogan, and two other people
Deltakyp - Aug 15, 2009 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2006
Easton; Glacier course
Glacier Mountaineering refresher course with MM; had some fun 'hang' time during crevasse rescue and summited with my new climbing buddies Christiano from NYC (Milan) & Lt. Jane, USN, who did Mt. Whitney with me 2 months later.
blueshade - Aug 2, 2010 11:22 am Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2010
Mt. Baker - Easton GlacierOne of the prettier climbs I did during my trip. Relatively easy, too. Could do easily as a day hike but it's nice to see the scenery of the Railroad Grade during daylight. Snow stayed hard well after dawn, personally I would start later next time.
RokIzGud - Jul 25, 2010 2:05 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2010
Most excellent, dudes!Most excellent, dudes! It was winding and visibility was low but still it was an awesome trip!
DustyDeb9 - Jul 24, 2010 11:28 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2010
Colman-DemingGreat weather. Some clouds, but they stayed above the summit so views were still awesome. First climb on a crevassed route for our group. We were exhausted when we returned to base camp so decided to rest for an additional night before packing out and thought a text message was successfully sent to our contact person. Turns out the message did not go through, and since we were more than 12 hours after our expected return time, we were met by search and rescue at the parking lot. Overall a great climb and good time with friends and family. Spent the rest of the week hiking in Heather Meadows which was still mostly snow covered.
Mike Lewis - Jul 22, 2010 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2010
Colman-DemingSummited, but no views. Visibility dropped to below 20 feet because of mist at around 7,500'. Very wet. I had prepared for good weather and was quite miserable as a result. Met a couple groups from American Alpine Institute on the way up. Cheerful people, but angry mountain. Must redo some time.
Dennis Poulin - Jul 19, 2010 10:54 pm Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2010
Easton GlacierGeat climb with Alpine Ascents and legendary guide Pat Timson. Perfect weather, perfect snow conditions, great team. It doesn't get any better than this one. What a beautiful mountain.
jamesmc2 - Jul 5, 2010 2:21 am
Bake SaleMy friend Will was kind enough to teach me the basics of glacier travel for this peak. We were able to ascend by ski most of the way, but did use crampons for the last 1500 feet. The ski down was unbelievable (and a lot better than walking!)
live2climb90 - Jul 1, 2010 3:41 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
North RidgeAwesome trip up the north ridge. Recommend it for anybody tryin to make that next step.
davidvdr - Jun 28, 2010 12:44 am Date Climbed: May 16, 2004
Mini Expedition StyleWondered around the glaciers for 3 day while practicing glacier travel and crevasse rescue. Spend 4th day in tent while a storm blew through. Summited via Coleman Headwall...big wakeup call but lots of fun.
BKW - Jun 25, 2010 12:25 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2010
Coleman-Deming BashThe cloud forming on the summit all morning suddenly cleared when we were just below the Roman Wall. A very dramatic reveal. Beautiful summit, very windy. We were one of only two groups to make it up that day due to posthole purgatory.
Vinny - May 26, 2010 1:49 pm Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2006
Colfax attempt from Thunder Glacierhttp://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=15877.new#new
summary:
fantastic skiing but we were stymied by the ice conditions on the ridge of the primary objective.
fzte - May 24, 2010 11:37 pm Date Climbed: May 13, 2010
Perfect WeatherMy first big climb since breaking my ankle 2 months earlier. Topped out just after 7am in perfect weather conditions. Coleman/Deming was in good shape and there were no open crevasses on the route.
mrchad9 - May 9, 2010 5:25 am Date Climbed: May 25, 2006
Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain...Rained on us half of every day of a 6-day glacier training course. One guy bailed in the middle of the night on day one, the rest stuck it out... Wetter and colder every day. Was both fun and miserable. Summit day was great though, got above the clouds and into the sun.
fzte - Feb 22, 2010 6:00 pm Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2010
Coleman/DemingCamped out for 2 nights just below 6000ft. It was really windy but the weather was amazing. I got sick and opted not to go for the summit with my group. It was still an enjoyable couple of days in the mountains though.
Snowslogger - Dec 28, 2009 12:12 am Date Climbed: May 22, 1983
The Bham mtnMy local mtn when I went to WWU. Climbed it a second time a year later, but in September - amazing how many more crevasses were open.
project360 - Oct 14, 2009 11:53 pm Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008
Mt Baker Solo ClimbGreat climb all alone on the mountain...
project360 - Oct 14, 2009 11:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
Always in view...No matter how many times I climb Mt Baker, she is an unbelievable weekend...
geosean - Oct 7, 2009 3:28 pm Date Climbed: May 24, 2008
WWU OC TripMy first climb on a glaciated peak! The WWU Outdoor Center fall trip went off without a hitch. We took the Coleman Route up Grouse Creek from the Heliotrope TH. Thunderstorm hit as we walked down the 2.8 snowy road miles to the cars.
geosean - Oct 6, 2009 9:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009
2nd Route ClimbedIt was a long day on the Easton Route due to some slow partners, but we made it up, and down just in time for a thunderstorm to hit. Went into the crater, which was cool – and sulphurous.
jonesa37 - Sep 17, 2009 2:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2009
First Summit of Bakervia Easton glacier with Alex Croft, Lauren Hogan, and two other people
Deltakyp - Aug 15, 2009 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2006
Easton; Glacier courseGlacier Mountaineering refresher course with MM; had some fun 'hang' time during crevasse rescue and summited with my new climbing buddies Christiano from NYC (Milan) & Lt. Jane, USN, who did Mt. Whitney with me 2 months later.