Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Colfax Peak
An awesome glacier climb of one of the sub-peaks of Mt Baker without the main summit crowds
Contacts
- Fri, May 30, 2025
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 5, Technical 3
- Challenging
- Mileage: 11.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This will be a strenuous one-day effort, with a car-camp at the TH the preceding night, probably leaving around 0200. You should be in tip-top shape, since there will be > 7000' gain in the one-day push and we may have to break trail on snow extensively. Please let me know which other tough scrambles, trail runs, etc you've done recently. 2025 climbing students must have completed the crevasse rescue evaluation (FT7).
TBA depending on road conditions. I would prefer the Coleman Glacier side, but we'll have to see what the melt-out brings in the spring.
In case of inclement weather we will reschedule for the following week either Monday 2 Jun or Friday 6 June.
Mount Baker/Coleman Glacier
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USGS Mt Baker
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
Green Trails Mt Baker No. 13 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
- Crampons
- An ice axe (not technical ice tools)
- A sleeping bag rated to +20 degrees or colder
- A sleeping pad
- A back pack (40 to 60 liters)
- Webbing and accessory cords
- 6 straight gate carabiners
- 2 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped carabiner
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Rescue pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Warm gloves or mittens