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Mount Baker/Easton Glacier

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Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Baker/Easton Glacier

3-day/2-night slow paced, early season Baker/Easton for Kitsap 2023 & 2024 students. (But be ready for a 2-day if weather dictates.)

Contacts

Meryl Lassen
Meryl Lassen
Primary Leader
  • Fri, May 17, 2024 — Sun, May 19, 2024
  • Kitsap Branch Climbing Program
  • Climbing
  • Basic Alpine
  • Adults
  • Technical 3, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb, M3G Expert Glacier Ski
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 14.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 10,786 ft
  • Pace: 1000ft/hr

TH 8 a.m. Fri., May 17

Intended itinerary:

Friday - TH to camp at 7200ft via RR grade. (Bring water shoes for creek crossings)

Saturday - Rest, crevasse rescue practice, rope teams, early to bed.

Sunday - Alpine start, sunrise summit, down and out.

Route/Place

Mount Baker/Easton Glacier

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Required Equipment

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 (recommend 10-15 for cold sleepers)
  • A sleeping pad 4.5+ R-value (recommend 5+ for cold sleepers)
  • A back pack (40 to 75 liters)
  • Webbing and accessory cords (foot and waist prusiks, PA, runners)
  • 4 non locking carabiners
  • 4 locking carabiners, including one big pear-shaped locker
  • Climbing harness
  • Helmet
  • Rescue pulley & "hero loop" prusik
  • Picket with runner and non-locking carabiner
  • Big puffy jacket and puffy or fleece pants (Big down or synthetic))
  • Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
  • Warm gloves or mittens (2pr)
  • Trekking pole/s
  • Portable or solar power

Group gear:

Sturdy bomber mountaineering tent (sharing encouraged, but not required)
4 stoves
4 full medium cans of fuel (remember, we'll be melting snow for most of our water after the hike in)
4 water filters
2 In-reaches
Walkie-talkie system (leaders)
3 shovels
Extra water storage (to have water when we return from the summit)
3 glacier ropes (2 30m, 1 40m)
Gas $$$ for drivers if carpooling

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