Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Baker/Easton Glacier
Reserved for students from the Seattle Glacier Travel course until June 12.
Contacts
- Thu, Jun 26, 2025 — Fri, Jun 27, 2025
- Seattle Climbing
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 3-4
- Challenging
- Mileage: 14.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
- 6 (7 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting place/time will be sent to participants, but expect an early start at the trailhead.
This climb is reserved for students of the Seattle Glacier Travel course until June 12. Rope leads or folks who want to take this on as a mentored climb, contact me any time.
After June 12th anyone may ask permission but I will give preference to students who need a climb to graduate and/or to folks who have volunteered at the Mountaineers in the last year.
Students: Please do not ask for permission to join until after you have completed your crevasse rescue evaluations and fitness checks. When asking for permission, please let me know your Mt Si time (weight of pack and time to the top), and any routes you have done above 3500' this year.
Mount Baker/Easton Glacier
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USGS Mt Baker
Green Trails Mount Baker Wilderness Climbing No. 13SX
USGS Baker Pass - 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)
- Other overnight gear
- 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