Trip
Basic Glacier Climb - Mount Baker/Easton Glacier
Mentored climb for Josh Walther - direct all communication to him via email or Discord.
Contacts
- Sun, May 17, 2026 — Tue, May 19, 2026
- Seattle Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 14.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 10,781 ft
- Pace: minimum 1000 ft/hr
- 5 (5 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
- Wed, Apr 29, 2026
- Fri, May 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
TBD - Do not request permission to register until a week before registration opening date. Do not use the website link.
♠ Send all inquiries to Josh @ therealjoshwalther@gmail.com
♠ This will be a summit attempt of Baker via the Easton route. Annora and I will each lead a rope team of 3-4 (total). If you are a basic student, we will expect you to have your crevasse rescue evaluation passed and your self-ascent test completed. We are blocking out 3 days to give us the best chance of a summit attempt. We will thread the needle on the best window, doing either a single day push or an overnight. Details TBD closer to the climb dates. Please plan your schedule accordingly and be available all 3 days.
TBD
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) - IT COLD
- Crampons
- An ice axe (not technical ice tools)
- A sleeping bag rated to +20 degrees or colder
- A sleeping pad or 2
- A back pack (40 to 60 liters)
- Webbing and accessory cords
- 6 straight gate carabiners
- 2 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped carabiner
- Belay device - any
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Rescue pulley
- Picket - 1x/person
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Warm gloves or mittens