Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Baker/North Ridge
A 2 day accent of the North Ridge of Mt. Baker with a camp at Gargoyle Rocks. Priority to Kitsap intermediate students.
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026 — Mon, Jun 15, 2026
- Kitsap Branch Climbing Program
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Ice Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 7,100 ft
- High Point Elevation: 10,775 ft
- 1 (3 capacity)
- Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
- Thu, May 14, 2026
- Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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- Dates may change depending on weather and conditions
- A 2 day/1 night climb of Mt Baker via the North Ridge. We will camp 1 night at Gargoyle Rocks, ~6,275'
- Alpine start on day 2 to climb the North Ridge, descend via Coleman-Deming back to camp.
- Climbing the North Ridge is AI 2-3.
- Participants are expected to lead at least 1 pitch of ice to get alpine ice credit counting toward Intermediate Alpine Climbing course graduation requirements
Requesting permission:
- This trip is open to people who have completed the Alpine Ice module or equivalent, with priority to Kitsap intermediate students. Climbers from other branches may register starting May 14th.
- When requesting permission, please mention your alpine ice climbing experience, previous glacier experience, and current conditioning.
- Please wait until registration opens to request permission. Thank you.
9:00 AM at the Glacier Public Service Center. We may need to do a mountain bike approach if the Heliotrope Road is washed out.
Route/Place
Mount Baker/North Ridge
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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.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
- Crampons
- 2 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
- 4 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped locking carabiner
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Progress capture pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- 2 pairs of gloves or mittens
- Cordellete
- Picket or other relevant protection
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