Join Us on a 3 Day Mount Baker Climb
Join us for 3 days of climbing to the summit of one of North America’s most sought after peaks, Mount Baker. We take either the Easton Glacier or Coleman-Demming route with challenging route-finding through icefalls, seracs, and around large crevasses. Before summiting Mount Baker, you will learn fundamental skills necessary for safe glacier travel such as ice axe arrest, the use of crampons, and how to attach to a rope as a member of a rope team.
The Miyar Adventures Mount Baker climb is a great introduction to mountaineering in Washington. Our professional guides will help navigate the route, home to mountain streams, blue glaciers, and vistas spanning to the Puget Sound. This amazing setting will be our classroom as we learn and practice the do’s and don’ts of alpine travel.
In preparation for the trip, guides will help each participant find the elusive balance between packing too much and leaving something critical behind. After this trip you will have the skills and experience necessary to participate in intermediate climbs such as a climb of Mt. Shuksan, more challenging routes on Mt. Baker, and climbs of other peaks in the Cascades and potentially overseas. Previous backpacking experience is highly recommended.
Skills Covered during the Mount Baker climb:
- Selection of personal equipment and packing for a glacier climb
- Ice axe positions and self-arrest techniques
- Use of crampons
- Walking techniques with and without crampons
- Climbing knots
- Glacier travel skills and rope management
- Navigation and route finding
- Hazard assessment
- Cold weather camping skills
- Leave No Trace
Duration
3 Days, 2 nights campingGear check
RequiredPassport
Not Required for AmericansMinimum Age
13 years oldActivity
Backpacking, mountaineering, and general outdoor safety skillsAccommodation
TentsPlease note: Gear checks are a must and should be scheduled before your trip. Join us every Thursday 06-08PM at our sister store, Ascent Outdoors, for a thorough gear check. This way, we ensure you have the right equipment and all the items on your gear checklist. If your trip doesn't start on Friday, we can check for a custom gear check day/time with guides if needed.
- Stoves
- Tents
- Group climbing equipment
- Guide services
- Pre-trip planning information
- Backpacking, mountaineering, and general outdoor safety skills
- Discounted gear purchases and rentals
- Food
- Transportation
- Personal climbing equipment and clothing
- Travel and evacuation insurance
- Gratuities for guides
Sample Itinerary for the Coleman-Demming Route
Note: Depending on weather conditions, we may change the summit day to the second day of the itinerary and sleep in on the third day for a relaxed hike out. There could be other changes due to bad weather, unsafe route conditions, and other reasons beyond our control.
