Hikers braving rough conditions on their Mt Baker Climb

View from above the clouds up on Mt Baker

The beautiful Mt Baker as seen from the Artist Point in Mt Baker area

All-inclusive Mt. Baker Climb

Max 4 people Moderate difficulty Intermediate experience

Overview

This Mount Baker climb is meant for beginner climbers in a good physical condition looking to start mountaineering. With its twelve active glaciers and breathtaking views, 10,781ft Mount Baker provides a scenic and extremely rewarding mountaineering experience for both first-time climbers and seasoned veterans alike.

Highlights

- Selection and use of personal equipment, ropes, knots and harnesses

- Crampon use and snow climbing techniques, ice axe positioning, and self arrest techniques

- Roped glacier travel, rope team management, route finding, and crevasse navigation

- Hazard assessment including a discussion of objective vs. subjective hazards

- Camp construction, camp management, and cold weather camping skills

- Proper clothing and climbing gear for survival in the high mountains, mountain weather, alpine ecology, avalanche hazard assessment, and Leave No Trace ethics.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Hike to the base camp

Drive from Seattle to the Heliotrope Ridge trailhead (3,700ft/11,287m) on the North side of Mt. Baker. Approximate driving time is 3 hours. The hike to base camp at 6,000ft/1,829m takes 3 to 4 hours. You will travel through lush ancient forests, high alpine meadows, and snow covered areas en route to your high camp. After setting up the camp, you will perform a skills assessment. You will spend the afternoon learning the essentials of glacier travel: ice axe / crampon technique, self arrest, roped team travel, route finding, and hazard assessment. The remainder of the evening is spent making final preparations for the next day’s summit attempt.

Day 2: Summit climb

Day 3: Back to home

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Accommodations

On day 1, for 2 days

Tent camping

Pricing

Included:

Accommodation

Admission fees

Guide fees

Local guide

Some meals

Excluded:

All meals

Alcoholic beverages

Gratuities

Transfers

Flights

Porter

Visas

Travel insurance

Personal gear

Luggage transfers

Airport transfer

International flights

Domestic flights

Do not forget to arrange for the requisite passport, visa and travel insurance, if you are booking an international trip.

We try our best to ensure accurate and up-to-date guide information, but in some cases this may change due to emergencies or other unforeseen guide scheduling challenges. In any case, another highly-rated, certified guide with similar experience would lead your trip and you will be kept informed of any such case.