Mount Baker – Climbing Notes
Mount Baker – Climbing Notes
Mount Baker Climbing notes shared by Mountain-Forecast users
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July 22, 2019
Dan from United States
Climbed middle of July 2019 and reached summit with solid routing however very slushy conditions through most of Roman Wall. Be mindful there's a bergschrund near the latter part of the Roman Wall that could be a problem for this and future climbing season on the south side. Evidently the north side is still closed due to a crevasse on the Coleman Route.
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June 25, 2015
Yeti Adventure Films from Canada
A group of 3 of us made an attempt at the Coleman-Deming route on June 13-14. The conditions were incredible and we were most surprised by how high the snowline was this year. We had heard that the snowpack was 20% of the usual, but we were shocked by how much elevation we were able to gain on the dirt.
We left for the summit from basecamp at the Black Buttes at 2:30am. Hit the Roman Wall at 5:30 and summited at 6:30. Excellent temperatures, great step purchase on the roman wall and outstanding views from the summit.
For a full video trip report check out our film below:
https://youtu.be/RNQAQC1jVFA
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June 08, 2015
Brian from United States
On 6/6/15, In a year when we got only about 20% our normal snowpack... The Coleman route was straight-forward and with good solid routes around or between the larger crevasses without going out of the normal path. But not sure how fast it will melt out. On the breaks, it looks like there is only about 4' of fresh 2014-2015 season snow on top last year's layer.
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March 15, 2015
Pizz from United States
Wondering if anyone has any info on climbing conditions? Planning a summit on 6/30/15.
(NOTE: Texts may be edited by our content team for the purposes of ensuring accurate and relevant information)
Dan from United States
Climbed middle of July 2019 and reached summit with solid routing however very slushy conditions through most of Roman Wall. Be mindful there's a bergschrund near the latter part of the Roman Wall that could be a problem for this and future climbing season on the south side. Evidently the north side is still closed due to a crevasse on the Coleman Route.
Yeti Adventure Films from Canada
A group of 3 of us made an attempt at the Coleman-Deming route on June 13-14. The conditions were incredible and we were most surprised by how high the snowline was this year. We had heard that the snowpack was 20% of the usual, but we were shocked by how much elevation we were able to gain on the dirt.
We left for the summit from basecamp at the Black Buttes at 2:30am. Hit the Roman Wall at 5:30 and summited at 6:30. Excellent temperatures, great step purchase on the roman wall and outstanding views from the summit.
For a full video trip report check out our film below:
https://youtu.be/RNQAQC1jVFA
Brian from United States
On 6/6/15, In a year when we got only about 20% our normal snowpack... The Coleman route was straight-forward and with good solid routes around or between the larger crevasses without going out of the normal path. But not sure how fast it will melt out. On the breaks, it looks like there is only about 4' of fresh 2014-2015 season snow on top last year's layer.
Pizz from United States
Wondering if anyone has any info on climbing conditions? Planning a summit on 6/30/15.
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