hbrogers

I spoke with Alpine Ascents and they said 250 a day for private guide which I didn't think was too bad. They also said it would take three days for Mt. Baker, and the pack weight would be around 65lbs. I was kind of wanting to do a lighter climb. I guess I'm just being picky now. So does Mt. Adams have glacier travel or is more just like hiking up steep snow slopes? Do you really think my friend and I would be able to do it and if so how many days for the climb? Is it easy to navigate? If someone could send me a pm with more details on what I need for Mt. Adams that would be great. Just bought a petzl cosmitec ice axe and I have an arcteryx bora 80 pack and north face 20 degree bag. While I'm at it with all the info requests, any good climber want to take two people up haha. Sorry for the long post but I would prefer not to die my first trip out. Thanks, Hewitt

I am new to mountaineering so I really need some help. A friend and I were looking at using guides to climb Mt. Baker. Is this smart for fist timers or are we biting off more than we can chew? We live in Mississippi so before we travel to Washington we really want to make sure we have everything in order. We plan to do this frequently so we are getting a little bit of gear as we go along and plan to rent the rest for now. Any advice on times to climb and best beginner place would be great. Would it be bad to find a local to guide us up Mt. Baker or do people even do that? We are both broke ass college students so the guides like Alpine Ascents and RMI will probably break the bank. I would really appreciate the advice. Thanks, Hewitt