Nate G

Lower Coleman glacier on mt Baker,you lower down into one of the many crevasses and get some good ai4 climbing in! http://www.alpineinstitute.com/catalog/alpine-ice-climbing-introduction/

I did the aai alpine ice course at the end of July, that was 5 days of hard ice climbing and an ascent of mt baker not to mention all of the other smaller trips I have done thus far (dragontail, Sloan, etc.) so my ice climbing and glacier travel skills are dialed. And I am fully aware of what I am getting into with the kautz (likely ai3 which I am comfortable leading). So this is definitely not my 'first' time climbing. Do you know of any TRs that go by way of trump park, I haven't seen any and would like to get some more beta on that approach?

We are planning on doing a 2 day ascent of kautz glacier the weekend of September 6th and 7th. I was wondering if anyone had any experience climbing the route in the late season, specifically how cracked up will the nisqually be and is there another option for late season approach. All info is appreciated! Thanks Nate

Brett, I am about as experienced as you, we have a similar climbing record. Although I couldn't be a mentor I will be available almost everyday in the summer because I am a junior in high school. If your willing to climb with a younger guy I'm always trying to find dependable partners (not much luck on the dependable part). I am hoping to take a class with AAI this summer to improve my skills but until then I would be happy to climb some of the less technical peaks in the cascades. I live in mukilteo, and have group gear for glacier travel and winter 4 season camping. Hit me up, ntgoodwin@gmail.com Nate

Hi all, New to the forums and this is my first post. I'm a high school junior and aspiring mountaineer! Both of my parents have climbed rainier, my mom with rmi, and my dad once with rmi and once with a group of friends. Except for this my family doesn't have that much experience in the mountains, my dad wants to do baker this summer but I would like to learn much more. I have been saving my cash for a mountaineering course this summer, likely a 6 day course in the north cascades. Right now I'm leaning towards the Alpine ice climbing course from American Alpine Institute, I figure this course will give me everything that an Alpinism 1 course will and il get the ice climbing/ technical route that I have been itching to do. I already have plenty of experience in the outdoors and mountains, hiking, backpacking, and doing short climbs in the cascades (Sloan, dickerman, etc), also this year I have completed the training for king county search and rescue. I was wondering if any one has any experience with AAI, specifically with this course? Also I was wondering how to find partners after this course, hopefully someone with more technical knowledge than me so I can continue to be a student of the sport. Thanks, Nate