quikclimber Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Climb: Baker-coleman/demning Date of Climb: 6/11/2004 Trip Report: sorry its a little late but here it is... spent thursday going over crevasse rescue with a newbie and spent the night at the bottom of the coleman. late start at 5:30 friday, the snow was actually fairly firm, we used crampons, but a bootpack is forming and we could have gotten by without them. it was pretty foggy but the route was easy to follow, no sketch crevasse crossings or anything tricky, still pretty direct. we got out of the clouds once we were on the roman wall and the wind calmed down. we sat on the summit for an hour enjoying the sun and clear skies, glacier was peaking out. the snow was a bit softer for the descent and we used snowshoes once we reached the saddle. nice glissade down the lower coleman and from the camp to the saddle. from the summit i took a peak over towards the north ridge...looks like its in good shape, lots of snow Gear Notes: we used gear....snowshoes were the handiest item, skis would have been nice. Approach Notes: trail mostly snow free untill the final creek crossing where its solid snow to the camps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CascadeClimber Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Good job! Did you happen to notice if there is accessible running water at the top of the moraine? -L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I doubt there is water at 6000 feet. Your last sure bet for water is the now tricky stream crossing. Just before the last set of wooded switchbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikclimber Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 i got water at my campsite ~6000, where it came out of the glacier for ten or so feet then ran back under the snow. Tricky stream crossing? hmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganerd Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 without snowshoes, how much do you think you would have been postholing? ankle? calf? knee? head?? would a first light start from the 7200ft glacier camp have helped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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