[TR] Baker- coleman/demning 6/11/2004

[quikclimber]

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

[CascadeClimber]

Good job!

 

Did you happen to notice if there is accessible running water at the top of the moraine?

 

-L

[ashw_justin]

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.

[quikclimber]

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?

[meganerd]

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?