Mt. Baker climb - May 2009

[vertical_hiker]

Hey, me and some buddies will be heading up to Mt. Baker to climb around May 24th. I'm wondering what the best road/easiest entrance onto the mountain would be, and a good (ideally avalanche-free) approach to the summit? We were thinking the Coleman, but a ranger said the road is closed from 7 miles to the trailhead, which means we'll either hike in through the closed road, or hit a different approach. Any advice? I don't live up there, don't know the roads very well, and have been up Alaska's Denali the last few years.

 

 

 

Thanks.

[DPS]

I would recommend the Easton Glacier or the Boulder Glacier.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

I would recommend the Easton Glacier or the Boulder Glacier.

 

+1 on the Boulder. It's a beautiful route.

[vertical_hiker]

On either route, are the roads open up to the trailhead, or darn there pretty close?

 

 

[KaskadskyjKozak]

On either route, are the roads open up to the trailhead, or darn there pretty close?

 

 

I heard recently that you'll have to hike about 4 miles to the TH for the Easton.

 

The boulder glacier route starts 1000 feet lower, so you may be able to get closer to that TH.

 

[aspencir]

Last I heard on Monday, the southern access to Baker on FS Rd #13 was snowed in to about 5 miles from the trailhead, and I guess there's been more snow down low since. I'm trying to keep up on the status too, cuz headed that way the same wkend.

[TarHeelEMT]

I'll be up there the same weekend. Seven mile hike to get to the Coleman? That sucks.

[t_rutl]

I'll be up there the same weekend. Seven mile hike to get to the Coleman? That sucks.

 

nasty washout