Baker in Sept.

[Nomad75]

Hi all,

I am looking at the PNW for a climb the first week of September, can anyone tell me the general route conditions and weather Sept 1 time frame? I am leaning towards Mt Baker,Is Baker an option that time of year? I was on Rainier last July and that is all I have to compare to. Any beta would be helpful.

 

thanks

 

[t_rutl]

Baker is an option any time of the year. The later it gets the trickier it gets. With how warm our summer has been and the lower than average snow pack the glaciers are likely to be very broken up with quite a bit of glacial ice exposed. Exposed route finding and hard ice would make for an exciting time out.

 

Should we get an "Indian Summer" overall condtions shouuld be fantastic as far as weather goes. That and the road up to Coleman/Demming should be open if you want to access the North Side.

 

Other options: Shuksan, Eldorado, Adams, Sahale/Boston, Dragontail/Colchuck (have to get in the lottery for permits). If you're into technical rock those abound even more.