Ryan Canfield Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Trip: Mt. Baker - Coleman/Deming Glacier Date: 3/20/2010 Trip Report: This trip happened on March 20th of 2010. Climbers are Ryan Canfield (me), Khartoum Wood, and Nick Maddox (from TurnsAllYear) Woke up at the car at around midnight - left around 12:45am Hit the Summit around 9am. Constant, High winds in excess of 60mph+ on the summit. I've never seen such powerful winds on Baker. I believe we were the first to reach the summit that day. A few well-covered crevasses but other than that - the Coleman Glacier is in good shape! Winds increased even more as we descended and this caused many other people to turn back (smart move)... Got a little lost in the woods on the way back down but eventually found our way out and back to the car at 4:45pm. Longggg day and very tiring but well worth it =) Overall, a great day to be in the mountains! [video:youtube] Gear Notes: Crampons, Ice Axe, Warm Clothes - We left rope and lots of gear at the car to go light. Approach Notes: Summer Trail was well traveled. Drove about 1 mile from the end of the road - a high clearance and/or off road vehicle with chains could make it all the way. Approach Skis or Snowshoes required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spionin Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 nice to run into you guys, glad you made it! i hear you on the wind - pretty intense! -veronika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Lewis Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Nice trip report! Who am I kidding, I gotta come back here next chance I get! Seems like a fun trip. I hope to make mine an overnighter and summit Sherman Peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 i love your summit shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Canfield Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) thanks for the comments guys! it was cool to run into you too spionin - i thought i recognized you! Edited March 24, 2010 by Ryan Canfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abucks17 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 How was the trail from glacier creek road? Snowshoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Canfield Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 How was the trail from glacier creek road? Snowshoes? you would definetely want them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khartoum Wood Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 that was a hell of a trip so much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky_steve Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Sweet! We were hoping to go up this weekend or next, but the weather looks like crap. Anyone done the Easton lately or could comment on it's conditions this early? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 As in the weather looks like a trip up there this weekend could lead to your untimely demise. The hills will be getting hammered for a couple days, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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