Mt. Baker Conditions

[TyClimber]

Hi everyone, has anybody been up around the Coleman Deming recently? Think there would be any chance of crossing it in a reasonable amount of time to get onto the north ridge?

 

Cheers

[Alasdair]

You should have no problems getting across the Colman Glacier. It has been in great shape all year. You can cross the glacier this late almost any year with out too much of an issue if you stay low until you are directly below the ridge and then climb up to it. The majority of people who have problems crossing the colman glacier traverse up too high.

 

There could be some issues getting down the upper colman just below colfax peak due to the shrund that forms up there. it was gettgin pretty big last time I was there.