Mount Baker, Park Butte — Saturday, Jul. 6, 2024

My wife and I did a guided climb of the Mount Baker Easton Glacier route with International Mountain Guides. We hiked up to a great campsite at ~5400’ the first day and went to bed early. The next day we woke up at 2:30am to start the climb. Easing onto Easton Glacier was easy, we roped up and started the ascent. The route was straightforward, follow the boot path up. Only two small (for now) crevasses to hop over. It gets steeper and steeper up to the Sherman Crater, where the fumaroles were nice and active. The Roman Wall was OK enough going up and we were treated to a breathtaking 360 degree summit view. Unfortunately on the way down the surface of the snow softened and we post holed up to our waist pretty much the entire time down the Roman Wall. Beyond that it was just slip after slip after slip while doing our best to keep going. Very hot sun and strong sun exposure. We eventually made it down to camp, totally freaking beat but so stoked. Easy hike out the following day.