Completed two-day climb to the summit of Mount Baker via Easton Glacier.
Short summary:
- Road to the trailhead is snow-free
- Trailhead is snow-free
- Had to mark 0.25 miles from the trailhead - a lot of cars (and people) due to wash-out road to Heliotrope Ridge trail
- Snow starts at 4,400 ft
- In Saturday - hiked from the trailhead to the camp at 5,900 ft.
- Big pool of clear water close to the camp - no need to melt any snow
- Alpine start at 04:00 AM on Sunday. Four rope teams, 13 of us total.
- Few crevasses have started opening up - easy to go around or just step over;
- Summited just after 9 AM
- Blue skies, beautiful views!
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