Mount Baker — Friday, Aug. 4, 2023

First time mountaineer who did the Easton glacier hike to summit--summit is a banger of a hike, and great for new mountaineers who have technical training, rope team, etc.!* Group of seven learning glacier hiking and crevasse work, super fun weekend with an all-women team. Sandy Camp is lovely with running water, we ran into a group of ptarmigan and their babies running about the glacier as we started in the dark, charming. Great run up to the caldera, lots of sulphur in the air. Roman Wall was challenging for my thighs, but doable. View from the top was lovely, even with nearby smoke from fires. World we're living in now. :( Still glad to be in it and able to go places like Koma Kulshan/Mt. Baker. :) 

*Edited to share that summiting is not for casual hikers. As someone mentioned, you need training, a guide, ice axe, crampons, etc. I thought folx would know that from the words "mountaineer," "glacier," "crevasse" + picture of the crampons and rope, but given the comment, I figured I'd spell it out!