Tag: Mount Baker

August 5 6-Day Course: Day Two

Just wrapped up a busy day of training and skills on the south side of Mount Baker. Weather is superb and the stoke is high. We’re having a good time. Everyone got a healthy dose of snow walking and self arrest practice. We also practiced knots and learned some glaciology. Looking for another day packed […]

7/29 6 Day Course Ice Climbing

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7/29 6 Day Course Snow School Skills

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7/29 6 Day Course Off to a Solid Start

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7/25 10 Day Mountaineering Course

Hi folks this is Victor McNeil checking in with the 10 Day Course. We just spent the past 6 days on Mt Baker, covering crevasse Rescue, ice climbing, glacier travel, knots and a whole lot more. Yesterday the entire team summitted Mt Baker! We are heading back to Seattle and look forward to climbing Mt […]

July 21 Baker Climb: Day One

Hello everyone! After an uneventful hike through alpine meadows with stupendous views of Mount Shuksan and the North Cascades, we have set up camp at 6,000 feet at the base of the Squak Glacier. The weather is great and we’re in high spirits, soon to enjoy a hearty dinner of Super Ramen – what a […]

North Ridge of Baker Climb

Hi Everyone,
All is well on our North Ridge of Mount Baker climb. Today we practiced ice climbing in preparation for our summit attempt tomorrow. The team is doing well and enjoy a fabulous sunset with dinner. Tomorrow we go for the summit.
Cheers,
Set…

7/8 6-Day Course: 100% Summit Success!

AAI Lead Guide Kristie Kayl checked in from their camp on the South Side of Mount Baker after a successful summit climb. 100% of students on the course made it to the summit!

7/1 9-Day Course Summits Mount Baker!

Cruiser summit day today – the students on our 9-Day Course put their skills to the test and found themselves up to the challenge of Mount Baker. We stood on the summit at 12:15 this afternoon and arrived safely back in camp by 3pm. Everyone is enjoying a well deserved nap now. 🙂 Next up, […]

7/1 9-Day Course: Day 3

Life is good on the north side of Baker. Folks are doing well and enjoying the mountain ambience. We’ve had variable weather at times: snow, sleet, rain, fog and occasionally sun. Today things have turned for the better and we got a lot of skills covered: knots, prusiks, ropes, snow anchors, crack rescue techniques. Tomorrow […]

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    by Bobby Cosker Things to consider when packing for bigger objectives. Martha Stewart once said, “life is too complicated not to be orderly.” The same couldn’t be truer when discussing the topic of what to consider when packing your backpack for alpine climbing in the bigger mountains. Being thoughtful and orderly in how and what […]

  • 2023 Denali Season Review

    by Jessica Flandro When I, a member of the logistics team, first arrived at the Alpine Ascents office in Talkeetna, Alaska to begin preparing for the upcoming climbing season there was an unseasonable amount of snow still on the ground and more winter storms forecasted over the coming weeks. Ever the optimists, we assumed the […]

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    By David Shuer  After seeing Tahoma (Rainier) from your flight into SeaTac, or reading Into Thin Air, or living in the Pacific Northwest looking up at the volcanoes that dot the skyline, you’ve got the bug and want to climb some glaciers. The options are endless in the PNW; ranging from small pocket glaciers and […]

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