$1,095 USD
2024 Dates:
- June 21 – 23, 2024 – 1 Spot Left
Our Mt. Baker Classic 3-Day Climb is our most popular climb in the Pacific Northwest because it packs so much experience into a short three-day window. Gear check, forest approach, skills training, and summit climb all in one package, and you won’t have to take much time off work!
We meet in the small town of Sedro-Woolley, about an hour and a half north of Seattle at 8:00am. the morning of your first day. The guides will take the team through a brief gear check and issue group gear to be divided and carried by the team on the approach to camp. With gear ready to go the team will caravan another hour drive to the Schreiber’s Meadow Trailhead at 3,360 ft (1,024 m).
Leaving the trailhead, our approach winds through lowland temperate rainforest, across several small streams, and up a well maintained trail to the beginning of the Railroad Grade. Railroad Grade is a climber’s path following the ridge of the Easton Glacier’s historical lateral moraine. If the weather is clear the team is treated to stunning views of the Easton Glacier, Mt. Baker itself, and a beautiful panoramic of the North Cascades all around. After about 4 hours of hiking we arrive in Sandy Camp at 5,900 ft (1,800 m), our home for the next few days.
The climb itself leaves Sandy Camp and rolls through some snowfields and rock formations before crossing onto the Easton Glacier at around 6,800 ft (2,075m). Our route follows the Easton Glacier up to the saddle between the true summit and Scherman Peak, then ascends the Roman Headwall for the final climb to a broad summit plateau. Finally a 10 minute walk across the flat summit plateau brings the team to the true summit of Mt. Baker, 10,781 ft (3,286 m). Descent follows the same route back to camp.
On our final day we plan on arriving back to the trailhead by 1:00pm, returning back to Sedro-Woolley ideally by 3:00pm.
This is a sample itinerary only. Your actual daily schedule may be refined and strategically planned to account for the best weather and summit windows etc.
- Day 1: Arrive in Sedro-Woolley by 8:00am. Gear Check and drive to Schrieber’s Meadow Trailhead. Complete the approach to Sandy Camp and settle in.
- Day 2: Training around Sandy Camp, brief glacier walk for practice, early bedtime in preparation for the summit climb.
- Day 3: Wake early for an alpine start. Climb the route and summit just after sunrise. Descend to camp, pack up, and hike back to the trailhead. Drive back to Sedro-Woolley.
Our expeditions are designed to be fully inclusive, except for some services/items of a personal nature like flights, gear, insurance. Here’s a detailed list so you know what to expect
Included in the Mt. Baker 3-Day Classic Climb
- Professional mountain guides
- All on-mountain food is covered including breakfast, dinner, and hot drinks. You may want to bring a few of your favorite snacks to supplement on summit day.
- All group gear, including mountaineering tents, cooking gear, stoves, ropes, etc.
- First-aid equipment
- Satellite phone to update the blog and available to clientele at $3/minute
Excluded from the Mt. Baker 3-Day Classic Climb
- All in-town restaurant meals
- Hotels before or after the climb
- Transportation to and from the airport
- Flight costs
- All personal climbing equipment is the responsibility of the client
- In the event of a rescue, evacuation, or early departure from the group, any rescue expenses or excess expenses above and beyond our normal trip costs including transport, hotels, evacuation, flight changes, and gear shipping are the responsibility of the client.
- Guide tips (customary, but optional)
- Costs incurred as a result of events beyond the control of CTSS above and beyond the normal expedition costs
- Required trip insurance policy (for trip cancellation, interruption, rescue & evacuation, medical treatment, repatriation, etc.)
