Climbing Mount Baker: Navigating the Easton Glacier

About this episode

Carrie and Molly share their experiences and strategies while climbing Mount Baker, focusing on their preparation and challenges faced during the ascent.

Carrie and Molly gear up for an early start on the mountain. They reveal the specific formula they use for their pace to assess their start time. They cover their preferred breakfast for an alpine start and what they would have done differently to set themselves up for a more successful start to their climb. They enjoy a full moon as they communicate and cross crevasses. They discuss the joys of being passed by 10 men and realize that setting the track was actually more draining than they had realized. They reach the Sherman Crater and revel in the beauty of Mount Baker as they prepare to undertake the last obstacle to the summit of Mount Baker—the Roman Wall.

People in this episode

Hosts: Carrie, Molly

Topics covered

• mountaineering
• climbing
• alpine start
• glacier navigation
• outdoor adventure

Keywords

• Mount Baker
• Easton Glacier
• climbing
• alpine start
• Sherman Crater
• Roman Wall
• outdoor adventure
• full moon

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mount Baker, Easton Glacier, Sherman Crater

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