Mount Baker Alpine Ice Climbing Course

The North Cas­cades hold the high­est con­cen­tra­tion of glacia­tion in the low­er 48 states mak­ing it the absolute best venue for this type of train­ing. Access to all types of ice ter­rain is unmatched – ice­falls, ser­acs, alpine ice faces and huge, crevassed glac­i­ers – it real­ly is a unique and spe­cial range of moun­tains! The ice climb­ing instruc­tion on this course takes place in the rugged glaciat­ed ter­rain on one of the Cas­cade Range’s most impres­sive vol­ca­noes – Mount Bak­er – and one of the best loca­tions for climb­ing schools. This course is designed for climbers who are inter­est­ed in devel­op­ing their abil­i­ty to climb on longer, more dif­fi­cult snow and ice routes. This inten­sive train­ing pro­gram cul­mi­nates with an ascent of a tech­ni­cal route such as the North Ridge or Cole­man Head­wall on Mount Bak­er, or the Adams Glac­i­er on Mount Adams. These are long, com­mit­ting and clas­sic alpine climbs.