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Guided glacier  climbing tour on Mount Baker Easton Glacier climbing route ascent

Mount Baker Easton Glacier Climb

The Great White Watcher” — A North Cascades Beginner Summit Ascent

Mount Bak­er offers an inter­est­ing guid­ed alpine ascent for begin­ner-inter­me­di­ate climbers on one of North America’s most sought ‑after peaks. Referred to as Koma Kul­shan, or the Great White Watch­er,” by the Lum­mi Indi­ans, Mount Bak­er is the high­est and most heav­i­ly glaciat­ed peak in the North Cas­cades. Our route ascends the Eas­t­on Glac­i­er with chal­leng­ing route find­ing through ice­falls, ser­acs, and large crevass­es. Incred­i­ble views of the North Cas­cades, Mount Rainier to the south and the allur­ing San Juan Islands to the west await those who reach the summit.

Best value and service — this is a leave it to us” climb. 

We’ll help you get pre­pared for the climb if it’s your first time on a glac­i­er, get you to the trail­head from Seat­tle (trans­porta­tion pro­vid­ed), give you shel­ter from the storm (tents pro­vid­ed), and not only is food pro­vid­ed, but your guides will impress you with their culi­nary skills and pas­sion for good eats in the moun­tains — and they cook for you. What more can you ask for? All you have to do is get your equip­ment togeth­er, train, train more, and get psy­ched to explore one of the best places in the North Cascades.

Guide services on Mount Baker

If Mount Baker is your first climb, no worries, we have you covered on the beginner ascent! 

Moun­tain Mad­ness guides will pro­vide you with the instruc­tion need­ed to ascend the glac­i­ers to the sum­mit. Group equip­ment, such as ropes, snow anchors, and stoves are pro­vid­ed too so you can focus get your­self in shape and gath­er­ing all your per­son­al equip­ment need­ed for the climb. Bring your spir­it of adven­ture and you’ll enjoy one of the North Cas­cades most beau­ti­ful peaks and climb.

All Women’s Climb.

Join Moun­tain Mad­ness and Alpine Ath­let­ics for a climb of one of the Cas­cade’s most cov­et­ed vol­ca­noes and take it to the next lev­el with an all-wom­en’s team. See below for more info about these three or four day climbs offered sum­mer 2025. Dates: July 15 — 17 or August 1 — 4

Price

  • Mount Bak­er Eas­t­on Glacier

    $1,125 – 3 Days / Includes Transportation, Tents and Food

Dates

Custom Dates Available — Contact Us

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Flight Information

For sched­uled cours­es and climbs, you should fly into Seat­tle-Taco­ma Inter­na­tion­al Air­port (SeaT­ac). You are respon­si­ble for your trans­porta­tion to down­town Seat­tle. You will meet as a group with your guide(s) ear­ly morn­ing on Day 1 for an ori­en­ta­tion meet­ing and equip­ment check. Dis­cov­er trav­el tips on the Kayak Seat­tle Trav­el Guide.

Equipment

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  • Mount Bak­er Eas­t­on Glacier

    $1,125

    3 Days / Includes Transportation, Tents and Food

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Elevation

10,781 ft / 3286 m

The Route

Eas­t­on Glacier

Client to Guide Ratio 

3:1 – 4:1

Difficulty

Beginner

No prior climbing experience is required. Climbers should be in good physical condition and it is highly recommended that they have some backpacking experience.

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