Climb of Mount Baker via the Coleman-Deming route

[@kevinthompson629]

I miss climbing so much. Maybe some day my legs will cooperate and let me climb again. I hope.

[@JohnSmith-kg3im]

Very well done. Thanks for posting this. I will be attempting this climb next week and appreciate the info. Cheers~~

[@BHarker75]

Glad it was helpful! Have fun on your climb.

[@gakkaoutdoors]

Thanks for posting very helpful

[@Thomas-ORaghaill]

Beautiful climb. I'll be taking Mt. Baker on next year.

[@jasonracey9600]

I climbed Baker in 2003 in the exact same conditions. Crossing the plateau-like summit in a sea of clouds. Very interesting.

[@BHarker75]

That we had the whole mountain in the sea of clouds to ourselves was surreal; I've heard it can get very crowded.

[@RohaniVideo]

Great video Brandon!

[@juanmckelvey]

Nice video. I was there in September of 2021, going back for a 6 day in September of 2022

[@BHarker75]

I heard the CD route gets rough late season. You doing the Easton route?

[@juanmckelvey]

@@BHarker75 I think it will depend on the conditions. I am going on a guided trip with Alpine Ascents. Hopefully after this trip I'll have the necessary skills to be able to climb without a guide service. I don't want to be a liability to other experienced climbers.

[@lindahuante]

Thanks for posting. I plan to go here soon

[@BHarker75]

Have fun! It's a beautiful mountain.

[@bradleydosch8884]

Super helpful video!

[@biancavaunt999]

Cool vid, Brandon!

[@BHarker75]

Thanks!

[@Jordan509PNW]

Heading up August 8th & 9th. My first real climb. Thankfully my friends are semi experienced. Nervous and Excited. Can't wait! Awesome video, thanks for sharing!

[@BHarker75]

Good luck!!

[@salmon-youtube]

It's a blast up there! Best of luck. I'll be heading back up in the next few days myself.

[@KCCgoKartMAN]

Checkin back in, how’d the climb go?

[@Jordan509PNW]

@@KCCgoKartMAN it was great man! I was a little out of shape for sure. I was hurting pretty good by the time we reached summit. On the way down I was "never again, never again" a couple days later I was ready to get back out there!

[@KCCgoKartMAN]

@@Jordan509PNW that’s so awesome to hear. Covid managed to make me realize I belong out in the outdoors, I started hiking and realized I want to climb lol. It’s encouraging hearing about local climbs like this. Cheers!

[@cheese-qw9vd]

Mountain goat was like 'wtf are you doing up here?!'

[@BHarker75]

And don't let one see you pee. They want the salt in your urine and will aggressively stake their claim to it.

[@julenibarlucea4083]

Good job

[@BHarker75]

Thanks

[@iancoppa3324]

great video!, I was up there the weekend before, fun climb. Glacier next?

[@BHarker75]

Glacier Peak is definitely on my to do list. Helens is next for me though.

[@AlexTrimpe]

I'm brand new to climbing. I am moving to Seattle in 2024 and plan on training to climb Adams first. Do you recommend Adams as a first climb? I plan on going with guides. I'd like to eventually do Rainier!

[@BHarker75]

Hi Alex, Mount Saint Helens is the easiest of our volcanoes. Adams is second easiest. You don't need a guide for either one as there's no crevasse risk on the main routes, but you do need to know how to use an ice axe to arrest a fall. If you're interested in learning the skills to get out in the mountains check out the Mountaineers organization based in Seattle. You can take courses to learn the skills to climb our mountains without a guide. Specifically check out the scrambling course and the basic alpine course. After taking the scrambling course you'll be able to climb Adams and Helens with the club. As part of the basic alpine climbing course you'll likely get the opportunity to climb Baker and/or Rainier with your class. I can't recommend the Mountaineers enough if your goal is to learn how to get out in the mountains safely without guides. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm an active member of the Mountaineers and I lead scrambles for the club. Since joining The Mountaineers I've climbed over 100 separate peaks in the PNW. If you love the mountains you're going to love it here. Congrats on the upcoming move!

[@localgemskier9410]

Very cool being above the clouds!!!

[@BHarker75]

Yes it was. And having the mountain completely to ourselves didn't hurt either!

[@backlogbrood2451]

Question. Why aren't you guys using ice axes? Thanks for the video! Edit:I did see an axe near the end of the video but just wondering about the ascent/descent parts

[@BHarker75]

Hey, thanks for the question. Not sure why it doesn't show through in the video but any time we're roped up we also have an ice axe in hand (and often a trekking pole too).

[@mischaruddy4206]

Great video brother!