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Climbing Mount Baker - Coleman Deming Route | Climbing Mount Baker - Coleman Deming Route | ||
Date: Sept. 23 - 24 | Date: Sept. 23 - 24 | ||
Timeline: | Timeline: | ||
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Climb to the top with a turn-around time of 9am (due to the warm weather that will be coming in) | Climb to the top with a turn-around time of 9am (due to the warm weather that will be coming in) | ||
Get back to the tents by 1pm, pack up and head back to the cars. | Get back to the tents by 1pm, pack up and head back to the cars. | ||
Route Information: | Route Information: | ||
Coleman-Deming Route | Coleman-Deming Route | ||
http://www.summitpost.org/mt-baker-coleman-deming-glacier/470492 | http://www.summitpost.org/mt-baker-coleman-deming-glacier/470492 | ||
Directions to trailhead: | Directions to trailhead: | ||
Heliotrope Ridge Trailhead: Take US highway 542 to the town of Glacier, 1 mile beyond the town turn right onto Glacier Creek road 39 and continue to a parking lot signed "Heliotrope Ridge Trail". (A $5 parking fee is charged.) | Heliotrope Ridge Trailhead: Take US highway 542 to the town of Glacier, 1 mile beyond the town turn right onto Glacier Creek road 39 and continue to a parking lot signed "Heliotrope Ridge Trail". (A $5 parking fee is charged.) | ||
Current Route Information: | Current Route Information: | ||
http://mtbakerconditions.blogspot.com/2011/06/coleman-deming-2011_03.html | http://mtbakerconditions.blogspot.com/2011/06/coleman-deming-2011_03.html | ||
Required Gear | Required Gear | ||
Clothes | Clothes | ||
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sun hat | sun hat | ||
gaiters | gaiters | ||
Shelter | Shelter | ||
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sleeping bag (a summer bag is probably good, depending how warm you think you sleep. 0C or warmer) | sleeping bag (a summer bag is probably good, depending how warm you think you sleep. 0C or warmer) | ||
sleeping pad | sleeping pad | ||
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | ||
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Toothbrush | Toothbrush | ||
Lighter | Lighter | ||
Gear | Gear | ||
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v-threader (Mike has) | v-threader (Mike has) | ||
webbing (Mike has enough for the group) | webbing (Mike has enough for the group) | ||
Food | Food | ||
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Water (ability to carry 2L, unless you know otherwise). | Water (ability to carry 2L, unless you know otherwise). | ||
Water purifier drops (if you're into that) | Water purifier drops (if you're into that) | ||
Pack | Pack | ||
And a pack to put it all in. | And a pack to put it all in. | ||
Car Groups: | Car Groups: | ||
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+Alexa | +Alexa | ||
+Todd | +Todd | ||
Tobias' Car | Tobias' Car | ||
+Anne | +Anne | ||
Food Groups: | Food Groups: | ||
TBD | TBD | ||
Tenting Groups: | Tenting Groups: | ||
Mike | Mike | ||
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Revision as of 16:56, 22 September 2011
Climbing Mount Baker - Coleman Deming Route
Date: Sept. 23 - 24
Timeline:
Leaving Friday after work (Mike and Alexa work until around 5pm)
Driving to the trailhead and potentially hiking as far as we can until we get to any technical sections.
Get up early on Saturday morning (1am) leave camp by 2am.
Climb to the top with a turn-around time of 9am (due to the warm weather that will be coming in)
Get back to the tents by 1pm, pack up and head back to the cars.
Route Information:
Coleman-Deming Route
http://www.summitpost.org/mt-baker-coleman-deming-glacier/470492
Directions to trailhead:
Heliotrope Ridge Trailhead: Take US highway 542 to the town of Glacier, 1 mile beyond the town turn right onto Glacier Creek road 39 and continue to a parking lot signed "Heliotrope Ridge Trail". (A $5 parking fee is charged.)
Current Route Information:
http://mtbakerconditions.blogspot.com/2011/06/coleman-deming-2011_03.html
Required Gear
Clothes
1 set of non-cotton clothes (the one on your back)
1 additional warm thing (fleece / down jacket. Maybe a 2nd fleece and some long-johns, for the evening)
water proof pants and jacket (even if the weather is supposed to be good - being dragged through the snow is wet)
toque (best warmth/weight ratio going for clothing. Maybe a 2nd toque, since it's lighter than a 2nd fleece)
gloves
boots
sun hat
gaiters
Shelter
Tent (or be friendly with someone who has one)
sleeping bag (a summer bag is probably good, depending how warm you think you sleep. 0C or warmer)
sleeping pad
Miscellaneous
Burly container / outer bag for carrying poo bags (smell resistance recommended)
Sunscreen
Headlamp (IMPORTANT)
lip balm
sunglasses
camera
Toilet Paper
Toothbrush
Lighter
Gear
ice axe
crampons (which fit boots!)
climbing harness
helmet
prussiks x2
2 locking carabiners (best if one big and one small) and 2 non-locking (or more locking)
trekking poles, if you like, make hiking easier and are worth the weight
pickets (Mike has 2. We need 1-2 more)
ice screws (Mike has 3 and Todd has 1 - that is enough)
v-threader (Mike has)
webbing (Mike has enough for the group)
Food
stove + pot + fuel + lighter (or be friendly)
Plastic thing to eat out of (old yogurt container? Or something fancier)
spoon
Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch and snacks (both Breakfast and Lunch should NOT require heat)
Water (ability to carry 2L, unless you know otherwise).
Water purifier drops (if you're into that)
Pack
And a pack to put it all in.
Car Groups:
Omid's Car
+Mike
+Alexa
+Todd
Tobias' Car
+Anne
Food Groups:
TBD
Tenting Groups:
Mike
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