That’s why I chose it as the first big mountain experience for my partners-and collectively, we couldn’t be happier for the summit we shared.Īround us, other rope teams celebrated as we were, they drank water and feasted on snacks like we all were pleased to do. due to its accessibility and options of mild mountaineering terrain. Baker may be one of the best forays into mountaineering in the U.S.
Of all the routes into the sport, a climb of Mt. We were bundled against the cold, the morning sun casting first rays over the seemingly endless sea of peaks.
The snow crunched under my crampons as we crested the summit dome of Mount Baker.