The first half of the Intro to Ice class went out this past weekend to the Mt Baker seracs. We choose to do a day trip on Sunday rather a full weekend as planned because it was miserably rainy and cold on Saturday and Saturday night. On Sunday it was mostly cloudy and cold with occasional sun breaks and snow flurries and a few inches of snow on the ground. A perfectly nice day to be ice climbing. Thank you Susan Sayers and Marla Pickens for helping out.
For more information about club ice climbing activites visit Seattle Mountaineers Water Ice Climbing.
Here are some photos...
A snowy view of Mt Baker as we emerge into the meadows
The gang makes there way thru a few inches of snow towards camp murkwood
Tulasi and Susan cross the last stream before camp murkwood as Jeff stands at ready
The gang makes clothing adjustments at camp murkwood before proceeding to the glacier
The gang getting crampons on at the edge of the glacier
The seracs up close!
Peter Moore works one of the routes
Jeff places a screw on lead
The gang working routes
Elizabeth Heinz works a route
Andrew Coutant at ready
Jeff on another lead
The gang gets ready to leave
Andy and Patrick
Kaeli and Peter on the hike out after the trail rockfall mishap that put Kaeli's arm in a sling
