P1010904  Darrin starts the day with a coffee! P1010905  Gear check at Alpine Institute offfices P1010910  The hike in. IMG 0011  Amazing views as looked for a plcae to establish camp. P1010914  My tent mate for the nextfew nights - Jeff. IMG 0006  Day 2 - Practice on a nearby ice wall.
P1010919  Having fun on the practice ice-wall. IMG 0014  Day 3 - Up early for an attempt on the Summit. P1010945  The sun peaks over the horizon and we finally start to warm up. 20150524 055331  Heading up the snow bank. Lisa and Darrin on short-rope. 20150524 055336  Time for a snack break. P1010946  Lee leads the pitch up to the base of the ice-wall. It will take several more pitches until we are over this next bit.
P1010971  Hanging out as Lee leads the next pitch. P1020002  Lee for a short-cut. None to be be found and it takes another 3 or 4 pitches until we make the summit plateau. P1020007  Lee leading around the arrét. 20150524 122454  The summit plateau. Almost there with the summit to the left. P1020013  Sucess. The sumit of Mt Baker. P1020027  Back at the carpark. A little wet, but happy.