To redeem your voucher, simply reach out to Northwest Alpine Guides as instructed in your confirmation email, and be sure to provide your order number. Travel dates are available between May 2 - September 12, 2021. Generally, trips depart on Sundays multiple times per month during the voucher period. Please do not make travel arrangements until you receive confirmation from Northwest Alpine Guides.

There is a 2 person minimum required for this trip to run. Please wait to make travel arrangements until you receive confirmation from Northwest Alpine Guides.

Most climbers will fly into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) the evening before the program and rent a car for the hour and forty-five-minute drive to Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Plan to meet your group for orientation and gear check at the Guide Hut by 8:00 am the day of the climb. The Guide Hit serves as a meeting location and a retail store with climbing and gear rentals. Group transportation is not included within the price of the trip. You will need to coordinate your own personal transportation from the meeting location to the trailhead. Northwest Alpine Guides will email you Pre-Climb info including gear list and departure details upon registration.

You'll be tent camping for the entire trip. The camp is located at either Sandy Camp (6,000 ft) or Hogsback Camp (6,000 ft) depending on mountain conditions. Mountaineering camping equipment is included and tents will be double or triple occupancy. Only climbers traveling together can share a tent due to new safety protocols. If you're a solo traveler you will be provided with your own personal tent. To minimize pack weight, Northwest Alpine uses the lightest, high-quality mountaineering tents, stoves, and group equipment.

Northwest Alpine Guides will provide group meals (this includes two breakfasts and two dinners) while on the mountain. Breakfast will include items such as oatmeal, bagels, Pop Tarts, fruit and granola bars. Dinner will include items such as chicken, beef, pork, pasta, noodles, tortellini, vegetables, rice, beans, Tasty Bites, cheese, and freeze-dried food. Hot drinks like coffee and tea will also be provided. Lunch and snacks are not included and food for lunches will need to be purchased ahead of time. If you have special meal concerns, please plan to bring your own food to supplement what is already provided by the operator. Vegan freeze-dried foods are available for purchase at the Guide Hut.

For lunch and snacks, Northwest Alpine Guides recommends a variety of snack food for eating on the go as you won't be stopping for a big lunch break; you'll eat during short maintenance breaks throughout the day. The idea is to keep your energy level up for the climb, eating small amounts about every hour or so. Some examples of snack-lunch foods are dried meats (salami), jerky (turkey, beef, fish), tuna fish, cheese, crackers, bagels, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, candy bars, gummy candy, cookies, energy bars, and GORP trail mix.

Plan to bring $25 for a trailhead parking pass for five days (per vehicle), plus money for gratuities and anything additional you may need for lunches or snacks. A National Parks pass may suffice for parking.

Northwest Alpine Guides will email you a detailed Pre-Climb departure book upon registration including a personal gear list, meeting location, and driving directions. For your safety and comfort, it is extremely important that you adhere strictly to the equipment list. Many items such as mountaineering boots, ice axe, crampons, harness, helmet, sleeping bag, backpack, clothing, etc. may be rented directly from the Guide Hut in Sedro-Woolley. The Guide Hut also offers a selection of retail items, including outdoor apparel and accessories; camping equipment; nutrition supplies; and climbing gear.

The Guide Hut serves as the meeting location in Sedro-Woolley. On the day of your climb, you’ll join your guides there for a group orientation and gear check.

During operating hours at the Guide Hut, you will have an opportunity to pick up pre-reserved rental items, try on boots, and purchase last-minute items prior to driving to the trailhead. The Guide Hut offers a selection of retail items such as glacier sunglasses, water bottles, cups, bowls, spoons, sunscreen, carabiners, cord, waste kits, mole skin, batteries, freeze-dried foods, as well as NWAG logo wear.

The Guide Hut serves Northwest Alpine Guides climbing customers only. It is not open to the public, and does not serve customers outside of scheduled operating hours. Operating hours will be provided at registration.

Northwest Alpine Guides aspires to lead summit attempts on Mount Baker at a 3 to 1 climber to guide ratio. On occasion they lead climbs at a 4 to 1 climber to guide ratio due to operational needs.

This climb is an entry level course and is suitable for climbers in great physical condition with no prior mountaineering experience. Above average physical conditioning is required, but no high altitude experience is necessary. Prior climbing experience is beneficial but not required. No acclimatization is necessary for this program. You'll also be required to carry a 45–55 pound pack containing your personal and group gear.

Northwest Alpine Guides also offers a 3-day Intro to Mountaineering course geared towards participants with less experience and physical conditioning. For more information, please email us.

During the course, the following topics will be covered:
Rest step, step kicking and pressure breathing
Ice axe techniques and self-arrest training
Crampon usage and techniques
Glacier travel & climbing as a rope team
Introduction to snow & ice anchors
Crevasse rescue and self extrication
Basic climbing knots & hitches
Ascending fixed lines
Belaying, rappelling, rope management
Introduction to ice climbing (late season courses only)
Leave No Trace skills
Summit climb of Mount Baker

Discussion topics will include:
Clothing and equipment, packing a backpack, mountain weather, acclimatization, route finding and navigation, glacial fundamentals, and snow camp skills. Your professional guides will follow the above curriculum, introducing the basic mountaineering skills necessary to make a successful summit climb.

Tipping is welcome if you wish to bring some money for gratuities.

We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance for all trips. Travel insurance allows you to seek reimbursement if you are forced to cancel your trip for unforeseeable reasons, or if you need to cover medical help, emergency transport, and/or theft or accidental damage while traveling. For travel insurance, we recommend VisitorsCoverage.

We recommend you visit the local government websites where you plan to travel and review the required documentation for entry, current restrictions, and general recommendations for travel within the area. We encourage you to also visit your home country's embassy website if you are traveling to a foreign country. Requirements can change rapidly. Please be sure you stay abreast of the requirements and restrictions for anywhere you plan to visit. You can also enroll in the U.S. government’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) and you will be sent updates if the situation in your destination changes. You can find the program link at https://step.state.gov/.

Yes! Book confidently with Free Cancellations within 72 hours of booking. After 72 hours, cancellation fees will apply.

New For 2021 Departures: We’re providing more flexible booking options on this trip.

If travel restrictions preclude you from entering the country or the tour operator is forced to postpone due to local restrictions you will be allowed to postpone your trip and select a new date within the next travel season without any fees or penalties.

If there are no travel restrictions in place, the following policies will apply:

Up to 90 days prior to departure*
You may postpone or modify your trip up to 90 days prior to departure

You will have the option to:
1) Select a new travel date within one year of your original departure date, or
2) Receive a lifetime store credit toward a future trip. Standard cancellation fees will apply.

*Please note, when choosing a new date, you must choose a date within the same travel season in 2021 or 2022 to avoid any additional trip costs. If you choose to cancel, you will receive a lifetime credit, minus cancellation fees, towards a future trip.

Up to 45 days prior to departure
You may postpone your trip up to 45 days prior to departure

1) Select a new travel date within one year of your original departure date, additional trip costs may apply and new dates are subject to availability.

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