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Randy
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PostSun Jun 16, 2002 1:32 pm 
Tom, Craig and myself climbed Baring Mountain yesterday. Two other parties supposedly out for the same summit left the trailhead at the same time, but we saw very little of them throughout the day. The way starts along an abandoned road to the right of the Barclay Lake trail. About 200 yards down the road find a cairn and a small stream coming down the hillside, this is the start of the unofficial trail that leads one most of the way to the summit. When in doubt stay right along the stream, don't head off into the dense second growth to the left as we did. There is a short stretch where it is necessary to walk in the creek and where some people make the mistake of heading for the trees. There is a faint route in the trees, but it is much worse than the more popular creek route. The trail heads more or less straight up the north side of the ridge until cresting it at about 4000'. Here the path meanders along the ridge crest for about a mile and then heads straight up hill (currently in snow) where the first good views of Baring since the parking lot can be had. We ascended the prominent gully to the right of the summit to 5550' (basically until you can't go any further). At this notch, to the north, is a steep section (~75') of snow that is really the only crux in reaching the summit right now. We had good snow conditions throughout the day and had little trouble getting up and down this section. We used ice axes and crampons, an ice ax was required. The rest of the way to the summit was straight forward along snow and rock. Excellent views from the summit with clear skies above a thick marine layer blanketing the lower elevations. The other two parties we saw at the trailhead never made the summit of Baring. In fact, it didn't appear that they even made the top of the ridge at 4000', very curious.

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PostMon Jun 17, 2002 9:56 pm 
Ah, I like it. Good report guy.

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PostMon Jun 17, 2002 11:00 pm 
Tom, how about some shots from the trip, Beave still has my camera and I've already forgotten everything I saw up there! biggrin.gif

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PostTue Jun 18, 2002 11:02 pm 
A couple of shots from on top!
sky valley
sky valley
tom on summit
tom on summit

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PostMon Jul 08, 2002 12:31 pm 
Update... Finally got the rest of the pictures up.
3D Map of Route to Baring Mtn
3D Map of Route to Baring Mtn
Merchant Peak From Route To Baring Mtn
Merchant Peak From Route To Baring Mtn
Gunn Peak From Route To Baring Mtn
Gunn Peak From Route To Baring Mtn
Craig And Randy Ascending Gully Dividing North And South Baring Peaks
Craig And Randy Ascending Gully Dividing North And South Baring Peaks
Low Clouds Covering Skykomish River Valley From Gully On Baring Mtn
Low Clouds Covering Skykomish River Valley From Gully On Baring Mtn
Mt Index And Mt Persis From Gully On Baring Mtn
Mt Index And Mt Persis From Gully On Baring Mtn
Craig Ascending Snow Wall Above Gully On Baring Mtn
Craig Ascending Snow Wall Above Gully On Baring Mtn
Randy Ascending Snow Wall Above Gully On Baring Mtn
Randy Ascending Snow Wall Above Gully On Baring Mtn
Looking Back To Mt Index, Mt Persis, And Highway 2 From Snow Wall On Baring Mtn
Looking Back To Mt Index, Mt Persis, And Highway 2 From Snow Wall On Baring Mtn
Randy And Craig Ready To Tag The Summit
Randy And Craig Ready To Tag The Summit
Kyes Peak, Glaicer Peak, And Tenpeak Ridge From Baring Mtn (Merchant Peak And Townsend Mtn In Foreground)
Kyes Peak, Glaicer Peak, And Tenpeak Ridge From Baring Mtn (Merchant Peak And Townsend Mtn In Foreground)
Lennox Mtn And Mt Rainier From Baring Mtn (South Baring In Foreground)
Lennox Mtn And Mt Rainier From Baring Mtn (South Baring In Foreground)
Sloan Peak, Columbia Peak, Monte Cristo Peak, And Kyes Peak From Baring Mtn (Merchant Peak In Foreground, Spire Mtn in Middleground)
Sloan Peak, Columbia Peak, Monte Cristo Peak, And Kyes Peak From Baring Mtn (Merchant Peak In Foreground, Spire Mtn in Middleground)
Barclay Lake From Baring Mtn
Barclay Lake From Baring Mtn
Glacier Peak And Tenpeak Ridge From Baring Mtn
Glacier Peak And Tenpeak Ridge From Baring Mtn
Gunn Peak From Baring Mtn (Three Fingers, Mt Baker, And Del Campo Peak In Background)
Gunn Peak From Baring Mtn (Three Fingers, Mt Baker, And Del Campo Peak In Background)
Gunn Peak And Merchant Peak From Baring Mtn
Gunn Peak And Merchant Peak From Baring Mtn
Mt Ranier, Lennox Mtn, Goat Mtn, And Crosby Mtn From Baring Mtn
Mt Ranier, Lennox Mtn, Goat Mtn, And Crosby Mtn From Baring Mtn
360º Panorama From Baring Mtn
360º Panorama From Baring Mtn
Peak Bagger Heaven
Peak Bagger Heaven
Columbia Peak, Kyes Peak And Glacier Peak From Baring Mtn
Columbia Peak, Kyes Peak And Glacier Peak From Baring Mtn
Mt Stuart, Mt Daniel, Mt Hinman, Bears Breast, And Summit Chief From Snow Wall On Baring Mtn (Grotto Mtn In Foreground)
Mt Stuart, Mt Daniel, Mt Hinman, Bears Breast, And Summit Chief From Snow Wall On Baring Mtn (Grotto Mtn In Foreground)
Baring Mtn From Bottom Of Gully
Baring Mtn From Bottom Of Gully
Baring Mtn From Trailhead
Baring Mtn From Trailhead

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PostMon Jul 08, 2002 3:15 pm 
Mt Baring
Excellent photos Tom!! I was up there a week later than your trip and saw your names in the summit register. Still waiting to get my photos developed. Hope they turn out half as good as yours!

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