-Cascade Glacier School - Learn Glacier Travel, Rescue & Ice Climbing Skills-

We encourage men and women of all ages from everywhere to join our free glacier school. Please email us as soon as possible to put your name on the waiting list. We will let you know if space is available.

Please don't buy your flight ticket now, we will notify you if there are places available 60 days before the trip.

Thank you very much. -Dan Mazur, Cascade Glacier School leader.

1 week of glacier-travel, crevasse-rescue, ice-climbing, and snow-camping, including a summit attempt on a classic glaciated volcano near Seattle, Mount Baker.

Here is a recent article from Pacific NW Magazine about our Glacier School:

"Risking it All"

Seattle Times, by Nancy Bartley

Mt. Baker, at 3285 metres, is a massive, very high, isolated, and active volcano located several hours north of Seattle. It is the northernmost of the volcanoes in the contiguous United States. Up to 30 feet of annual snowfall means that the upper part of the volcano is covered by icy-crevassed glaciers. Mt. Baker looks massive from a distance, because it towers 2500 metres higher than the surrounding forests. It is an ideal place to learn and practice glacier rope techniques, ice-climbing, crevasse rescue and snow-camping, and is a challenging mountain to climb.

Hello Friends. Would you like to join us for a glacier travel, crevasse rescue, ice climbing, snow-camping session including a climb of Mount Baker (at 3285 metres, the most northerly volcano in the 48 contiguous United States) for a week during June or September? It is a good way for you to meet with some of our expedition leaders, including Daniel Mazur, and learn and hone your glacier travel and rescue and ice climbing skills. You can also test some of the equipment we use in the Himalaya too...

Ask lots of questions, then sign up for our glacier school: info@SummitClimb.com

We started this Glacier School, now in its fifth year, because we saw a need for people to meet our leaders, and to hone their glacier-climbing and snow-camping skills and test out equipment.

The course includes 6 days with our leaders, including Daniel Mazur, and it includes use of group equipment: stoves, fuel, cooking pots, tents, ropes, anchors, etcetera..

It does not include insurance, camping fees, forest entry permit fees, transport, accommodation, food, meals, drinks, expenses of a personal nature, personal equipment, unexpected expenses, etcetera. Bring your own glacier-travel equipment, or we can make suggestions as to where you can hire/rent, and/or purchase the necessary items. In order to get started, please take a look at our "EQUIPMENT LIST".

The famous Easton Glacier, looking toward the summit of Mount Baker.