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Read this Before Climbing or Backpacking on Mt. Baker
Alert
Date(s): Mar 7, 2024
Most areas on the Mt. Baker Ranger District where backpackers and climbers camp are in the sup-alpine or on glacier. This environment is absent of adequate soils for burying and decomposing waste, or is dominated by rock, snow and ice, creating exposure to fecal contamination in the watersheds. Click here for tips on sanitation on the mountain.