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Okay, i'll throw my bit in here as i love adams have climbed it several dozen times via many routes. In winter, getting there is the hard part. I imagine that you won't see anyone at all so that would make it a lot of fun (cept for a few snowmobilers). If you are not used to winter camping try camping up around rainier for a few nights to get used to it. This mountain is much different in winter than other times of the year. A very wilderness feel, as you are in the middle of nowhere once the roads get snowed in. Oh, and getting lost on adams is embarrassingly easy. My last time there, coming out of a white out in early may, I lost my way for half a day or more, but I know how the roads work so I wasn't too concerned. What's nice is that there are eventually roads on most sides of adams. Although knowing which one you are on can be a challenge.

Thanks coug!

Layton, I once strapped a rocket to the back of a skinny ass rock climber, he made it all the way to the top before falling back down, all by himself

Nice trip! I had such an amazing time there a few weekends ago, no more fun than it looks like you all had though. The weather and scenery have colluded with a few weekends this month rather perfectly. As a weekend warrior, I couldn't be more happy. I'm sure you guys couldn't either. Thanks for the photos.

Wow, cool. I need to get out there one of these days.

Josh, try this out. Mount baker last weekend: Other than rainier, these are going to be your easiest turns. Otherwise, hitting cascade pass up works. There isn't a lot of snow on the pass though. You need to get around 6500 for good consistant snow, although you can ski to 5k or so. After this week that is going to change Ruth Mountain is always fun. I was up on Eldorado this weekend and that was awesome although bit of work for skiing just yet.

Way to get out there. As a B-day gift to me Mother Nature rewarded a beautiful weekend! I hope you guys enjoyed . I know I did. We skied Eldorado and area for the weekend.

Love the photo from inside the schrund.

Awesome Casey. Nice photos and glad everything ended well.

Nice pictures and story as usual. That ray of light shot is pretty cool!

last weekend up at matier peak NE of Whistler near Joffre Peak. Very cool place: Canada rocks

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There was a route through. No jumping.

Man, I need to go ski that peak!

Awesome!!! I am so jealous.

Thanks for the honest and down-to-earth report. Going solo is a great adventure! I was up on adams under better conditions earlier in the month and enjoyed the solidarity. BTW, that may have been me who met you after skiing the adams glacier???

Awesome man! Nice pics.

Nice work. I did that in a day several years ago. For me all but the last 6 miles was easy going, but when my feet started to hurt (dumbass me bought new shoes before i left), I was in the most pain I'd ever been in feet-wise. I never wore those shoes again. I still look back fondly on that trip. Funny how that works. BTW, if you want to go skiing back there, get in touch with me. I'd love to join. I made a few trips into the olympics this winter and plan on more next year.

My parents took me up Rainier when I was 6. I didn't make it beyond 13k. Looking back having been skiing and hiking to muir 30 times or more and climbing some of the other volcanoes really helped. I enjoyed it at that age and did climb it (at 11 or so) and still climb today. It's not for every kid, but for those that enjoy it, learning to work for their rewards is a good way to grow up IMHO. Life is full of risk. Better to climb and take some rather than sit in front of a video game console and get fat. That's child abuse in my opinion. Anyhow, good luck finding someone. I wish my old man took at least 3 days on our climb. At 6 it was too hard to do two days via the DC. Five would be a lot of fun, unfortunately I don't have a 11 year old daughter or 5 days. Good luck.

Nice work. You should get abernathy. I just went up that and it is a really easy one up the s side. Loved the TR.

Nice work Tazz. I find on solo trips, the only way I have fun is to keep myself busy. When it comes to risk, often it is afterward that I look back and reasses what I did right and wrong. Overall it helps me learn to think about decisions more, to really think about them. Not just agree with others. Risk is so much more real when alone in the middle of nowhere. I've so much enjoyed the fear and is a reason I go and will go out solo at least once or twice a year on a multi-day trip. It makes me a better climber and teaches me to come better prepared (there's no one to lean on). Not every solo trip is good though, but neither are trips w/partners. Ha. Like you though, I think that I like having others around. It is nice to have someone to share the adventure or misadventure with.

Stormy Monday and Lava HW are not in great condition now and receive a LOT of rockfall all hours of the day. I'm not saying you can't do them, but seriously, I'd rather be somewhere else. The NW Face of the North Ridge would be your best bet and would be what i would climb IMHO. The approach is via killin creek and is 5 easy miles. The route is mostly 45 degree snow (and ice later season), descent is the n ridge. Get a map and go have fun! I have some pics of the routes from the last few days, but I won't be home to post any for several days.

Awesome. That's a fun climb!

My journal began as a mostly climbing journal, but over the years contains less and less since I spend time making a website and have too little energy or time to maintain something else. I do carry a journal on climbs occasionally and for a while I made sort of a scrap book, but for times sake moved from that to a computer. They all take effort and it is difficult to remain consistent with any of them. I liked the scrap book the most where you tape stuff in as well as write a little but I gave it up after a short time. Doing what skoog is doing sounds pretty cool also.

Awesome, I didn't see this until now. God damn that's awesome. I had so MUCH fun on that route when i skied it a few years ago. Phil made one of his funniest films ever with it ( http://mtnphil.com/MaudeSki/MaudeSki.wmv ). So cool. The n face is nice too, but I honestly liked the couloir better. I like stupidity (if you see the film, you will understand).