Ricardo_Montalban

Sorry Dr. Crash I (somewhat) stand corrected... quote from Mt Adams Climbing General Info "Most mountain summits are the scene of only momentary visits, however Mount Adams has a history of human use that is varied and unusual. In 1921, the Forest Service completed construction of the highest fire lookout in the country. Due to the high elevation, heavy snows, and poor visibility, however, it was only staffed until 1924. Meanwhile, over 1,800 pounds of supplies were backpacked to the summit each season. In 1929, Dean Wade and the Glacier Mining Co. filed a mining claim to obtain sulfur at the summit. Primarily a prospecting operation, the mine was most active from 1932 to 1936. The claim expired 1959. A trail suitable for horses and mules, was constructed to the summit. A total of 168 pack trains made the trip to the summit each year" Sounds like it was built as a fire lookout, but most sources I looked up referred to it as the miners hut/shack/etc. probably should have looked this up before opening my trap.

i'd have to agree with some of you that the plaques are litter. granted they probably mean a lot to friends and family who put them there, but for everyone else it's just trash. a friend in CO picks up trash whenever he goes backpacking or climbing. sometimes that would mean coming down with a summit register to dispose of it properly. go john!

Sunday: raced in McCubbins Gulch scramble 6 miles up and down valley walls (3 times each), 6 creek crossings, over and under log jams, barbed wire fences, running away from pissed off hornets, etc. etc. Ran through last creek across the finish line, couldn't find the water coolers so I nursed from the keg instead. best time I've ever had beating the crap out of myself!!

the summit is actually northeast of the miners hut. it's hard to believe that these glissading accidents keep happening!?!?! why are people not getting this message? isn't there a sign at ColdSprings TH??

for all Oregon and Washington fires: http://www.or.blm.gov/nwcc/ click 'media and public fire info' then map or summary Eventually, the summary page will link to the site posted by thrutch (much more detailed)

pjosh, watch out for Joey/Jose/etc. inquiries. he seems to like Bibler's. http://www.rockclibming.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=65544&postdays=0&postorder=asc&topic_view=&start=0 http://forums.backpacker.com/thread.jspa?messageID=520097񾾡 http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/367563/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

Uuuuhhhhh...Sobo, check your PM's

no, but i did a one-day climb. you may need one on lunch counter and higher during the early hours.

take it easy, sobo. just saying that when i got to the top of CG everyone was sittin' back and soakin' up the sun, waiting for the toboggan. my terminology probably has different meaning in SAR jargon.

I wore my mountaineering boots and packed my board boots on sunday and wished i was wearing sneakers. there were a few times when i slipped out and almost bit it, but in all 'steeper' areas the boot track is fine. (note: temps rose significantly from sat night and the sun was out from the get go.) don't come down too early on sunday. i dropped in at 2pm and (with a board) could have waited another hour...if my ride wasn't waiting. enjoy!

climberchica, you should have used the 2-handed leash idea with your pup...now he had some crazy energy! I think I met up with you two right by the standby rescue unit (me: yellow pack, blue board). to the rescue crews!

I huffed my board up on sunday and here's what I found: -snow up to Lunch Counter (upper crescent glacier) was undulated but not all that bad. sun cups forming but still small (<6"). -LC to FS sun cups worse...I'd rather glissade down that prime track than board down the SS -(didn't summit) -SW Chutes (2pm); I made the mistake of taking the center chute. big runnels, undulations, etc. hard work. I should have walked over the rock band and continued down the right side when I realized my mistake. If you're doing the chutes, go down skier's right! (although, it from philfort's link, it sounds like it's bad all over) -info about exiting the chutes...http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/369947/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1 good luck ab!

i didn't have an altimeter so i had to wing it. i've done plenty of back country route finding so it wasn't that difficult. the RTMT is pretty obvious too. all i did at the snow's end was head south/left angling towards the trail. i wanted to cut off some trail time and took a chance with encountering cliffs. the only real obstacle i had to deal with was a short rock band that i downclimbed, and even that could have been circumnavigated if needed. (maybe i got lucky?) EDIT: as far as timing goes... i dropped in on the chutes as my buds were dropping in on the gliss track (false summit) and i got to the parking lot 20 minutes after them.

excellent info! thanks all!

is it difficult to find the trail back to cold springs from the bottom of the chutes? (snow covered?) is there much time difference between riding the chutes and glissading the south side? thanks!

nice pics! they're gettin' me pumped for this weekend! questions: is it difficult to find the trail back to cold springs from the bottom of the chutes? is there much time difference between riding the chutes and glissading the south side?

thanks all! i kind of like the ghetto sandpaper option. we'll see...

has anyone ever tried 'soil aerator sandals' (or a similar item) for those not-so-steep icy slopes? i'm looking for cheap ways to increase comfort (sneakers) and lighten my load on non-technical routes. thanks

i'm putting together a recovery program if you know of any others that need help...that is if it's not too late for them.

yeah, i was out there with the mazama's intermediate class and to help with their basic class (you wanted confessions right?) we weren't learning to climb, we were teaching them how to use the ropes and gear. i am soooooooo glad that's behind me now!

Mazama's have a limited SAR insurance policy that comes with the $50/year membership fee. http://www.mazamas.org/resources/insurance.php

S'Weet! Thanks!

Just called the r-station (503.395.3400) and the road is open 1 mile from Cold Springs. This has been the status for the last month BUT... She quoted me, "we will probably bust through this weekend" Enjoy!

Iain, what part of the diagram indicates the cloud cover roof? The Scew-T looks similar to the meteograms I've tried to use in the past but have not been able to read accurately Meteogram1: (better but not currently working) http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/meteograms/images/726980.cloud.gif Meteogram2: http://grads.iges.org/pix/pdxeta.gif thanks!

Hey Andrew, I'm curious as to what the hardwoods look like out there nowadays. 3 years ago (almost to the day) my bros and I canoed east/south east of Ely and the 'army worms' had defoliated the entire forest (except for conifers). These things covered our tent, packs, us, everything. Are they still out there devouring the North Woods?