wilpo

Great - exactly the info I was looking for. I'll check out Mt. Adams and other similiar routes. Thanks everyone for the help - I've been checking out this bulletin board and it's chock full o' good info. Cheers, Will

follow-up - I've read further through the posts here and came across http://www.dramaticwriter.com/beginnersnow.html - very helpful, but any other comments would be appreciated. Thanks again!

Hey all - A friend and I would like to do a climb in mid-August. We are thinking about Mt. Olympus via Glacier Meadows. We are both novice climbers - did Rainier with RMI in 2002, but haven't done any glacier climbing since. I've been hiking/backpacking since I was 10, but have few technical climbing skills. My questions are: 1) Would we be in over our heads if we tried to do Olympus via Glacier meadows alone (no guides)? In particular I'd like to know what specific skills/equipment one needs 2) If the answer to question #1 is "you're in over your head", can you recommend any other climbs more appropriate with our level (ie what about Mt. Adams?) We're looking for a challenging climb to test ourselves. Any other tips would be appreciated - cheers, Will