hakioawa Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 I've never been up there. Sounds like fun any thoughts for a competent climber and skier. The plan. Leave at 5:00a from Seattle. Lunchounter by 5:00p. Up at dawn and ski down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 If you are compentent you can get up and down in a day easiliy. You'll have to leave seattle a bit earlier (maybe drive down the night before) but that's all. may be better than skiing with overnight weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrashador Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Way feasible. Though I agree with JoshK: why not leave Seattle the night before, car camp, and do the whole thing in a day with a light pack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMack Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Will crampons/ice axe be needed on Adams this weekend? I'm thinking of doing the 1 day climb/ski. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 depends on your comfort level, I think only you can answer that. chances are the snow will get baked soft on saturday, but you may encounter icy spots. depending on your abilities you may or may not want crampons and axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrashador Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Better to have poons and ax and not use them than to not have them and need them. With clear warm weather odds are the snow will be comfortably soft most of the way except for possibly the last bit to the false summit and above. A little wind can change all that up high even on warm days however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 The first time I skied Mt. Adams, we left the parking lot at 10:00 am, sat around on the summit, and started the run down the South Spur from the false summit at 5:00 pm. Because it was late in the day, all the hikers were out of the way. The suncups were huge (I believe it was the first week in August), and we were glad that we waited until very late in the day so they would be maximally softened. Â If you want to be extra cautious, bring them but I'd be very surprised if you needed crampons and an ice axe to climb or descend the South Spur. (The first few hundred feet off the false summit are very steep, though, and if you are not comfortable with that sort of thing you may not want to ski it and you may want the axe.) There will be a staircase kicked by others and, if it's a nice day, you'll see other people up there in sneakers. The last slope up to the actual summit may be a bit icy, but it is not steep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto8 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 I did a 1-day climb last summer (July 21) - took trekking poles, left behind the ice axe and the crampons. If I were to go right now, I would probably take the crampons (assuming you are doing alpine start) but still leave the ice axe behind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakioawa Posted June 27, 2003 Author Share Posted June 27, 2003 So rather than work I'm planning this trip. Anyone know if you can drive from the north directly to cold springs? I think I'll leave tonight and camp at the trailhead. How is the road? Can a subaru make it? Anyone else going tommorow? I may have a for you at the top. I'll bring aluminums and a whipit. I paid enough for that thing a I should use it at least twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapertimmy Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 we'll be up sat/sun, guess we'll just miss you have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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