firemanpipes Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 i'll be in washington end of august to begining of september. I'm looking for someone to go up to the top of mt. adams in one day with me. i'm in fairly good shape. The south trail will be the one taken... I believe thats the easiest way up from what i've read. firemanpipes@yahoo.com email me or add too post if possibly interested Quote
Bishopp66 Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Beware of the south route at that time. I did it last year and it was all melted out to the false summit. That scree field sucks bad... Bad. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Beware of the south route at that time. I did it last year and it was all melted out to the false summit. That scree field sucks bad... Bad. I climbed Adams (S side) over labor day 2003. to elaborate on what Bishopp66 warns about: 1) snow level somewhere around 8500 feet(?) 2) snow on route until about 11,000 - then 600 feet of scree up to Piker's 3) snow on the flat between Piker's and the summit 4) 600+ feet of scree up to the summit. The scree is like this: step up a foot, lose 11.5 inches. good times! Quote
firemanpipes Posted August 12, 2009 Author Posted August 12, 2009 Sooo... you guys suggest not doing the south trail to the top of Adams on end of august. When is the best time too do adams.. what is some other awesome one day hike trail in washington that would be good at this time? Quote
builder206 Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 When is the best time too do adams.. I went up the south route a couple weeks ago - 7/25 - and there was good snow all the way to the false summit. From http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/current-conditions/mta-climbing-report.shtml: "SOUTH CLIMB trail report: The trail is snow free…The snow is quickly disappearing from False Summit." So, in just 2 weeks it's all gone. The Trout Lake ranger station can tell you real-time conditions when you are ready to go but it sounds like teh suck now. Quote
firemanpipes Posted August 14, 2009 Author Posted August 14, 2009 sometime between september 1-4. would be perfect for me. I leave on the 5th too come back to florida. let me know if you can go one of those days Quote
Josh Lewis Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 I'm interested. I'll see how my scehdule turns out, if I am avalible, I'll keep you updated. Quote
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