Dchromey Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Trip: Mt Adams - South Climb!! Date: 6/16/2013 Trip Report: School's out and that means it is climbing season!! Started off my summer right with a summit of Mt Adams. Not really crowded, always good to see fellow climbers. Schools out and that means it is time to climb!!! Me and a buddy took a good long weekend and went down to mt adams. Good weather was upon us most of the time! My friends pack was about 40 pounds. Mine was about 35 pounds. The winter route was still so we climbed up to suksdorf ridge. It was a long 6 hour hike up to lunch counter. We left around 5 in the morning and touched the summit around 5. A 4 hour climb with 3000 feet of elevation gain. Summit held 30-40 mph gusts. You could see Rainier, Helens, Hood, Jefferson, Three sisters. We threaded the needle in the weather window. After we descended, clouds covered the summit. All in all a good, hard climb. It is nice to get Adams under my belt!!! Dont forget sunscreen!!! South trail 183 smells like burnt wood Mt St Helens break on top of south butte, follow the boot path up to lunch counter looks like she is having some stomach problems! South Climb up ahead! 2 and a half hours going up. maybe 10 minutes coming down. Glissade! it will save your legs Alpine start at 5 in the morning Getting a bit steep! Summit Plateau between pikers peak (11,700) and the true summit (12,280) Summit!!!! with 30-40 mph gusts Mt Rainier! Gear Notes: Ice axe, crampons, sunscreen and water!!! no running water, boil snow for water Approach Notes: A vehicle with high clearance. The fire last year destroyed the road so there are huge water bars that protect the road. Long gravel drive, hope you dont mind dust and dirt. Limited parking at the trailhead $15-weekend $10-weekday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARBrandon Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Nice, looks like fun. Hoping to get up there in a couple of weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dchromey Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yes it was fun! Bring water and sun protection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dchromey Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Have you been up there recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARBrandon Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 likely going up aug 3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dchromey Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Good stuff man! Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARBrandon Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Good stuff man! Have fun! yeah, should be a good time. it'll be my first time up so i'm looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dchromey Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 What other mtns are you interested in climbing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARBrandon Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 What other mtns are you interested in climbing? Supposed to make a run up Rainier in a few weeks with a friend. Hopefully, the DC will still be in. Definitely Baker and other N. Cascades peaks, the Olympics, and the peaks down around Bend. I'd like to tackle some bigger objectives in the coming years, but it all comes down to time and $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dchromey Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Edited July 30, 2013 by Dchromey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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