Ascent of Mount Adams on 2010-06-26| Others in Party: | Dave Reis | | Date: | Saturday, June 26, 2010 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Adams | | Location: | USA-Washington | | Elevation: | 12276 ft / 3741 m |
Ascent Trip ReportOvernight climb of Adams. Road snowed in at 4800'. eft car at 4:30 and climbed to South Butte first evening for camp at 7,600'. On the trail at 3:30 am next morning, reached lunch counter 9,300' at 5:15, skinned until 10,200'when I switched to boot campons and tossed Dave my ski crampons. Reached the top of Piker's Peak 11,440' at 7:55 am. Hung out at Pikers for a while to give the sun time too work it's magic on the snow, then pushed on to the true summit at 12,220 at 9:30. Skiied down fast and furious and was at the camp by 10:30am. Packed up and was on the road by 1:30pm after some questionable skiing through the many tree wells.
Awesome climb!
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 7476 ft / 2278 m | | Distance: | 16 mi / 25.7 km | | Trailhead: | 4800 ft / 1463 m | | Quality: | 5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Snow on Ground, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Skis, Ski Poles, Tent Camp | | Nights Spent: | 1 nights away from roads | | Weather: | Pleasant, Breezy, Clear
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