Ascent of Mount Adams on 2011-08-01| Others in Party: | James R
| | Date: | Monday, August 1, 2011 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Adams | | Location: | USA-Washington | | Elevation: | 12276 ft / 3741 m |
Ascent Trip ReportWe used the 'winter' route (lower Suksdorf Ridge) rather than the more typical August route which goes to the west of the Crescent Glacier (our route in 2010) because this was such a heavy snow year. We used one of the existing stone walls at the 'Lunch Counter' and leveled out the snow for camp.
There was lightning visible in three different areas far in the distance, and the stars were out in force!
On day 2 we left camp a little after 6am, which seemed to be about the average for the climbers that day. There were excellent steps in the snowfield below Pikers' Peak, and we took it slow and steady to avoid a repeat of the AMS which foiled our first attempt.
We poked around on the summit and then Pikers' Peak afterward, waiting for the snow to soften up a bit for glissading. We were able to use the superb glissade chutes to rip off a very fast glissade dropping back to lunch counter from Piker's in perhaps 10 minutes. By using our 'glissade rugs' on excellent snow conditions, we were able to attain speeds well over 20mph! Because of how entrenched the chutes were it was pretty easy to keep it under control, even at fairly high speed. We made it all the way down the snowfield to Lunch Counter and were at our tent a few hundred yards later. From then it was lunch and repacking for the hike to the TH, with a few short glissades interspersed.
3 hrs from TH to camp
4 hrs from camp to summit
1:15 from summit to camp (sitting glissade below Piker's Peak)
2 hrs from camp to TH
41#/22#OA60 |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 6976 ft / 2125 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 6976 ft / 2125 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 12 mi / 19.3 km | | Grade/Class: | Class 2 | | Quality: | 7 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Snow on Ground, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Tent Camp | | Nights Spent: | 1 nights away from roads | | Weather: | Cool, Windy, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 6826 ft / 2080 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 6676 ft / 2035 m; Extra: 150 ft / 45m | | Loss on way in: | 150 ft / 45 m | | Distance: | 6 mi / 9.7 km | | Route: | south route | | Start Trailhead: | Cold Springs CG 5600 ft / 1706 m | | Time: | 7 Hours | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 6826 ft / 2080 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 6676 ft / 2035 m; Extra: 150 ft / 45m | | Gain on way out: | 150 ft / 45 m | | Distance: | 6 mi / 9.7 km | | End Trailhead: | Cold Springs CG 5600 ft / 1706 m | | Time: | 3 Hours 15 Minutes |
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