Aug 5, 2013 10:05 am
Mountaineering
I planned to go there during the weekend but I delayed it to Monday for more sun. Yes. It was perfect weather to summit such a high mountain. I left Seattle around 4:30 AM but it took ~ 6 hours to buy a Cascades Volcano Permit ($15(weekend)/$10(weekday) per person) at the Trout Lake Ranger Station and drive up to the trailhead at Cold Springs campground. The forest road (FR80) to the TH was awful (High-clearance vehicle advised) and 2012 wildfire scar was still there. I camped at the Lunch Counter and headed up to the summit at 5:40 AM on Tuesday.
Most of the climbs from the Lunch Counter to the Summit weren’t that hard but last ~0.2 mile to the Piker’s peak (false summit) and to the real summit were steep and ice axe / crampons are recommended. Descending from the summit was, as everybody knows, real fun. It was the longest glissading for me ever. ~0.7 mile of endless glissading made my butt freeze. A good day and a good trip! I highly recommend this trip to hikers who want to experience a little of alpine mountaineering but still afraid of crevasse thing.
Most of the climbs from the Lunch Counter to the Summit weren’t that hard but last ~0.2 mile to the Piker’s peak (false summit) and to the real summit were steep and ice axe / crampons are recommended. Descending from the summit was, as everybody knows, real fun. It was the longest glissading for me ever. ~0.7 mile of endless glissading made my butt freeze. A good day and a good trip! I highly recommend this trip to hikers who want to experience a little of alpine mountaineering but still afraid of crevasse thing.
South Climb Trailhead
Mt. Adams behind wildfire scar
Climbing up to the ridge west to the Crescent Glacier.
burning St. Helens
Isolated T-storm.
Lunch Counter
Stars, Adams, and headlamps
Time to wake up and hit the summit!
Top of alse summit
Summit view from false summit
Mt. Rainier
Mt. Hood (Left) and St. Helens (Right)
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