Climbing Mt. Adams 8-4-2012

We did not ski down but hiked up making the summit and then glissading down was super fun!
We climbed to the summit at 12,280 feet and did the climb in one day almost climbing 7000 vertical!
It was a slow start we left Browns Point around 4pm, but traffic was terrible and we got lost finding the place to purchase the climbing permits and then the campground. We arrived to the campground at midnight and woke up at 3:30am started climbing around 4am made the summit at 11:30am left the summit around 12:15pm and made it back to the car around 3:30pm.  Left the campground at 4pm and were back to browns point by 9pm. It was a whirlwind trip with minimal sleep but a great time!

Cool picture of St. Helens with the sunrise

Mike after the hike on the way down with Adams in the background

 A look from the true summit at the false summit

 Looking down the fields we glissaded

 I was breaking down a hiking pole, funny how it turned out

 Me and Paolo at 4 am getting started

 Paolo hiking up

 Rainier from the summit

 St. Helens from the summit

 Me at the summit

 Paolo, Mike and I at the summit with Rainier in the background

  Paolo after the summit on the way back down with Adams in the background

 Me after the summit on the way back down with Adams in the background

 Mike and I in the morning

 Me and Paolo on the way up

 Me climbing

 View down the valley below

 Paolo with Ice Axe

 Mike at the Summit

 My left pinky was a casualty when glissading

 A look up from the trail at the false and true summits

 Cool look down to the snowfields, we started the hike before the snow even starts in patches

 Paolo with the Go Pro with me in the background