Mount Adams/Lunch Counter

Mount Adams is a phenomenal first climb for new mountaineers! You will need ice axe and crampon experience, but no technical climbing necessary!

Since this trip will be taking place over a weekday morning our normal tactic of park and rides will be inadvisable. We will be arranging more ad-hoc carpools, so make sure to check the group chat for carpool locations/planning.

This trip is weather dependent. If the outlook is too bad we will pivot to another destination if possible. If we cannot pivot I will be forced to cancel as I don't have flexibility in my schedule this year (6 month old daughter does that to a person).

There will be a wait-list for this trip. If I don't know you feel free to send me a message with your climbing credentials so I know you are up to the trip. Ice axe, crampons, and helmet are required.

This will be an overnight trip, so bring your sleeping gear. We will get an alpine start on the mountain and we stay together as a team on the mountain; while Adams might be relatively safe we are always safer together. For those of you lightning fast climbers with higher aspirations this is a good chance to practice your patience with the slower people you will inevitably be tied to on a rope some day.

Rough Itinerary:
Sunday
6am : Depart the Seattle area.
11am: arrive at the Adams parking lot and begin the trip up. We will find a camping spot at Lunch Counter and settle in for the evening.
Monday
5am: Start on the path up. Please be awake and ready to climb at 5!
11am: Turnaround time on the mountain. This is non negotiable!
2pm: Arrive back at camp, break camp and take a short rest before we hit the trail back to the parking lot.
5pm: Arrive back at the parking lot and begin the long drive home.
10pm: Rough ETA for our return to the Park and Ride.

Required Equipment:
10 Essentials
Overnight Gear (3 season gear is sufficient, this is an easy climb and if the weather is sketchy we will reschedule)
Ice Axe
Crampons
Helmet

Hope to see you there!