"Squeezed in one last big day on Mount Adams - Adams is a 12,281’ stratovolcano in The Cascades - second largest in Washington only to Rainier. From the summit you can see Hood, Saint Helens and Rainier. We set out around 5am after acquiring permits the night before. It was a big day, 11 hours with over 7,500’ of climbing over about 16 miles of skinning, glacier travel on crampons and the most amazing 4,000 ski descent through slushy corn. Blessed by picturesque weather and mostly clear skis. Adams is a grind but it was worth the work. Running my marathon two weeks ago was easier than the grind up to the mostly-flat summit. " — wiweasel • May 20, 2024

"Drove up from Vegas to climb Mount Adams and Mount Baker with LVMC. Adams was first. We decided to do the South Climb as a dayhike. There wasn't nearly as much snow as there usually is on the mountain, so it was a bit more difficult/miserable than planned, but we made the best of it. The views of Hood, Jefferson, Rainier and St. Helens were fantastic, even if it was a little hazy. Made it up and down with no issues. We didn't get to glissade as much as we were hoping, but still managed a total of about 1700-2000 feet of glissading. Next is Baker (hopefully)" — Kevin • Jul 12, 2021

"One day push from south climbers trailhead. Brought a first time climber with me to see if I could convert another flat lander. Left the parking lot at 9:30 and had a nice walk to about 7500 ft before hitting the snow. Got to lunch counter at 12:30 and dropped the camping gear off in a great rock shelter near some running meltoff. After lunch and hydrating took on the south face. Our pace was really slowed by my newbie and the heat. At 11,000 ft my companion hit his limit so went the rest of the way solo. Brisk winds at the top but clear skies to Rainier and St Helens. The glissade chutes were icy and the top and slushy at the bottom but still made for a fun decent and saved the legs from down stepping. Fantastic, windless night at the lunch counter. The Saturday crowds were coming up as we finished our decent and made it back to the car exactly 24 hrs after we left. Not sure my friend will ever climb another mountain but good memories were made! " — oregon-mt-goat • Jul 17, 2020

"Intended to do a one-day climb to Mt. Adams, but my trip fell short due to suffering from some major altitude sickness starting at 10,000+ ft. I took breaks and forced myself to continue up, made it past Pikers Peak and was at the edge of the true summit before turning back. Once I saw that last steep slope to the true summit, my dreams became to fade. Plus, I was already dehydrated, exhausted, feeling ill, and starving (my hiking partner aka some bf of mine left me hours ago and had my lunch with him, that means I didn't even get to have a lunch!) Anyway, I felt pleased that I managed to get past Pikers Peak while dealing with massive painful headaches. Thankfully, there were a lot of nice people climbing on this day to keep me company in some way. I think if I had gone with my original plan of climbing by myself and being able to set my own schedule, I would have been able to summit. I probably needed more rest (did this on one hour of sleep!) so I could also get used to the altitude. Next time, I guess I will do an overnight trip....till next year. " — aimk13 • Aug 4, 2012