The team spent two days up on Mt Adams this year. The snow level was high enough that we were able to begin our approach at the Cold Creek Trailhead this year! We had a great camp up on Lunch Counter and spent the first day resting and prepping for our summit attempt that night.

At 0100 we stepped off for the summit push. We climbed the steep Pikers Peak using our Kick Step technique and got on top of the false summit around 0330. We then walked across the sulfur fields of the crater to begin our final push for the summit itself.

At 0415 we stepped onto the face of the summit of Mt Adams and watched a beautiful sunrise around 0430. The sun beamed a golden glow across the top of Mt Rainer the only peak that was taller than us! After spending around 20 minutes on the summit the winds and the chill in the air told us it was time to head down. So we ate our summit surprise snacks and headed down.

Around 0900 we reached our camp at Lunch Counter. We then ate breakfast, packed up our site, and headed out. We reached the trailhead at around noon and then headed for town to have a celebratory huckleberry smoothie at the local restaurant!