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    Cool TR: Mount Adams, False Summit 6.18.06

    Mount Adams – a return to the sufferfest
    06.18.2006

    Zeedashbo
    Squirrel99

    False Summit/Pikers Peak @ 11,657 feet
    Road Closure starting point @ 4,500 feet
    Ascent: 7,157 vertical feet (6,300 skiable)
    Mileage: 18 miles round trip
    {a few more pics later from the magic of zbo's camera phone}

    Mount Adams- Southern Flank Exposed
    Our intended destination- the exquisite 35-40 degree consistent SW Chutes off the False Summit, a notch just below the center peak on left
    (Unfortunately, a slight route change was necessary to the South facing rib as the wind/cold was not allowing the SW chutes to thaw)
    Also of note- for both descent options are crevasse free, whereas other exposures from SE to N to W are not


    Last July- it was perfect weather that Adams turned into my own personal suck fest (http://tetongravity.com/forums/showt...ighlight=Adams)
    But this time around, the sky would cooperate. We hoped.

    The second tallest peak in Washington, Mount Adams provides both technical and non-technical ascents.
    The South Rib, or "South Climb" is nothing more than just a brutal grunt. Like the statement says on your rearview mirror,
    "Objects may appear closer than they seem." Volcanoes and their massive size & vertical just the opposite is true.
    I kept thinking to myself "Object that appears is not closer than it seems"

    The Cascade's massive snowpack (far from melting) kept the access road closed indefinitely though the end of the month.
    On the plus side, it meant a longer descent- but on the downside a much more challenging ascent. Travel time was adjusted
    and after a short nap and some Starbucks Double Shots, we left car camp at 2am



    With deep snow still covering the Cold Springs access road/campground,
    we were treated to 3 miles (6 round trip) and 1,000 vertical of ‘extra credit’


    Early morning light hits the East Ridge

    A much better site when your goal enters your viewpoint


    The crunchy snow made it easier (and more comfortable might I add) to pull a Rusty Nails and “sneaker-walk” the first 5000 feet.
    Zbo adjusts the Mount Adams stairmaster to the next incline.


    Views of Mt Hood & Saint Helens awakening
    Hood looking south


    Saint Helens


    That is what I had hoped for last year, but Adams had different plans
    Last Year: Mount Adams- July 2005


    This year (similar proximity)


    Saint Helens again further uphill


    A most enduring love-hate relationship – Stairmaster to 30 degrees please
    Suksdorf Ridge (or as I like to refer to it as “Sucks Ass Ridge”)


    Taking a break half way up the Ridge- this is pretty much where I bonked


    Above 10,000 feet, the slope became tricky. Wind ensured this ice would not melt into that buttery corn.
    Zbo trying to stay in the boot pack


    View from the top of the False Summit/Pikers Peak @11,657 feet
    6300 vertical feet of fun-degree skiing begins here!


    It may have taken me what seemed like forever to get here- but I guess I lucked out.
    With the Ice-Capped Summit looming a mere 700 feet above, conditions were not favorable.
    We intended to begin our ski from the true Summit of Adams (12,276 feet; 3742m),
    but the icy conditions, along with the nice bonking I took on the last ridge allowed us to be content.
    Most importantly, our descent routes began from the False Summit and did not require any further hiking

    Winds were strong and cold temps made sure the SW Chutes & Summit would be “no-nintendo” today. The glare…after 12pm


    Before we could harvest the corn, there was an ice sculpting contest to take care of


    I’m sure the chatter beneath my skis was enough to elicit questions of doubt in the minds of those still trudging the uphill nearby

    Zbo puts on a “how to recover on ice” clinic

    Proper “Slip” technique


    “Trampoline your ass” technique


    “Stand up and spray, Homey”


    After the first 1,000 feet ice skating through winter, corn found the Fall line


    Zbo: “The best damn corn snow I’ve ever skied”


    For some Live Action Zbo, click here:


    or the shaky camera angle here:


    So happy, Zbo with the “mustache point” toward Mt. Hood


    Inspired by either the smooth, suncup free corn- or the hot Nebraskan chick we passed on the 5, Zbo husks at will


    Proper Harvest with still much more left to go




    And the road comes to an end. Fin!
    Last edited by Squirrel99; 06-20-2006 at 12:10 AM.

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    Alright!

    What solstice skiing gem will you produce me wonders.

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    Attachment 14151

    Nice style.

    Way to get after it guys.

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    Thumbs up




    !!


    Extremely jealous I couldn't get done but it still feels like someone kicked me in the nuts- 7100 ft stairmaster woulda killed me.

    How's the knee feeling today SQ?
    Last edited by Mofro261; 06-19-2006 at 11:14 PM.
    Move upside and let the man go through...

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    Looks good, despite the ice! 6300 vert of skiing--- that makes me so incredibly jealous! In CO now we're lucky if we get 2000 vert! The snow is melting tooooooo fast! Nice TR Squirrel
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    Once again proving why you're my hero. Z-bo can fit in that book too.

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    you guys own the PNW. That is all.
    Putting the "core" in corporate, one turn at a time.

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    Most excellent. Wish I could've joined you, but father's day and all...

    And don't worry, by the next time you go Adams will be a resort.

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    Nice TR.

    Wish i could still be riding in June. It was 90 hot and humid today
    Last edited by eCr412; 06-20-2006 at 12:05 AM.
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    6300 vertical feet of skiing begins here!




    what a fantastic place to be

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    GO DARRRRRRRRR0NNNNNNNNN RAAAHHHLLLLLLLVEEEEEEES!!!!!

    You guys are so crazy for skiing. Its June man, there's a reason the lifts aren't open.

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    The SQ99 machine does not fucking stop.

    The endless winter.

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    Jesus the squirell machine does not stop. I don't know how you just keep gong mang. Nice work though, sounds like a lot of fun......that is a shitload of vert!

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    Thumbs up


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    Congrats on a nice ski. Glad the weather held out for you. Was Greydon holding the camera? I did not see his pasty ass in any photos.

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    Z-Bo, the back; it is better, no? Did you find a third to help you whip it back into shape?

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    Nice effort on the long slog guys. Coverage is pretty damn good up around your parts right now. Think I'll go skiing sometime soon.

    Good to see your knee holding up Squirrel.

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    Booyeah!!
    The Griz

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    Looks like a fun day guys.
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    awesome tr , boys you pwnd the pnw!!
    did you drive the back roads from randle down there, thats a cool route where you can see the east side of st helens with its massive standing dead charred forrest
    makes me want to go find my pics of skiing huge suncups the size of hottubs up near the top of adams some years back
    you will get the 333 chutes next time!!!

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    way to keep it up. glad you finally got it. thats some serious vert.

    only 4 months until the 06/07 season

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    Damn!

    18miles! ……….my feet hurt just thinking about it.

    Nice work guys!

    Cool report too S99 as always.
    so many mountains...so little time

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    nicely done gents, nicely done.

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    damn fine job fellas.

    almost kinda makes me want to ski.

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