A Virtual Climb of Mt Adams, WA

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All photos coutrtesy Tom Breit, 2001

  1. Alex Krawarik approaching the Adams Glacier from base camp
  2. The upper Adams Glacier
  3. Mt Rainier from the lower Adams Glacier, approaching the route
  4. The entry slope to the route, a short but steep affair we tackled without crampons
  5. The beginning of the route proper was a jumble of seracs and avalanche debris
  6. The steepest section of the route climbed at 45 degrees through a narrow hourglass on hard glacial ice
  7. The central part of the route was 35-40 degree hard ice, but relatively crevasse free
  8. Bergschrund at the top of Adams Glacier, with the flat summit plateu visible beyond
  9. The upper part of the route kicks back to a comfortable angle
  10. Monkeeeeeeey!
  11. Descending the North Ridge, looking over to the last 1000 feet of the route, with the West Summit