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I'm jealous. I'm getting older but still fit. I told my wife this year I want to go to the Wallowas. Not sure I could do the trip you did, but I am so there. Thanks for the inspiration. Signed, Life long Oregonian.

Aardvark hot sauce: the 11th essential!

5:00 song?

Nice video. Always wondered what the climb was like. Looks pretty scary at the top.

This hike has been on my bucket list. Was this may or June? Oops. You answered that after the hiking. Good video

To Know*

Good details.

Nice video! Do you remember what length rope you brought with you?

know that this is a really popular area and some of camps are often/usually occupied.

When did you climb it (exact date?) thanks!

The Rainer beer was epic ❤

Awesome video series and beautifully captured. Many of us who live here don’t fully appreciate what we have so close at hand. Perhaps that is for the better since the Olympic trailheads can get crowded - especially on nice weekends. At any rate, at the start, the ferry is actually from Coupville (on Whidbey Island) to Port Townsend, not Seattle. But maybe you are just trying to provide regional geographic orientation for the viewer. The body of water that you crossed in Admiralty Inlet. Fairly common to see harbor porpoises from the ferry and sometimes pacific white sided dolphins and orcas. The water on the east side of Whidbey Island is important early spring feeding area for grey whales (called the Sounders).

Great video on my favorite mountain! Love the audio upgrade!

Beautiful video and congratulations on your summit climb ❤

Great video! Did you take different routes for your accent and descent? Also, are the ladders left there in place to cross the crevasses?

Stunning landscape

Hey do you have a gpx for this route??

Thank you for this video, I have always wished I could climb mount Rainier.

I loved this video so much. Thank you! I am planning to hike Skurka's WRHR this August. I hope we get the same weather you did. Beautiful!

this is epic :)

Nice work! What were the dates in September you guys did this? I assume it was late in the month given the snow? I’m planning to thru hike it in a day in late September and wonder if snow is an expectation for that time of year or an outlier

This has always been intimidating to me because of the water carries. Beautiful video!

You say you didn't bring any rope or technical gear, but at 5:23, you're rappelling. Huh?

The ledge campsite you speak of near goat lake.....can you share the details on how you found it, how crowded, Etc? We are going late July mid week and am wondering if it's worth the hassle of all the people to snag a site there.

Epic achievement and brilliant video! 🙌🏻

Forgotten? This is one of the most overcrowded mountains in the world

How long was your rope

Thanks again for sharing! Got to the top of Unicorn yesterday with a group from MHCC. Much different with more snow with some excellent glissading included.

We scored a 5 day Core permit a couple years ago. What an epic trip it was!

Again! Helpful, only video in CZcams that helped learn how to put on crampons! Thanks man!

Thanks so much! Very useful!

At 7:17 is this after or beyond Tank lake ?

Great video! Mt. Adams is no joke. In the '70s when I was 15 myself and a couple others took the same route up Adams, although it was in the summertime. Like the folks here, we were from the lowlands and we, too, we were all giggles starting out from the parking lot. However, as we gained elevation and began to tire, things got a lot tougher. The slog from lunch counter to the false summit was long and slow and the altitude and sulfur smell did me in. I made it to the false summit, but that was it. I have a lot of respect for those that summit the northwest's peaks. Doing so ain't easy.

This is awesome! What month was this?

I am really interested in getting into mountaineering. Wondering where you recommend beginning? This looks so fun

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Nice. Beautiful mountains

What time of year was this? Thinking about a send this weekend

Thanks for sharing another PNW adventure!

Great video! Video quality is top notch, would love to see you upgrade the voice over mic :) It would add a whole nether level of professionalism to your videos.

The trickiest step of this video is finding a friend to go with lol

Radish this is a great video. Good photography and well narrated. Question: How many pieces of protection did you use for each pitch?

If you take those girls back up there, don't make them get up at 2:30 in the morning. There's no reason to do it on this route on Mt. Adams. There are no crevasses or snow bridges that you need to cross on this route, and so I think it's safer to have the snow a bit softer on this route anyway. Why get up in the middle of the night so that you can climb on hard snow or ice when you don't have to worry about the stability of snow bridges? It's easier to self-arrest if you fall on soft snow, and it's not as scary when you're glissading back down from Pikers Peak. If you're going to camp at Lunch Counter, then sleep in, eat a nice breakfast, drink plenty of water, take advantage of a few more hours to acclimate, and then go for the summit. You'll have a better time and you'll feel better.

Another great video 🏳‍🌈

So beautiful 🏳‍🌈

Awesome adventure! Thanks for making the effort to shoot and edit. Ski boots all the way up? One person had skis but it appeared conditions may have not permitted a ski descent. Did you ever have to rely on your protection and did it hold as expected? It looked like a fair amount of water in one section and a couple of loose sections. This is the first video I have seen with a detailed running bely. These details are beneficial for people like me who are learning the sport. One of the best Hood videos I have seen!

Killer climb! 🎉 It’s looking good up there!

sick climb

Thank you for the details on anchors and protection.

Five friends and I did the Ptarmigan in mid July of 2005. It was a private trip, but three of us were Mountaineers climb leaders. We were rained on up and over the Magic/Mixup col, and spent a wet night at Koolaid Lake. From then on the weather was absolutely phenomenal. We scrambled up to the top of Art's Knoll, leaving the packs on the trail. Red Ledges were snow free, and we swam in Yang Yang Lakes. The route finding was not a problem, there is a social trail that is easy to follow except for the glacier travel. Mountaineering boots and crampons were a must, but there was enough snow on the glaciers to make travel on them pretty easy. I put up a fixed line on the summit of Dome. The next day was a long one, lots of talus descending to Cub Lake. The worst part of the entire trip was negotiating a massive avalanche blowdown above Bachelor Meadows. Once in the meadows we were pleasantly surprised to find that it had been brushed out recently, and we hauled ass down Downey Creek to the car. This was one of the high points of my life, perhaps the most beautiful trip that I've ever done. My favorite spot? White Rock Lakes.