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Postponed: Mount Adams- Mazama Glacier

  • Start date: 07/22/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/23/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is the Mazama Glacier route on Mt. Adams. It is a basic glacier climb, but one not to be underestimated. This route involves 3,300ft of roped glacier travel on a 35-40 degree slope. Expect real crevasse danger, exposure, and altitude. Also expect a great, relatively local glacier climb with far fewer people than the standard route on Adams.

We will get an early start from Eugene on Saturday morning to allow time for permits and travel to the Yakima nation side of Mt. Adams. The approach road is a rough, 1 lane gravel road. We'll hike in on the first day to Sunrise camp at 8,300 ft. We'll plan on a quick 'night' of rest and get up early for an alpine start (around 2am). On Sunday we'll aim to reach the summit, return back to camp to pack up, hike back to our cars, and drive back to Eugene. Expect a late arrival back to Eugene on Sunday night.

For this climb, you should be confident in your self arrest and knowledgeable about basic rope team travel.

  • Event Leader: Huseman Marge

  • Assistant Leader: Reiter Maryanne

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 420

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Overnight gear. Food for 48 hours, summit treats. Technical gear: ice ax, harness, crampons, helmet, at least 3 carabiners, small pulley, 2 prusiks. Cash for permit fees on Adams, Obsidians trip fee and gas for driver.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 10

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 6700

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The urban dictionary defines type 2 fun as 'an activity that is fun only after you have stopped doing it'. It's not uncommon for mountaineering trips to fit into this category. In addition to the 'normal' challenges of (2am) alpine starts, spending hours tethered to others on your rope team, or the weight of carrying both overnight and climbing gear - this trip had the bonus of 8 extra, unplanned miles of hiking and several detours/scree slogs trying to find our way on the climbers 'trail'.
Luckily, a lot of mountaineers also have short memories. It is my hope that if you asked any of the members of this climb about the trip they would tell you about how we had the Mazama glacier to ourselves, saw a beautiful sunrise, worked well together on our rope teams, walked next to some amazing crevasses, and had a great time enjoying a beautiful mountain. The entire group was able to summit and was rewarded with amazing views. Everyone on the trip stepped up to the challenges. Cheers to short memories and more mountains.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 8
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Huseman, Marge 541-743-3658 N 15
2 Signed-Up Reiter, Maryanne 541-521-8472 N 3
3 Signed-Up Osinga, Laura 541-337-9160 N 3
4 Signed-Up Reiter, Trina 541-525-1709 N 3
5 Signed-Up Warren, Charles 716-560-7758 N 15
6 Signed-Up McNabb, Meg 253-347-9714 N 3
7 Signed-Up McNabb, Meg 253-347-9714 N 3
8 Signed-Up Gran, Eric 541-338-9328 N 3
9 Signed-Up Moll, Kana 541-359-9942 N 15
10 Signed-Up Moll, Joe 541-844-6284 N 15
11 Signed-Up Osinga, Laura 541-337-9160 N 3
12 Signed-Up Kaminski, Bob 510-610-1705 N 15
13 Signed-Up Pellegrom, Benjamin 541-207-4948 N 15