Alpine Scramble - Mount Adams/South Spur

At least one carpool from Oly Friday late afternoon/evening. Other arrangements TBD.

This scramble is now open for students from all branches. 

Together we have 4 summits on Adams and significant experience above 12,000ft. The schedule will be low-key to help people acclimatize to the higher elevations and allow for the best chance of success. 

Fri afternoon/evening: To Cold Springs, camp 5450ft.

Sat: 7am-ish wake-up, 8:30am-ish start up. Take 5-6hrs to Lunch Counter at 9200 with heavy packs. Beautiful sunset and early to bed.

Sun: 5:30am wake-up, 7am start up. Reach Piker's Peak at 11,200~ (2000ft in .7mi) by 10am, Summit by 11:30. Photos, coolness, head down as the glissade chutes get less icy but not yet mushy. Break camp by 1:30. Off the mountain by 5pm for huckleberry milkshakes in Trout Lake.

This is a great chance to test yourself on bigger mountains at higher altitudes, though it would be best if participants already had an MSH climb and Camp Muir hike under their belts.

Leader's permission required. We'll remove people, and we might be grumpy if they sign up without talking to us first.