6/29/2023 Route: West ridge Posted On: 6/29/2023, By: desertdog Info: Climbed 13,580 and 13546 from Willow Lake. Summer conditions except for a few patches of snow that can be avoided if you want. Crux was the mosquitos at the TH and few miles up the trail. Absolutely vicious. They take no prisoners. |
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6/14/2023 Route: North Ridge Posted On: 6/16/2023, By: sdkeil Info: The trail up to Willow Lake is snow free and the Willow Lake area is more swampy than snowy. Plenty of snow free camping areas below the lake. It was too cold for the blood suckers to be out, but in a couple weeks it will be hellish nightmare of mosquitos. We combined Mt. Adams with 13,546 and 13,580. There was mostly avoidable snow in the basin above Willow lake and we were able to pick our way through the snow fields to make the summit of 13,546 without needing an axe or microspikes. The saddle between Adam's and 13,546 is still holding a good amount of snow and a fall here would not be a good thing. Luckily the snow at the top is low enough angle that an axe and microspikes were super good enough. Confident people could do it in boots and poles. The first 3/4 of the ascent up Adams was snow free and followed a faint climbers trail onto the Southwest face of Adams, but because the peak was still holding snow we wrapped around to the south side. The last 100-200 feet was snow and ice covered rock. When melted it would be a pleasant class 2+ hike, but in its current conditions careful route finding was needed. We were forced to chop away ice from some areas. I would definitely recommend at least an axe and microspikes for the next couple weeks. After descending the first couple hundred feet from Adams, the route to 13,580 was mostly on rock or inconsequential snow. We returned to camp via the Adams / 13,580 saddle. Picts can be viewed in my Mt Adams report. |
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6/20/2020 Route: From Willow Creek TH Posted On: 6/20/2020, By: IHikeLikeAGirl Info: Summer conditions. Willows in the basin aren't bad. We stayed to the right and a little high, willows were not an issue. A few snowfields, while ascending 13580A's ridge, completely avoidable. Placed a jar and new register as there appeared to be none, after a thorough search of the summit cairn. |
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6/20/2020 Route: North Ridge from Mount Adams Posted On: 6/21/2020, By: supranihilest Info: We dropped directly off of Adam's summit south and followed a series of sloping ledges down. There was some Class 3 scrambling but we didn't look super hard for easier ways down. The rock was generally solid but there was plenty of scree and such on the ledges to be aware of. Route finding is your friend if going to 13,580 A from Mount Adams. If coming from Willow Lake you might find it easiest to contour into the basin and directly ascend some loose scree/talus to the summit. |
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6/13/2018 Route: Willow Creek Posted On: 6/16/2018, By: JasonKline Info: Summer conditions. Ice axe and microspikes unnecessary. |
