Summit of Mount Adams

Charlie and Cam

Don

Mount Saint Helens

Caroline, Kevin and Jay (taking picture). Jay had to drop out due to stomach illness a short time later, and Dave K. decided to go down with him.

Mount Hood in the distance, to the South

They seemed a little pleased that both dads (Dave and Jay) were absent

Our camp, at around 9000 feet

Mount Saint Helens blows off some steam at sunset

The setting sun makes the tents glow

Waiting for dinner to finish cooking on a borrowed stove (in the confusion of who's-bringing-what, we wound up with three stoves and plenty of fuel, but no fuel pump.

Cam, Don and Charlie

Sunrise, around 4:15AM (we slept in)

Sunrise

Interesting cloud shadows at sunrise

Mount Saint Helens at the first glow

A long climb up the first pitch, with crampons

Rest stop on Piker's Pass, rather cold and windy

Nearing the summit

Summit, Kevin, Caroline, Charlie and Cam

Don, with Mount Rainier to the North

Summit of Mount Adams

Cameron on the Summit

Taking the express route down

A long glissade

Kevin

The long hike down

Stopping to break camp

Mount Adams

Mount Adams from Road #23 (west side)