Mount Adams circumnavigation

  • Date:
    2023/08/10 to 2023/08/12
    Car-to-car:
    3 days
    Round-trip distance:
    39 miles
    Elevation gain:
    8,600 feet
    Trip type:
    scramble

    • Day 1

  • South Climb Trail
    South Climb Trail
  • "Round the Mountain" Trail
    "Round the Mountain" Trail
  • Ascending the Ridge of Wonders
    Ascending the Ridge of Wonders
  • Little Mount Adams
    Little Mount Adams
  • Descending the Ridge of Wonders
    Descending the Ridge of Wonders
  • Larch!
    Larch!
  • The evening flow of the Big Muddy was daunting, so we decided to cross it in the morning and bivvy under some pines.
    The evening flow of the Big Muddy was daunting, so we decided to cross it in the morning and bivvy under some pines.

    • Day 2

  • Big Muddy ford
    Big Muddy ford
  • Short willow bushwack
    Short willow bushwack
  • Rusk Creek ford
    Rusk Creek ford
  • Monkeyflowers
    Monkeyflowers
  • Clark's nutcracker
    Clark's nutcracker
  • Little Muddy Creek
    Little Muddy Creek
  • Devil's Garden
    Devil's Garden
  • Mount Rainier
    Mount Rainier
  • Dwarf alpinegold
    Dwarf alpinegold
  • Chipmunk
    Chipmunk
  • Lyman Creek ford
    Lyman Creek ford
  • Adams Creek ford
    Adams Creek ford
  • Pika
    Pika
  • Mount Rainier
    Mount Rainier

    • Day 3

  • Paintbrush
    Paintbrush
  • Mount Adams from the start of the South Climb Trail
    Mount Adams from the start of the South Climb Trail
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