Wednesday, July 28, 2010

July 26th-27th Mount Adams Summit!!!

For Jen Z. to see what Adams is like and for everyone else to share in our amazing summit of Mount Adams. Pictures courtesy of Jen Gagne, our official photo documentarian. I also added some of my pictures (they are the really bad ones).

The Drive up to Adams at 6am

Me, Brandon, Andy C., Pavel Nosov, Mr. Chchran, Marie, and Jen Gagne

The mountain

Mount Hood from Mount Adams

Looking up past the trees to the false summit

Mount Hood from the tree line

Me ascending, check out the angle of the mountain

Mount St Helens from Mount Adams

Jen's Refridgerator, to keep our chocolate and pizza preserved

Our Campsite

The view from camp to the false summit

Pavel plays his harmonica as we watch this beautiful sunset from 10,000ft

One Word: GLORY

Jen embracing the gift God gave

The mountain's Shadow in the morning sun

Breaking camp on a cold morning

Ascending to the false summit took 4 long hours and check out the 38 degree angle on the slope.

On top of the false summit (11,500ft) looking toward the true summit

Looking southeast down on the false summit from the summit at 12,276ft!!

Looking West from the summit

Mount Rainier from Mount Adams

Looking west from Adams

The toast at the top, "nothing better than Grand Marnier on a day like today"

Jen on top of the 2nd tallest peak in Washington State

Pavel the mountain conqueror

The obligatory "Top of the Peak shot"

Jen rocking it at 12,276ft!!!

Pavel higher than he has ever been