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Climbing Mount Adams, a traditional alpine mountaineering summit
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Our Climbing Permits cost $45, plus a $15 Fee Demo parking pass!
Our Climbing Permits cost $45, plus a $15 Fee Demo parking pass!

 

Mt. Adams up 6,800', over 5 miles as the crow flies
Mt. Adams up 6,800', over 5 miles as the crow flies.

 

We decide to camp here by the stream about 1,900' up the trail
We decide to camp here by the stream about 1,900' up the trail.

 

Pumping three gallons of clear cold water for the night
Pumping three gallons of clear cold glacier water for the night.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

Great campsite with a view of Mt. Hood
Great campsite with a view of Mt. Hood.

 

Cup of coffee in the living room
Cup of coffee in the living room.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

Mt. St. Helens at dawn
Mt. St. Helens at dawn.

 

Bob at dawn
Bob at dawn.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

What time is it?
What time is it?
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

Gotcha
Gotcha!

 

Mount Hood
Mount Hood.

 

Finding our way up 5,000'
Finding our way up 5,000'.

 

This spot was icy dicy coming back down the next day
This spot was icy dicey coming back down the next day.

 

Remember, it is steeper than it looks to the camera
Remember, it is steeper than it looks to the camera as it points up-hill.

 

Some folks elect to stop here for the night
Some folks elect to stop here for the night.

 

We welcomed the snow to smooth our way
We welcomed the snow to smooth our way

 

It was hot for three hours at Lake Helen, until the sun dropped down
The sun was hot at the Lunch Counter for the next three hours.

 

Bivy camp
My bivy camp.

 

Some folks going down late in the afteernoon
A few folks are heading down late in the afternoon.

 

The South Face is a steep 2.300' of snow, rock and ice. Note the glissade path!
The South Face is a steep 2.300' of snow, rock and ice. Note the glissade path!

 

Happy to rest at the False Summit
Happy to rest at the False Summit.

 

Carbos at the False Summit
Carboration and hydration at the False Summit.

 

Very cold and windy day. This was a lull as the photo was taken
Very cold and windy day in the jet stream. There was a lull as the photo was taken.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

Mazamas coming up to the False Summit from the Mazama Glacer Route
Mazamas coming up to the False Summit from the Mazama Glacier Route.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

Bob and Jim heading for the last 750' to the summit
Poster picture of Bob and Jim heading for the last 750' to the summit.
Photo Copyright © 2003 by Jeanne Russell. All Rights Reserved

Topping out at the old sulpher mine
Topping out at the old sulfur mine.

 

Trusting souls, at 12,000'
Trusting souls, at 12,000'.

 

Mazama's, Leader John Hawthorne is second from the left
Mazama's, Leader John Hawthorne is second from the left.

 

Across a small snow field to the true summit
Across a small snow field to the true summit.

 

Jim, Bob and Jeanne pose at the top, in front of Mt. Rainier
Jim, Bob and Jeanne pose at the top, in front of Mt. Rainier.

 

The 2,500' glissade from the False Summit took about 20 minutes
The 2,500' glissade from the False Summit took about 12 minutes!
Un-attributed images on this page Copyright© 2003 by Robert Speik. All Rights Reserved.

 

 

 

 

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  CASCADES SUMMITS
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  PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
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  NORTH SISTER
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 MIDDLE SISTER
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North Sister and Middle Sister spring summits on telemark skis
Middle Sister spring summit

 SOUTH SISTER
The Fall Creek Trail to Moraine and Green Lakes near Bend Oregon
Photos of a South Sister snow-climb in June 2006
A cross country circumnavigation of South Sister in September
Climbing South Sister - a spring snow summit to 10,385'
South sister spring overnight snow climb, gear and skills
South Sister Summer Summit
South Sister climbers trail relocated
South Sister Spring South Ridge Summit

  BROKEN TOP
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A cross country circumnavigation of Broken Top in late summer with friends
Broken Top north side, with Z21 TV
Broken Top winter summit with Eric Hoffman
Climbing to the summit of Broken Top
Climbing Broken Top with Eric Seyler
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Broken Top circumnavigation
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  MT BACHELOR
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Mt. Bachelor ski and summer resort during the Atta Boy 300
Atta Boy 300 dog sled race start and finish from Mt. Bachelor
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Mt. Bachelor from Tumalo Ridge
Photos of the melted snow pack near Mt Bachelor

  TUMALO MOUNTAIN
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Tumalo Mountain across from Mt. Bachelor
A spring climb of Tumalo Mountain near Mt. Bachelor

  MOUNT HOOD
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  THE THREE SISTERS MARATHON
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  BROKEN TOP
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McArthur Rim - responsible climber slips on steep hard snow
A fine winter summit of Broken Top by Eric Seyler
Broken Top - climber disappears
Broken Top - climber slips on hard snow

  MIDDLE SISTER
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  NORTH SISTER
Climbers swept by avalanche while descending North Sister's Thayer Glacier Snowfield
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North Sister fatal accident news reports
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