The Challenge Returns . . .
Three times has it defeated me -- or did I simply fail? Mount Adams. Roger Matthews, my hiking consort, dreams again of summiting the mountain that defeated him on his last two tries. Now, we two, like Tenneyson's Ulysses, once again contemplate pushing off and striking the sounding furrows. Or the equivalent, anyway.
And so my objective is to average an ascent of 4,000 feet per week over the next 20 weeks to steel myself for the adventure once more. Not optimistic, but determined. I will limit my objectives, and I will obtain them: To take off 15 pounds and to make a mere 2,000 foot ascent almost effortless with 40 pounds of weights. And maybe, just maybe, I will actually make it to the top. That will be an extra.
The journey begins today.
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Mt. Adams Training Hikes 2021-2022 |
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Location |
Gain |
Distance |
Comment |
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11/1/2021 |
Capitol Hill |
300' |
RT: 3.7miles |
No Weight |
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11/3/2021 |
Rattlesnake |
1,200' |
4.4 miles |
Weight: 18# |
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11/7/2-21 |
TMT/cable/T3 |
1,400' |
5+miles |
Wet/cold/Helped/18# |
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11/8/2021 |
Bank, Metzker, Ivars |
300' |
5.5 miles |
$4 energy coke |
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11/11/2021 Vet's Day |
Rattlesnake |
1,200 |
4.5 m in light rain |
Good gloves; 100min+ to top |
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11/16/2021 |
Mt Constittion, Orcas |
1,050 |
4 miles+ |
Mt. Lake -Little Summit |
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11/17/2021 |
Cascade Lake, Orcas |
Negligible |
2.7 miles |
Finished in dark |
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11-21-2021 |
Tiger 3 |
1,600 feet min |
5.7 mi |
No pack. 1.65-2.9 mph ! |
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11-24-2021` |
Whole Foods / Tiger 31 |
2,000 feet Σ = 7,700 |
1m + 6m Σ= 38.8 |
21#; salt tablets; cramps |
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11-28-2021 |
TMT,K-3, Tiger 3; crossed high point creek. WET! |
1,600 |
6m |
Rain > lt snow; 4-5 hours; torch last 2 mi. Not cold. |
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12/8/2021 |
Des Moines beach park |
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3 miles with Larisa |
Walked healing toe |
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12/9/2021 |
Des Moines beach park |
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3 miles with Larisa |
Walked fast, healing toe |
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12-14-2021 |
Tiger 3 |
750 feet |
2.5 miles in about 1 hour |
Snow/rain; tested old boots. |
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12/17 |
Downtown & Alma's |
400 |
8 miles |
Helped find Real Change |
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01-01-2022 |
To, through Arboretum |
200 |
4.4 miles |
With Shira's Family. Snow |
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