Mt Adams '12,  Mt Adams Wilderness,  Aug 16, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012     page 15 / 48

The four o'clock alarm came far too soon. Despite our long climb the previous day, we slept poorly through the night. Libby admitted that the earplugs helped muffle the wind noise, allowing her to get a little sleep.

We had a quick breakfast and some coffee, then packed lightly for the summit, leaving our tents and sleeping bags behind. We began our climb just after 5:00 AM.

We crossed a couple of small bands of rock, then donned the crampons and headed up one of the long snowfields.