Solo Attempt at Mt. Adams
My first time mountaineering! I had a blast! I arrived a little too late in the day to reach the summit before nightfall. Even though I had a headlamp, I didn’t want to stay over night since I hadn’t planned for that and didn’t bring anything to sleep in up there. My hike began at about 11:30AM and I hit 8,100Ft around 4:15PM. I had fun just learning how to use my ice axe and crampons, climbing up a snow field and then glissading back down to the bottom. I tried out my stove, which was really easy to set up and use. I melted some snow for my nalgene water bottle I had brought with me. I only had about 1,000ml of water which was not near enough for the trip. I could do it with that little water, but I’d rather not risk it this early on. This first time ever was a great solo. I know what to do different next time, hopefully I can summit when I return!