This will be a challenging above-treeline hike up Mt. Adams, and possibly also Mt. Madison! Mt. Adams is the 2nd highest peak in New England. It is wilder than Mt. Washington - no roads, no train, no building at the top - and also more rugged, with boulders at the top, a more difficult hike. The White Mountain Guide says that Mt. Adams has a greater variety of interesting features than any other mountain in New England except Katahdin. The summit has 360 degrees views: in one direction you are looking more than 4000 ft. down, and in another direction you are looking across the Great Gulf up to a nearby Mt. Washington!

Hike: 9.7 miles, 4500 ft. elevation gain. (With Madison, it'd be 10.7 miles, 5050 ft. gain.) Route: up Airline, down Valley Way https://caltopo.com/m/VFUTP

We will start very early, so that we can hike at a moderate pace. The trip may be rescheduled or changed if weather conditions are not good. Full skin coverage is required for the above-treeline section: goggles, balaclava, warm gloves, etc.

Pre-trip meeting Thursday January 19 at 6:00pm.

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